The celebration thing is something that I can attest to. I haven't celebrated any occasions apart from New Year's Eve and Christmas and it has seriously reduced my expenses for last year. Also, staying at home and cooking food for yourself will drastically help you in lowering down your expenses, too. I think most people today have this habit of eating out that 'eats' out most of their finances, leading to a lot of problems financially for them. It all boils down to self-discipline and self-control on your finances. If you don't have either of this, you're really going to get a hard time building bank and keeping your pockets filled. ßÍ

I want LGD to still perform but it really is painful to see them lose some games that could have been theirs. The roster is quite good mechanically but not fully in sync. A lot could still happen since the road to the International is still long. They could still improve and turn the tables around. But yeah, one can only hope by now.l that they improve and Xiao8 help them a lot.

They think that gambling is a gateway towards riches, which is, in part, true, but not really. The chances of you losing your money in gambling is way higher than you winning anything, but people still get this negative perception and end up chasing for their losses when they shouldn't. One bad habit breeds another, until it forms a pretty bad 'addiction' that a lot of gamblers cannot escape and won't admit.

I don't think you will be needing that much perks in online casinos like you do in land-based casinos anyway, and clubs that you speak of are already translated into site-wide bonuses that online casinos are giving (rakeback, cashback, free spins, etc.). There are also tiered structures for these bonuses, so in a way it acts like a 'club' that only certain people can be a part of when they hit a certain threshold for money wagered on their account. Not really the best there is, but online casinos also reward their loyal patrons with something albeit not as lucrative or crazy as the casinos you mentioned (which, most of the time is only reserved for the high rollers anyway).

Gambling takes money from the one who plays yet gives out to those who work under it. Its effects are positive or negative depending on who you ask. It gives livelihood and takes away money from other people. So yeah, there really isn't a good or bad in gambling, at least for me. It only becomes bad because people focus on the few people that gambled so much and lost so much that they turn into addicts. Very rarely have I seen an article or some news praising the industry for its help in the society.

Old eleven is still a seasoned player that knows how to play around Xiao8's directions. I guess what they lack right now is communication and adaption to the current meta, which teams like Liquid is currently utilizing. Between Spirit and PSG.LGD, it's basically a coin toss, but Team Spirit is somewhat showing their form and their plays far better than what PSG.LGD is offering right now. That over 2.5 seems really inviting, but there might be a surprise along the way if Collapse steps up and make insane plays like he just did in the previous days.

Isn't this an intentional delay? If a lot of people experienced this but haven't raised this concern, then that means that they understand why that delay is there. Live betting feature has this delay in them to take into account any possible change in scores whatnot, so yeah, you're just unfortunate on redeeming and not really scammed by Stake by any means. Not saying this because I have them on my signature, but because that's what it really is since then.

Valve decided to let them go IIRC. Their viewership isn't that great compared to the past years of them airing and hosting tournaments. From a business standpoint, I somehow agree with this decision. There's a lot of talents in there during tournament proper, and aside from that they are also responsible for the prize pool. They've gone under, and at this point it's best to leave the scene and move on.


Miscommunication drove EG away from that possible Game 2 victory. Naga pressing ult when DP has her ulti on is an awful mistake. They don't have any counter on that DP unless they got the initiation first, but most of the time they need Naga to be in the front lines pressing Song before Enigma can jump. Unfortunate that it never happened on crucial fights, but Entity played so well on that game 2 regardless.

Nothing can be gained from here honestly. A bettor loses bets, and so what? Nothing new since most of us here have lost our own bets alomg the way. Also, a lot of people (including myself) believed that Jake Paul can easily win this due to the pattern and nature of his wins before, but I guess we were wrong about that. Both of them are pretty defensive during the bout, and it seems that Jake isn't giving out jabs like his usual self. Might be a preparation for a rematch to keep the viewers invested but IDK.

As for Drake, well he's known to lose huge amounts in betting. His net worth easily eclipses what he lost on this bout and he can bounce back pretty easily after this.

True. Even in games where the odds are 1.1 or less for the favorites sometimes the outcome still goes on the other way. There really is no telling on these fixed games or even in games that has very low odds, except for the latter wherein the other team has serious issues like injuries or the likes. But if it's a fixed match between two healthy competitors, I wouldn't risk it even if the source claims to be 'credible'.

Securities need some form of organization/issuing body in order to be recognized by the SEC. They need to have someone to pin down if what they issue turns out to be a fraud, or if the issuing body decides to scam the hell out of the people whom they released their securities to. I guess that's the main problem concerning bitcoin not being recognized as a security - it has no central figure governing its 'issuance' to the receiving parties.

Most of us probably have the same regrets: not knowing bitcoin that early and taking advantage of the cheap price. Though personally I don't think that that in itself pose so much of a regret. At the time, we didn't know much about bitcoin. We just had the time to learn it but we never really had a concrete idea of what it was. To each his own, I guess. If this puts you in a feeling of regret, it's because you choose to because you thought you could have done it even without knowing about it fully at the time.

I only ever tried hunting for airdrops twice, and have received mediocre returns for my efforts and ever since, I haven't hunted for those. The amount of time you spend on research and actual waiting for the airdrop isn't really worth it, and you're better off exploring other options out there to make some quick buck. Bounties offer lower pay too so I guesd this facet of the cryptomarket is no longer profitable for the most part. But of course, if this is the only option you have in the mean time then there's really nothint much to say about it except that rates could be better.

I'd add a part of it to my retirement savings. Probably around 20-30%. Anything more is basically being greedy and an oversight. There are a lot of other investment vehicles out there that can also be great when held long term. While we may be heading towards the digitization of everything in the future, traditional investments like real estate and precious metals won't hurt to hold. I'd very much want my portfolio to contain those if it ever is my retirement savings that I'm speaking of.

The Lima Majors seem to be very chaotic. There isn't one clear favorite to either groups, plus those teams that you think will do well doesn't seem to be doing anything relevant either. Everything is chaotic and I love it. Makes betting even more exciting because you don't really anticipate anyone winning by a mile, just that most will usually end up in do or die games. I like what Liquid is doing, but to me they aren't that far ahead against other teams in their brackets but we'll see in the playoffs.

I'd put in some beer money and just enjoy the show. How would I know that this isn't a setup and going the other way around? I don't have any way of knowing so why would I go crazy and suddenly bet a lot on it? I'd rather go in clueless about the 'outcome' and bet purely based on my instincts and my working knowledge of the sport than to believe someone that can potentially be lying to me. I guess I'm just that not trusting of people to come into this conclusion

If your grandfather built his wealth from the ground up, I think he knows full well that investing everything in one single asset is a no go. It's good that you try and educate him as much as you can while he's still around, and while bitcoin might be a good investment it still isn't enough to put all of what you have into it just because it's trusted well enough by a lot of people.

Oftentimes, the old generation teaches us things that we did not know. This time it's different, but it's okay.

Cash is still king on a lot of places, and will be for a long time. Although the government is actively trying to convert everything digitally to make it easier for transactions to happen in this modern world. While keeping cash in bulk brings something negative because it lessens the 'value' of what you own, it's still better to keep them with you especially in places wherein digital transactions aren't possible.

Cash will remain to be useful for a long time. People aren't ready to go against it immediately.

Fnatic is really close to putting an end to this series. They are 5 rounds ahead of EF and are definitely putting on a lot of strain to Xantares and the gang. Krimz is doing a lot for Fnatic and it seems that there isn't any answer for his agression here on Nuke. Their CT setup seems impenetrable although we might see a repeat of Game 2 if EF pushed extremely hard and fight for the win.

Most of your friends will surely not hold doge if not for Elon Musk. Musk is the only one keeping the community and the price of the coin intact, and once he decided to drop it (which I think he wouldn't for comedic purposes) then see every interest and every holder of the coin wanting to get out.

Most people are sheeps following the shepherd. They would blindly follow someone who 'leads' them even though they don't know what the hell is happening.