Exactly one year ago, I was the epitome of the "starving artist" archetype. It seemed as though that every single cent that I made was via my art commissions and I had become accutely aware that something was wrong. In short, this was not a steady income and utterly unsustainable. At that point I had already been living like this for a good number of years, completely unaware of how sound economics works and the nature of and truth about money. Imagine how I felt, I had worked so hard for many years trying to make it as an artist. It's not even like I was unsuccessful at selling my art. I was blessed with a large client and fanbase and I had made some decent money, but in the end of the day I had nothing to show for my hard work... UNTIL I FOUND SILVER!
Beginning in January of 2017, I was miraculously illuminated with the knowledge of the historical monetary significance of our favorite shiny, white metal, LA PLATA! I had a small holding of old constitutional and Canadian silver coins from my grandfather and from what i found as a child, but I only found out what it meant about a year ago when I bought a shiny 2017 American Silver Eagle! My quest for knowledge was insatiable and many truths became apparent to me about our whole system we were born into. This quickly became the healthiest financial addiction one can have, as I have slowly but surely increased and preserved my net worth to levels I previously thought were not possible for me!
To shorten this story a bit, 11 months later when I open my lock box, I realize that I'm gonna need a BIGGER lock box!! There are worse problems to have to say the least.
This year I have increased my holding from 10 oz of silver (in the form of old US and Canadian Coins) to 260 oz. It was a chore set up the stack for a photoshoot but I love you guys and know you like to see an assload of silver on a table!
This has been a revelatory testament to what may be achieved when one sets goals for themselves. I didn't quite accomplish my initial goal how I thought I was going to but thats okay. I still have vastly more than if I had not set goals at all.
I even acquired a bit of gold, which is also proving to be addictive!
Needless to say, this has been my most successful year yet and I am excited for 2018 is to bring for all of us! I feel so blessed that I was in the right place at the right time (STEEMIT in May 2017) to help bring life to STEEMSILVERGOLD.
Its amazing how much resolve one can have to achieve goals when one has the support and companionship of like minds! It's a blessing to have a medium in which you have preserve your wealth and store value.
Making your hard work and labor show for something is really something!!
Have a proactive day, stay warm and keep stacking!
Your fiscally conservative brother in metals,
Hratch @jangaladesigns
