I was doing my workout this morning and for some reason my mind started drifting to the topic of money. Perhaps it's because it is pay day today, who knows. I found myself thinking about all the different altcoins I had invested in over the years and how I thought that each one of them was going to be the one that made me a millionaire. While a million dollars isn't an insignificant amount of money, depending on where you live, it's really nothing special.
There are likely many people on HIVE who own a house that is at least worth that much. Then we have those where a million dollars could likely buy a whole village. In my area of the world, there are some million dollar homes, and while that much money wouldn't necessarily make you set for life, it sure does make things easier.
Even crypto in general was one of those hopes I was banking on to get me to that point. Sadly, that just doesn't seem to be in the cards. If anything, it's my traditional investments that are going to get me to that point. The slow, steady, boring method that has been tested over time is continuing to grow towards that ultimate goal and beyond.
I really hope things turn around for crypto. Even if my alts end up falling flat, I still have some hope that BTC will do the things people say it will one day. While 250K per BTC still doesn't get me to that million dollar mark, it sure doesn't hurt.
We got our monthly report from the power company the other day. Somehow, our 1983 built house continues to defy the odds and come in more energy efficient than similar homes and homes that are specifically designed to use less energy. I'm not going to complain, especially with power bills set to increase soon, but it just makes me wish I was able to implement some kind of solar system even more. The idea that we could reduce our consumption to virtually nil, even in the not so sunny north is appealing.
I haven't checked my silver mining stock in a while, but it appears FSM is trading right around the $10 mark. That's pretty typical of what I have seen over the decade or so that I have held the stock. There were some pumps, and some dumps, but this has been a pretty stable stock overall. Personally, I think it's a good hold, but that isn't financial advice, invest at your own risk.
I've been playing a bit more Splinterlands lately. While I openly bot in the Wild system, I recently started playing Frontier or whatever it is called manually. It's been quite frustrating, but fun at the same time. I pulled this legendary card in my rewards the other day:
I don't honestly use ranged cards that much except for magic cards, but I am still happy to have A'lan Musketeer in my collection. Although it is a high mana card, I hope I have the chance to use it at some point.
I was also lucky enough to snag one of these snazzy cards in my reward draws. Because I have so little SPS staked, I am not able to fully maximize my rewards. That means I usually only get the consolation draws from that "lucky" thing or whatever it was. I was pleasantly surprised the other day when I actually pulled this Nessa. It looks like a sweet card, so I am excited to see how it plays for me.
Speaking of SPS, my node is currently number 83 in the list last I checked. If you look through the list, you will notice that a lot of people aren't running the newest version of the software. Please remember to check your votes every now and then and support the people who are doing what they can to have the most up time, missing the fewest blocks, and running the most up to date software.
You can place your vote with your staked SPS either on Monster Market, Peak Monsters or your preferred platform.
I appreciate your support!
Finally, SMR released their earnings the other day that I have been talking about for a while now. I wasn't great with a loss per share of something like 6.5%, but I have still seen a lot of positive sentiment around the company. JP Morgan (I think it was) is classifying them as a hold despite the recent news. We need to remember that this is still a really emerging market. I know, nuclear power has been around for a long time, but these new technologies are set to turn the space on its head I think. There is a lot of room to run here and I am making a long term bet on NuScale (SMR).
Of course, it's probably just the algorithm just telling me what I want to hear, but then again, this could finally be the thing that makes me a millionaire. From a traditional investment no less... Imagine that!
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