Hello there!
I am Fathin and I am a newbee here at Steemit.
I have Indonesian roots but I am born in The Netherlands and also live here in The Netherlands.
I have many hobbies such as cooking, baking, making jewelries, making clothes, and of course Forex.
Me in Indonesia, Bogor.
Bubur Ayam ( Indonesian soft rice with chicken, I have no idea how to say it in English :-p)
bad minions cupcakes I made for my son's 3rd birthday.
This is my first story, so I have no idea why the pictures are somewhere spread.. Anyways, the two pictures above I made myself. The jewellery I made out of old jewellery and the wedding dress I made myself ;-).
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I have a bachelor degree in Economics(Trade Management Asia) and a Fashion degree.
Even though I have two beautiful diplomas and a list of hobbies, it is still hard to find a job. I applied for jobs at the bank, as a saleswomen in a shop, where they said I am too old( I am 33, they want young teenagers to keep the costs low) , as a toilet cleaner... Yes! also as a toilet cleaner I get rejected due to lack of experience. Isn't it funny? Every where I apply I get rejected because of a lack of experience. Then I think: Well, you have to start somewhere, right? It is a pity those companies do not give you a chance so you can show what you are capable of.
So I am a mother of two kids and I don't live in one of the main cities, which also make it difficult to find a job since most jobs are in the main cities such as Amsterdam. But I also want to work only part-time since I like to spend time with my kids too. Starting a business? I like to be my own boss, but I know I would need to work harder than most full timers. And who is gonna take care of my kids? I do not have the family unfortunately who can help me with the kids when I would have my own business. No, it needs to be in balance.
So there was one day my husband introduced me to Forex and challenged me. I never saw the light with Forex because I saw him losing money all the time.( sorry honey :-D) but I like challenges. So I gave it a try. I opened a demo account and started trading like a fool, you know, without knowing what you are doing...and guess what?! I tripled my account in 3 weeks! From €1000 to €3000!!! Kaching! I felt like a millionaire! It gives you such a weird feeling when you win, but when you lose money...it feels like the end of the world! So after three weeks that I tripled my demo account with Forex, the market decided to take the opposite direction. So basically, I traded without any strategy, but just " followed the market trend". So after three weeks i lost in very short time everything on my demo account. At that point it became clear to me, that I need to learn more about Forex. Now, after falling a lot of times, making mistakes, I really know how it works and found out MY strategy that works for me to make profits with Forex. The knowledge I have already, I just have to make money now. So far, I did not lose money, I am very often on break even. So I hope that is at least a sign that I am able to make profits with Forex. But for now, it is important to have a job beside Forex, since Forex can be very risky. Unless you are an advanced Forex Trader. I am still looking for that part-time job I can combine with my kids.
Anyways....I will share with you my stories about these topics and many more that you and I experience in daily life....
Enjoy reading! :-)
Fathin