At BDC, we talk about financial freedom a lot. It is a common topic in mass media for a long time, but especially relevant during the Covid Pandemic and life after that. I think to a lot of people, Covid was/is a rude awakening. Many people lost their job, their business, and the way they lead their day-to-day life. Key point was/is, that the event is global. Everybody felt the pinch, directly or indirectly. Nobody thought that a global pandemic will last for more than a year. Many didnβt think that it will happen to THEM!
So, with all the negative out of the way, let us talk about a few positives and see if you guys saw it coming. During the beginning of the crisis, around March-April 2020 (exactly 1 year back) global stock markets hit a catastrophic low, and we saw worldβs economy crumbling. Fear was everywhere. At that point in time if you had said, and this thing will last one year, no one would have believed you; but if you had said, at 1 year from that point stock market will wipe out all the losses and will make new ATH, no one would have believed you either. Even more important is, all that happened when we are still in crisis mode. But somehow the world learned to work from home. Learned to earn a living one way or the other. Necessity is the mother of invention. Globally we have found Gig Economy.
Funny thing is, many people here at BDC were already doing it for more than 2 years, just like many others in the greater hive community. For many people, Hive and hive ecosystem related gigs was and is the only source of income. They thrived during this crisis. They had the knowhow that they have built over the last 2-3 years, and when the crypto bull market came in 2020, they hit it hard.
That brings me back to Financial Freedom. There are many definitions of that word. It simply means having enough discretionary income from various investments of businesses so that you can afford a lifestyle of your choice. It doesnβt mean a lavish lifestyle. It only means a lifestyle of your liking, if could be your present one, or it could be something better than you currently have. Financial Freedom also means, not living from paycheck to paycheck. You can have a job and be financially free. It only means, even if you lose the job, it will not impact your family finances. You are doing the job, because you like to do it, not because you must do it.
Then the follow up question is how you achieve it. This is where thoughts begin to diverge and there is no consensus. Most common thoughts currently are to lead a minimalistic lifestyle. Cut down drastically on spending, save a large part of what you earn. Rack up those savings (live in a tent! No Starbucks or pizza for you! And definitely no movies or vacation!... joking!). This way you maximize your savings, with your current income, and retire early when you have saved enough money to pay of your daily expenses till you are 100 years old! I personally DO NOT like this approach. I like to live in the present and enjoy life now. NOW NOW!
My thought is to maximize the other side of the equation. Earn MORE. A lot more than you are currently earning. By learning a new skill or two. Take the money you have and learn how to grow it exponentially. In the beginning, if you have a plan, I donβt even mind if you borrow money to execute your plan and return the borrowed money quickly. In my mind that is SEED Capital.
It has been proven, that amateurs often do a much better job than professionals, because of their passion. However, the biggest problem amateurs have is the lack of ability to capitalize on their ideas. Most amateurs do not have access to an βincubatorβ funding. As people do not like to take risks with amateurs. Here in this community, we adore amateurs who are honest and hard working. Together we learn and seek our collective financial freedom using this blockchain based ecosystem. I hope you like this idea, and help us achieve it.
-Editor
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What was the french new wave? A bunch of French artists and critics decided to break away from the traditional way of filmmaking, disregarding conformity with the established cultures, safe ideas.
Films, via their hands became much more political and had real social impact. Filmmaking style changed too, they changed scenes frequently without much head ups, many jump cuts (godard specialty) and longer takes. The whole thing undermined some of the theatrical qualities and queerness old french films (and also most of hollywood) had.
The change, of course, upset some authorities, Le petit soldat was based on Algerian war and the french authority did not look good in it. They banned the film.
But revolutionaries like Godard had courage in their hearts and their movement ultimtely gave birth to the new hollywood movement and also the new german cinema. In a way, those french films are some of the most important work in film history.
The way I see it, the question isn't why should you, rather why shouldn't you see them?
When I look back at my life, for some reason a smile seems to appear on my face! Plenty of struggles, ups and downs but still I am here. Sometimes I tend to ask myself, why am I in this situation? Is this some sort of exam or is it just a way of making me understood what I am not educated of? All these questions used to bug me in the past. Probably because of the situation I was in. But once life started to come in track, those questions seemed to make sense to me. Moreover they were probably the pillar of myself! I will not bore you but just will state some facts and will clarify my standings on those points.
I was always the curious kind of person! You know the type which asks questions within themselves and tries to find out answers by themselves as well. Yeah, another drawback of being an introvert. But for some reason all these helped me, to discover a new world for myself. You know, different from most people are used to think off! All this happened due to curiosity and the amount of dedication and efforts which I was able to give for all this time. I am happy now! Atleast if I compare my day job to my current situation, I definitely am outperforming my activities.
Some people say, when opportunity knocks at your door, you better answer it. Yup, you better do that! As when you think about your present too much, you will miss out options (probably better) which could make your life much better than your current situation. In my case, I started my job life with close to no salary at all. The wage which I used to get it went out in my travel cost but I did not left that. Because I was probably hungry for experience and moreover the society rules really got me. Nevertheless, hunting for better opportunities never really stopped.
My initial thought was, there is an opportunity to make myself better get into it. Once you are in it, you will find a way. Do not sit back and analyze what might happen or what could happen! If I would have done that, than I would been in an office and compiling files by the order of my boss for a nefty amount of money. I am not complaining but just saying, it really sucks to be that way and according to the condition of my country if you are not getting 6 digit salary, you will probably suffer a lot at the end of the road. Been there done that!
Life is really full of shit rules! I did what I had to do, to do what I like to do! A long way ahead my friends. Do not loose any opportunity which might bring supportive hands towards you in the future. As whatever happens you are solely responsible for what you do and what you get at the end of the day.
The Department of Health has again issued a lockdown to curb the rise in coronavirus infection. The law on hygiene has been enforced more vigorously at all levels. There was no way out except to give a lockdown to the rate at which the infection was growing. It is OK to include everything under lockdown to deal with the situation.
There is no better way to be safe in this current world situation than to be aware of one's own place. Our country is underdeveloped (developing) than other countries. So it is normal that people in remote areas of our country are not aware enough. So the non-profit organizations of the country, many of them by themselves, together with friends, are coming forward from their respective places. To make unconscious people aware. Along with everyone else, we also had a coronavirus awareness campaign, Also we planned to stand by the helpless people in this difficult time.
Did you think once about day laborers? due to the global epidemic of the coronavirus, the lockdown hit the day laborers first. Lockdown is very challenging especially for some classes of people as our country is a developing nation. I saw their suffering from the very front. Unable to bear to see them suffer so closely, we plan to stand by them. So we, together with friends, help 55 families with food with the funding of @Appics.
We aimed to find out the financial situation of the helpless people in our village, to help those who are struggling more. Since the work of day laborers was stopped at that time, those who have physically weak and sick people in their families, even those who have more members in their family, are undoubtedly suffering more. It was the little attempt to stand by their side.
In our childhood, we all read a common essay that is 'Aim in life.' The main goal of that was to make us realize the importance of having a specific goal to move on. Without an aim, our life is like a ship without a rudder and we all know that but not taking into action. The craze of crypto is going on so let's talk about it.
I still remember the goals I had when I first started to trade. Gradually I was going near my target and was feeling the need of aiming for a new milestone. That new one would be higher in comparison to my previous one. You know every time we touch a target and that gives us immense satisfaction. And the new goal tells us about our next destination and guides us through the way. The goals I set in the beginning, seem like very little for me from my current position. Because I have achieved those in my way. Back then, that was some dream to achieve. Even now, I have new goals set for me so that I don't get out of my track. This time the targets are high. But I also believe that there will come a day when I would look back at this goal and smile at my victory.
That's how our life moves on. We are on a run with so many riddles. If we can't mark the milestones continuously then we are easy to get lost after hitting our first target. There is satisfaction in watching ourselves achieving goals one after another. So let's set some goals in the way ahead of us and keep ourselves on track.
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