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1401  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Too harsh on user? on: March 12, 2023, 10:21:02 AM
Is it right to call a gambling platform a scam for confiscating users account with the deposited balance because you use more than one SIM card to access the platform? The SIM cards aren't from same network provider, so their IP addresses are different from one another.

This happened to someone I know very well, but I found this to be too cruel,  different IPs on the same device shouldn't cause this ban, what do you think?  

There are some gambling platforms that pray that users make this mistake and use the opportunity to sit down on their money.

Your comment makes no sense whatsoever. Normal gambling companies are well aware that IP addresses of users can change and unless something extreme happened like a fraudulent card being used or the IP address originating from North Korea, then there is no reason that they would take action against the account. You don't seem to be telling the full story over here and the fact that you go into unnecessary detail about SIM cards makes it likely that something else is going on. If this person really is your friend, they probably left a little fact out, like they were trying to take advantage of the company by multi-account promotion abuse or using the wrong payment details.
1402  Economy / Economics / Re: Poor and Rich on: March 11, 2023, 04:21:19 PM
We all know the quote "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" I heard this quote when I was in high school now I'm grown up. I always wondering why?

Is it that the rich have already wealth the day they are born? Have savings and investment?

While the poor doesn't have any of those?

The point is I started in low before having some savings and investment. I'm not saying I'm already rich but I can say that I'm better than before. Can you guys share your ideas with this topic.

Once you get into proper investing you start to understand the real meaning of this, and by proper investing I mean buying shares of companies actually creating tangible products or offering useful services. When you're rich, you have way more money available than you spend month to month or year to year, which means you but shares - those shares return company profits and often get reinvested to buy even more shares. This creates a massive compounding effect over time, allowing the rich to get ever richer - provided they don't spend too much.
1403  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What do you think about stop gambling services issued by gambling platforms? on: March 11, 2023, 04:15:08 PM
I often see gamblers who are addicted and he can't get rid of the addiction, so the gambler sells what he has to gamble. I am well aware of the dangers of gambling addiction because what is meant by that is gambling, which they do is no longer for pleasure but for the sake of victory and greed and for some people they cannot control their gambling.
In this case is it possible for gambling platforms to provide stop gambling services to help gamblers reduce their desire to gamble, as in the context of cigarettes, every tobacco company always provides smoking cessation services either by telephone, clients who want to quit smoking can be given counseling and guidance, as well as referrals if you need follow up.
I think how if the Platform/gambling company has a stop gambling service that is very good and helps gamblers who want to stop.
I know this will backfire on the gambling platform, but in retrospect, if this is implemented, it is a so wise move.

What do you think about this?

By responsible gambling company should be made to comply with effective self exclusion mechanisms and it's unfortunate that such pressure cannot be applied consistently to them in every country around the world. A proper self exclusion program should have options as high as 1 year or even 5. A problem gambler really is a detriment to society and no company should allow someone to create such a destructive situation for themselves.
1404  Economy / Economics / Re: The cost of living is trying to kill the living on: March 11, 2023, 09:26:54 AM
While growing up things were quite easy, an I also know that life was also easy for the common man, not until 2018 that things start changing for the worst, from then till now the rate at which inflation have struck my country to an all time high is so alarming.
  Everyday price of things keeps on changing but the salaries of a civil servants still remain the same, the money that we use too feed from, buy water, pay rent, pay for light an even save from, now it can't even service our monthly needs for even half of the month.
 Most times I feel for people that have many children because too get basic needs in today's economy is very difficult,
  the annoying part is that the government an it agencies are doing nothing or less about the cost control of goods and services in the state.
An this has created a torn in the lives of many as situations keeps on getting worse by the day.
Am wondering if it's same experience in other part of the world.

There is always a crisis brewing or a crisis of some kind spilling over in the world, it's inevitable. Just when things looked like they were getting better, Putin - the dictator running Russia - decided it was a good time to invade their neighbor and cause the biggest war in Europe since the end of World War 2. That is bound to have a huge effect as they are both big mining, energy and food producers. Supply chains had barely recovered after shutdowns in the last few years that were unthinkable just 5 years ago. If you're looking at someone to blame, it is the Russian government and it's leadership. There may have been some inflation still happening at this time, but they made it so much worse and unnecessary, yet the poorest (people and countries) always suffer the most.
1405  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Would you Bet on a Fight that is Scripted? on: March 09, 2023, 08:39:31 PM
Would you bet on a fight that is scripted even with the promise that the outcome will not be leaked to the public before the match ends? What is the ethical consideration is this case? Well this is the new information regarding the WWE about to explore this new type of betting option. You can read a part of the news quoted below and make your comments.

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WWE Keen to Explore Betting on Scripted Fights as an Option
But if the states were to clear this type of betting, that would only raise integrity concerns observers believe, as the outcomes of fights would be known and the possibility of a leak – high. WWE is reportedly working with Ernst & Young, an accountancy firm, to prove that the results of such fights would not be known to the public beforehand nor that they would leak out of the organizaiton.

Ernst & Young has previously advocated for the legalization of Academy Awards betting, and worked to keep the results a secret, proving that it’s possible to know an outcome beforehand and still have a fair betting market on the activity. WWE is of a similar mind, as the Oscars are already supported as betting markets in some places in the country, so why would sportsbooks hesitate to offer WWE fights, which are a form of entertainment for the most part rather than a pure athletic contest?

No official comment has been made by WWE officials to further elaborate on the situation, but Colorado has already denied the rumors. The Colorado Division of Gaming spoke to CNBC and briefly said that it had no intention of allowing betting on WWE matches as of right now. Legalizing WWE fights as viable betting events is not a stretch, however.

It is a bit of a strange concept, it's essentially betting on a rigged match and I don't understand how any regulator would allow it. Not only that, I don't know of any betting service that would be interested in listing these types of bets either, because they can so easily be abused by the WWE. The only people who stand to benefit from this are the organizers of the WWE and it's a captive market, frankly it's a disgrace to the word "sport" if it's allowed. I imagine that they are looking to keep everything "in-house" so you'll only be allowed to bet within the confines of a WWE platform, which makes a perverse incentive for the company to sway the match depending on what bet is looking more profitable at the outset of the fight.
1406  Economy / Economics / Re: Americans go to Mexico for medicals to cut costs. on: March 09, 2023, 08:12:46 PM
The recent kidnapping of four Americans exposed me to the medical tourism going on in America. I have always thought that the US was a perfect country has very functional health, economic, and political systems. I thought all Americans have access to cheap and quality medical services until I read that over one million Americans go on medical tourism in Mexico yearly.

And the reason why some of them choose Mexico was because of its quality and low cost. These medical tourists are aware that it is risky to do to some parts of Mexico, but they still go there because they want to cut costs.
Is there any other reason why Americans go to Mexico for medical?

It's not that abnormal really, maybe America has it slightly worse because their healthcare system is seriously overpriced but you will find the same things happening with other countries too. Europeans might end up in Turkey for dental operations or similar cosmetic procedures. In the right scenarios it makes sense, but sometimes tourists can be clueless and only look at saving money, which can get them into seriously dangerous situations like this. As one of the worst hot spots for crime and cartel problems in Mexico, it's really not a bright idea to go across the border in this area - no matter who you are. If it's the difference between a $20,000 operation and a $2,000 operation, it can be a huge incentive.
1407  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A remark on casino bonuses on: March 09, 2023, 07:06:15 PM
Enticing promo banners but tncs that make these promos largely useless and these tncs aren't obvious from looking at banners. Upon click they redirect you to login/registration page whereas I feel click on to banner should redirect user to that particular promo's tnc.

These companies are offering free money in many cases, however the catch is you better read the instructions well to understand any pitfalls or where you can get caught out. Like you might be able to unlock a $100 free bet, but it will require your *first bet only* to be $100 - after that point you have lost the ability to access that particular welcome bonus. You have to break these casino / bookmaker offers into two categories - major companies that can afford to offer big bonuses with low barriers to entry and smaller companies which use very manipulative wording in their promotion or have such high requirements to unlock the money that it's not even worth pursuing - it requires a bit of detective work and experience to determine which it is.
1408  Economy / Economics / Re: Can I take a loan to invest in bitcoin? on: March 09, 2023, 06:35:37 PM
"Can I take a loan to invest in bitcoin" this question was asked by a friend

My reply to her is this:
It is generally not advisable to take out a loan to purchase Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile and the value of a particular coin can fluctuate greatly in a short period of time. This means that the value of the coin you purchase with a loan could drop, making it difficult to repay the loan. It is important to do your own research and make sure you understand the risks before investing in any financial product, including Bitcoin.

What is your advice?

Yeah, no. It's definitely not advisable to take out a loan for this sort of speculation and no responsible loan company out there would let you borrow money for this. At the end of the day, you would just be gambling with their money but if it went wrong then they would be the ones to lose out as you might decide to go bankrupt instead of paying it back. Loan companies, whether they are banks or other financial institutions, are definitely not charitable with their money like that. It is not something like borrowing money for a car, where they might be able to secure it against an asset which is unlikely to substantially drop in value or they'll be able to retrieve at least a portion of the money back.
1409  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Wrong Bets !!! on: March 08, 2023, 08:16:59 PM
Today morning received the weeks payment. I had the payment of the previous week. Altogether it was around 0.0055 in the wallet. The first bet was planned to be 0.0005BTC. Instead of placing 0.0005BTC, I misplaced 0.005BTC and the bet was lost. This was completely unexpected and it is my fault. If the bet have won my wallet balance could've turned 0.007BTC, now it is an empty wallet.

Have any of you encountered such wrong bets and won/lost Huh

Definitely, it's one of the pitfalls that you will find with gambling over time and it happens to everyone who places enough bets down. Rushing in to secure what you think is a great bargain promo offer is another trick that gambling companies use, they might use some rather strategic wording in a promotion advert and without thinking you hop to place a bet - then realize that you might have mistaken a shots taken with a shots on target bet. The only thing you can really do is learn to take a few seconds to re-evaluate every bet before submitting and be sure that everything is entered correctly. Maybe it's harder to spot in those denominations you used, do you have the ability to switch it to an altcoin which might make spotting them easier in future?
1410  Economy / Economics / Re: Twitter becoming Worlds biggest Financial Institution? on: March 08, 2023, 08:12:09 PM
The owner of the social media platform Twitter said during his conference on March 7 Here, that he is optimistic for his company becoming cashflow positive. Although he didn't directly stated that he won't be integrating crypto currency, he wants his social media platform to offer powerful finance system that is more superior than PayPal.

On his interview last year, he said that he slowly shifted his focus from crypto to AI, and stated that blockchain based twitter isn't possible. Due to his inconsistent behavior and doing things on a whim, we are left here thinking what crazy things he will do next. As previously, he was the one hyping about cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Doge, and SHIB.


I don't understand how you make the leap from Twitter being cashflow positive to how it could suddenly jump up to being a huge financial company? It makes no sense. It's much more likely that Apple, Amazon, Google or Microsoft would be able to make this sort of change as they have much wider spanning technology behind them and are vastly bigger companies. Elon paid $44 billion for Twitter, it's probably lost half that value since purchase and is a tiny fraction of the worth of these other companies. Not to mention, banks rely on trust and his erratic style of management is completely the opposite of where people would want to store their hard earned money.
1411  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling advertisements: A big trigger to gambling addiction. on: March 08, 2023, 08:02:53 PM
Something caught my attention lately and I haven't been able to shake it out of my mind. It is this topic, but I don't know if it has been discussed here.
It concerns gambling advertising and its impact on gambling addiction.
Here's my take:
It is rather common to have ads pop up without warning on ones smart phone, tvs, but mostly when using apps and visiting sites that require ad permission before it functions properly.
Have you for once ever stopped to observe the kind of ads that pop up?
I did some shallow digging and found others who shared same concern.

Here's a snippet:
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'The prominence of gambling ads in the media are an issue for many reasons, including the fact that these ads target people who are most vulnerable to gambling ads. For example, people who show interest in gambling-related topics, such as sports, are more likely to be targeted with ads about sports betting.

Studies have also shown that people with gambling problems report more exposure and impact from gambling advertising. Once a player places a bet online, betting companies collect the player’s activity data, and tailor their offers to the specific player. '

From my own screen observation, I have had more frequency of ads on gambling online, casino gambling, sports betting and the likes pop up more than I can count. Literally everytime I try to download movies or even apps, mostly some apps that use crypto exchanges for payments, these ads just pop up until I perform my instant magic of refreshing and canceling before they stop.
The gambling adverts and mouth watering bonuses even run on tv commercials too.
For someone who has stopped gambling or undergoing the process to quit gambling, perhaps for bad reasons of sure, these ads that pop up about gambling and their bonuses, is a big trigger with the urge to gamble on without a damn for quitting.

*How does someone who intends to stop gambling control these ads or stop them from popping up or seeing it on tv?

It's true and slightly disturbing how prevalent gambling can be in certain fixtures, but educating people about the dangers and reality of gambling is probably a better solution than trying to block it outright. Financial literacy and understanding the sheer mathematical odds that are against you, along with the endless reviews of losing players out their on the internet should be enough to warn people away from them. Some people can gamble responsibly without falling into a reoccurring trap, making those adverts nothing more than pretty pictures that benefits some kind of sports club or TV station in the form of revenue. More effort could perhaps be made to advertise responsible gambling alongside the adverts however.
1412  Economy / Economics / Re: Crypto Ecosystem that is "Regulated" - are we really free? on: March 08, 2023, 07:57:35 PM
This news came on money control from India where finance minister has launched new rule under which every crypto exchange is asked to keep track of users and if there is any suspicious activity then it must be reported to the authorities.

But what's new in this? The news states that there are some harsh regulations and sections which notes that, exchangers are required to report if they also suspect any sort of money laundering that is underway. I am really not sure how this can be tracked successfully and also whether any exchanger would ever open up like this considering they will also get tangled up in the court room if the money laundering was happening on their exchanger. 

The sections that are mentioned will most deal with strict KYC compliance, anti money laundering practices and due diligence as per the banking system. More or less these are the rules which are dragging crypto currencies into harsh regulations and indirectly they are called for regulated crypto ecosystem.

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The finance ministry has notified that crypto or virtual asset businesses will now be in the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and Indian crypto exchanges will have to report suspicious activity to the Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU-IND).

"Participation in and provision of financial services related to an issuer’s offer and sale of a virtual digital asset... For the purposes of this notification 'virtual digital asset' shall have the same meaning assigned to it in Clause (47A) of Section 2 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961)," said a gazette paper of issued by the Government of India.

What does it mean?

Sharat Chandra, Co-Founder India Blockchain Forum said that this notification is a great step towards compliance. "It mandates entities dealing in crypto to follow KYC, anti-money laundering regulations and due diligence as followed by banking and other financial entities which fall under the classification of reporting entities under PMLA," he said.

"Slowly but surely, we are moving towards a regulated crypto ecosystem! Entities such as CoinDCX are now required by law to conduct due diligence and enhanced due diligence under the PMLA," said Sumit Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of CoinDCX, a crypto exchange.


It's a bit odd, because most people view cryptocurrency in one of two ways, either 1) it is an asset they buy (with money from external sources like a credit card or bank account) with the aim to hold and sell to someone else at a higher price (cashing out via a traditional bank) or 2) they are using it as a functional currency, the original intention behind Bitcoin, which like a normal currency can require "foreign exchange" to convert it into the local currency that you use for daily costs. Unless you are living at the super rich end of society, because you have some vast amount of Bitcoin, then there is simply not infrastructure like shops available to live off Bitcoin entirely - you will interact with traditional banking solutions somewhere along the line.
1413  Economy / Gambling / Re: Researching for Upcoming Game on: March 07, 2023, 08:40:28 PM
Hi there,

I'm part of a team developing a crypto/blockchain game that has big $$ prize potential. I'm doing some research and hoping this community can help. If you guys have any insight/thoughts on the following questions please share them. We are really trying to build something that is enjoyable for the crypto gaming/gambling community.

- What are some current pain points in the crypto gaming/gambling space for players?
- What would you like to see?
- What makes one game fun to play -- more so than other competitors that have similar games (ex: why you enjoy playing crypto poker on X site rather than site A)?
- Who are some absolute Degens in the space?
- Aside from BitcoinTalk (this forum) where else do you get your news that you trust (which newsletters, sites, which Youtubers, any twitter accounts)?

We just want to build this game the right way that players actually enjoy playing in addition to potential of winning big....  Grin

Thanks all.

It would be interesting to know what sort of game you're creating to give some feedback or ideas. Is it some type of arcade game? One of the many variations of slots that will probably struggle to be original? Is it a dice game? Considering there is a huge industry built up around gambling already, you can bet a lot of research has already taken place into "pain points" and getting them to an absolute minimum for players. Reducing the amount of clicks required to deposit and jump into a game would be the major one. Not sure why you'd bother with degenerates, it seems to conflict with your next point which is sources of trust. A game that gets the heart racing can sometimes become quite addictive, so you could try that..
1414  Economy / Economics / Re: forget about value investing, you are not the house, you cannot win. on: March 07, 2023, 08:18:33 PM
if you are not the house, and have full control you cannot win. and you would also loss everything.

the 1933 incident tell me only one lesson, the reason president potus going full crack down on gold bars and gold certificate is all due to the government want to have control over the gold, by confiscating every gold bars they can have the control over the gold, also the control price of the gold, by having the control, the government can be the house of this gold market, price and the volume. Yes just three element they want to control to be the house, price, volume and the market, market is also called the buyer and seller, or called it bidder and asker market. Did the governemnt suceed in controlling the gold market to date? They seem to be having some success, but the gold is always unregulatable. Government confiscate gold bars is a certainty, unlike value investing which is a made up intellectual assumption and a lie.

what about the warren buffett always sing about his philosophy of value investing wherever he goes? A lot of young people on the /biz follow his books and some of them invest his life saving many of them even take out home loan to invest based on his value investing philosophy, some of the kill himself over the loss?

well in my opinion, warren buffett is a senile old man, and irresposible with his political views, he is politician in nature. For his value investing student, they become the victim of natural selection, by foolishly listen to a well known oracle of the omaha, they ended up commit a sin of crime without a victim but themselve to be blamed, they kill themselves over the loss and become part of a statistic to the eduacted one, despite many have been killed it would not changed the warren buffett opinion on his irresponsible advices.

Lastly why are the SEC now cracking down heavily on the cryptocurrency? in my opinion, the SEC is trying to capture as many control as possible, they can't allow the cryptocurrency to be completely free of restriction. the SEC want to be the house in this cryptocurrency, by being the house in cryptocurrency they can always win, there really isn't much lesson to be learnt, it is whether you are the house and you always win, or you believe in value investing and thinking it is truth like the religion, and loss your life saving.

but how about the many young people who follow the value investing advices and end up losing everything and some took it to themselves and end their own life? they are good and decent people who follow rules obediently but they end up having to kill themselves? idk I didn't create this society, I am unable to change this world, but the very little I can do is try to educate people on what is absolutelt wrong about this world, and I try not to be keep all to myself, and share as much as I could, so some can be saved, although many would still fall victim.

It some ways, I thank you because these sort of bad warnings and misguided opinions make it easier to find bargains in the market. Anyone who has been investing sensibly for some time will see that prices fluctuate for a company based on very little but random whims. If a share regularly trades between $1 and $2 dollars, maybe over the span of several years, then it obviously makes sense to buy in at $1 to sell it at $1.5 or $2. There is often little rationale in these movements, but I've seen it occur many times over the last few years. It is still alive and well, but don't for a minute think you can rush in and identify these assets without any losses, like anything - buying stocks is an art and sometimes you will rack up failures on the way.
1415  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: where the losed money goes? on: March 07, 2023, 08:13:31 PM
my question is ,
when we play gambling online in casino , we always bust our account , many new comers completely blow their account every time they deposit ,
the gambling site owner's earn money by the commission which it takes 1% or less on every bet made by user , when blowing accounts where all money goes, in casino's pocket or where ,
and the question that the losed money will go to other player's pocket who wins big but the winning players are very less,
i think many are losing in gambling and the casino sites are hugely profiting from us ,
do you think that is the case .

Where else would it go, except to the gambling company? They're not a charity funneling it to orphanages and animal shelters. When you place a bet, of any kind, at these casinos or bookmakers, you are challenging them that either your a) intelligence in predicting the outcome of an event is better than theirs. b) suggesting they have made a mispricing error on some odds or c) prepared to blindly gamble knowing the odds that apply in which case are statistically against you. There are no long term winning players at a casinos, except the infinitely rare ones that get unbelievably lucky and are probably not regular gamblers, who make a big payout and walk away. Extreme wins are probably less than 10 a year and you have better odds playing the lottery. People are naturally greedy and want shortcuts to riches, these gambling companies just satisfy that trait.
1416  Economy / Economics / Re: Bitcoin Adoption To Grow 50% By 2025, This Report Claims on: March 07, 2023, 08:01:50 PM

The concept of bitcoin mass adoption growing 50% by the year 2025 is quite a staggering projection.

According to poll data the middle east could be the region with the highest crypto mass adoption growth. I wonder if it could be related to prohibitions of islamic banking and finance?:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_banking_and_finance

The poll claims europe the united states and other nations of the world are also expected to exhibit high rates of cryptocurrency mass adoption growth over the next few years.

South america is an exceptions with major residents in those regions preferring to use gold or silver coins rather than electronic means of exchange. This trend helps to explain why el salvador has had difficulty achieving higher rates of bitcoin mass adoption. Unfortunately, I could not find a sample size for how many poll responders there were.

I like that they acknowledge crypto's role as a cross border means of exchange, not only for consumers but in some cases with large institutions like banks:

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It is reported that using stablecoins for cross-border payments is 80% less expensive than traditional payment methods.

How do people envision the future of crypto mass adoption, outside of this poll?

Newsflash: People that have a business model revolving around cryptocurrency and are heavy in to Bitcoin, promote more Bitcoin adoption in future. It's kind of laughable to claim that a Bitcoin transition will make payments faster - banks can move money around almost instantaneously already and depending on the country you live in, will offer this ability for free too. It's not ground breaking and is no reason for it to receive more usage. The only major benefit that really exists with Bitcoin is cutting out middle men, both across borders and at various banking layers, for countries where the consumer is still getting overcharged. Foreign exchange fees are also more negotiable and it's overseas workers sending money home via remittances who will benefit the most from these things.
1417  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The flop on: March 06, 2023, 09:06:01 PM
No one's talking about the fallen hero?
Especially that of 5th March, which has left so many utterly surprised, how man u which was known for its so many wins could lose to Liverpool with such striking goals is something to recheck.
Did anyone bet on their win?
I personally did though I didn't monetize it, so no lose.

These upsets happen occasionally and help to keep the game interesting, you still don't expect such large defeats at the very top of the table between the two traditional rivals. The captain did seem to handle it really badly and was giving up when he should have continued fighting - a very bad impression to give to other players on the team, he was even trying to get substituted at one point it seemed. I actually had a multi bet open on this game but with goals under 4.5, everything else on the bet was successful except for the goals reaching 7. I wonder whether Man United will strike back against Southampton with a vengeance on the weekend or continue a fall from grace.
1418  Economy / Economics / Re: Is taking a loan/debt addicted ? on: March 06, 2023, 08:46:36 PM
Well, I have to clarify that personally I have never had any loan or debt in my life so this thread has nothing to do with my experience but intends to find out how people in loan/debt deal with the problem. Let's say you take loans from a bank and sometimes for whatever reason, you can not pay the debt on time, then you borrow money from other channels. Sure this works for a certain period but later bad things may happen, you have to postpone the payment and struggle with finances again. Isn't this a vicious circle ? How would you deal with the problem ? I am all ears.

I would say people are less "addicted" and more trapped in the cycle as you said. The kind of people that take out debt, beyond a cheap mortgage rate, are the kind of people who would rather spend money now and worry about the consequences later. Living within your means when the celeb culture and world is constantly trying to sell stuff to you can be hard to do. On top of that people often get on a rollercoaster that they cannot get back off, rolling debt into new debt while interest rates can tend to creep up and instead of paying the debt you end up just paying off the interest. If it's a credit card they can often charge extortionate rates like 20% per year, it's very dangerous territory if you don't pay them off immediately and often the poorest suffer most because of this.
1419  Economy / Gambling / Re: I got frusted please help? on: March 06, 2023, 08:33:10 PM
Finding best casino is very hard for me
I want to play with small amount but i am not getting a best casino
requirements:
1. minimum withdraw amount should be less than 10$ or 10$
2. no wager requirement before withdrawing
2. no min deposit amount
4. provably fair or live casino


Frankly the way you've posted pretty junky threads in this section today, there's something not quite right with how you play and you should probably steer well clear of any gambling. Put your money into a bank account and save it up, because I doubt you understand the simple odds that dictate you will keep on losing money forever. You seem to think the definition of "best casino" is one that will let you go from $10 up to 1 million dollars like they are some kind of charity. They are businesses that are designed to take money from many people like you and make a profit, not magically make every customer rich for no reason. Look in this forum section, pretty much every casino meets your criteria, not that you will accept losing money.
1420  Economy / Economics / Re: How to spend money determines whether you can avoid unnecessary problems on: March 06, 2023, 08:08:16 PM

Please let me clarify first: anyone who is extremely poor or wealthy is not included in this discussion. Only those who are employed with steady income, some savings and spare time will find this topic useful. I guess most of us are doing fine now but financially we have to face one common problem: how to spend money.  This issue leads to many consequences if not handled properly. Here I would not start any broad and subjective agruement. To deliver my message clearly, I am using some specific examples to elaborate. For example, a lot of peole complain that their income is not enough to cover their daily expenses so they can't save much money while...they spend seven bucks on a cup of coffee almost every morning, throw a hundred dollars on some gym membership cards but never show up training, have dinner with some random girl in an expensive restaurant, buy drinks in bars and waste hundreds of dollars... The list goes on and on. If you live this kind of lifestyle and at the end of months, you are running out of money or can't pay the mortgages, whose fault is this ? I can not provide any statisitics but I am sure that many people have fallen in the trap and can not get out.  I hope you are not one of them.

What I've noticed over time is that a lot of people claim they want freedom and to do many things in life, but they are extremely wasteful with one of the most important assets we get - money. They say they want to learn more about finance when you discuss it, but never take any solid steps or even attempt these things out of fear. Maybe they got burned by one particular stock, because they were being too greedy and chasing the wrong strategy in the past. Maybe they are happy with 2% from a bank account at very low risk, but should be earning 6-7% minimum from basic investing. Others are simply far too wasteful with money and unwilling to change their habits to ever succeed in it.
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