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21  Economy / Economics / Re: Saving one third what you earn monthly is not that hard, isn't it ? on: June 07, 2023, 05:54:59 PM
Saving a third of your monthly income can be a realistic goal, but it depends on factors such as where you live and your expenses. If you earn $3,000 per month and have moderate expenses such as rent, food, utilities, phone bills, travel, and occasional entertainment, it's possible to save $1,000.

However, it's important to consider the cost of living in your area and your personal financial obligations. It also requires budgeting and the discipline to save consistently to create a viable savings plan.
spending to meet basic needs is a very important thing to pay attention to and if it has been fulfilled then saving is something that must be done regardless of how much income you get per month and if expenses are higher or just barely with your income then you can't be silent, you have to get out of it and look for additional income to be able to save.
saving is very important for future life and if someone knows the benefits of saving then he will do anything to be able to fulfill it, the important thing is there is a desire to save then it won't be difficult.
Not hard to say but hard to do. Everyone's income is different as well as their needs are also different. It's hard to start saving, let alone saving from a third of my income every month. What happens is that sometimes my income for one month cannot meet my needs for the next month, so I have to borrow money to just survive.

maybe in the future I will try to manage my finances and set aside some of my income every month to start saving. And trying to find additional income to add to my savings. to answer future problems such as unexpected events (accidents) and to prepare for old age.
22  Economy / Economics / Re: Quit borrowing on: June 07, 2023, 04:58:42 PM

However, the solution isn't as straightforward as cutting expenses. It's about understanding needs versus wants and planning expenditures accordingly. A common saying among personal finance geeks is "Don't save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving". Implementing such simple financial principles could be a starting point to financial prudence.


I can assure you that only few would do that, just that nowadays people have turned the way of living to a competitive standard whereby people don't even care where they are and what they got involved in living and expensive life. If there's an adjustment, then to also stop living expensive life I don't think in anyway we would live a life debt instead a debt free life, I myself have tried all I could to reduce and remove every unnecessary expenses in my family, whatever we don't want at that moment we skip it and go for the most needed ones by so doing we've eliminated lots of things.
the stupid thing that humans do is work continuously and can't enjoy old age because there are still debt repayments so they can't retire from their jobs. Prestige is one of the reasons someone borrows money or credit. when they work they are embarrassed if they have to go by motorbike or public transportation so they take years of car payments and when they have a family they are ashamed if they have to live with their parents so they take home installments. Continue like that, extend the installments until you don't feel old, but the installments don't go away, so you can't retire from work because you don't have any other income to pay the installments.

Doing business and investing is the solution to getting out of the work zone. But not everyone dares to get out of that zone, they think that if you do business the income is uncertain while the installments must be paid every month. and have no extra money to invest being drained by mortgages and everyday life.
the solution to these problems you must have the will, courage and seriousness in doing business. all you need to do to get out of the work zone is, by managing your finances so that you have the capital to do business and start investing. if you still can't leave your job or are in doubt then try to manage your time between work and business. later when your business is good you can leave your job.
23  Economy / Economics / Re: how to overcome inflation for the community on: June 06, 2023, 07:24:05 PM
how to deal with inflation according to my community:

1. Save money
2. Prepare for an emergency
3. Looking for additional income
4. Consumption of domestic products
5. Start investing and saving

that is the way in my opinion to overcome inflation in society. then what do you think? Is this way possible to overcome inflation?

I wonder how saving money can help with inflation. Because even if I save money if the prime commodities increase, maybe the money I have saved will for sure be used up in a short time. Maybe, our government officials are able to manage inflation well and properly, what you say is for sure that will help somehow in my opinion.

And if we are facing inflation today, maybe somehow investment can help us and it depends on what category we choose, it can be real estate, business, Bitcoin or top cryptocurrency in the market, or Gold.
saving and investing wisely and choosing categories like gold, bitcoin, cryptocurrencies are some of the ways to deal with inflation. and it's all a long term investment.

And it's true that when there's inflation, it's possible that the prices of some key commodities will rise so that your savings may not be enough to buy supplies. then what you have to do besides looking for additional income you should also start trying to grow crops such as vegetables by using hydroponic planting methods that do not require large areas of land and livestock such as fish which can be combined with growing hydroponic vegetables and other livestock on the land that you have or around your house to meet daily life and deal with inflation. so you can save and invest more.
24  Economy / Economics / Re: Financial education or 1million dollars on: June 06, 2023, 06:15:24 PM
I think, financial education will help you to grow higher financially and materially in the community because it will be difficult for you to experience failure in your investment like the way some investors are failing in their investment this days, just because they don't have the knowledge of financial management. Don't forget that 1million dollar will finish, if you don't have financial education because I have seen many people in my environment who inherited huge amount of dollars from their late parents but Because of lack of financial education they finished the money within two years without a single financial achievement.

It is true that when we do not have financial knowledge, even if we own 1 million dollars or 10 million dollars, we will lose everything if we do not know how to manage and use it properly. But having financial education and high knowledge does not guarantee you will make 1 million dollars in life, and there's also no guarantee you can turn that $1 million into several million dollars with your knowledge.

If given a choice, I would choose 1 million dollars without thinking because when I have a lot of money, I will buy knowledge that will help me know how to manage and use money wisely. It's more than just having financial knowledge that can't make money.
I agree with this opinion that when someone does not have financial knowledge, however much money he has, it will be used up for nothing. and vice versa, when you have financial knowledge but you don't have any money or capital at all, what happens is that your knowledge about finance is useless because there is no application related to that knowledge.

And if I had a choice between a financial education or a million dollars. if possible I will choose both, with me having financial knowledge and one million dollars, the knowledge I get will be immediately useful because I already have money to manage and the one million dollars given to me will not be in vain because I already have the knowledge to manage it.
25  Economy / Economics / Re: Quit borrowing on: June 05, 2023, 04:54:41 PM
I hope borrowing never put us to shame before we quit this action, why can't we learn and give it all it takes to also be an owner and lend to others than borrowing always, some people have no courtesy to what they can borrow, how they borrow and from whom they even borrow from, it a thing of shame that some people don't even count it serious that they should stop or limit the extent of things they borrow.

I'm afraid to say that it cannot be avoided especially for the ones who badly needed to borrow some money just to get through the day because their job is not paying that well to cover up their daily expenses nor can make them and their family eat as much as 3x a day. For us here, we can somehow say that we should consider something first and weigh some things before borrowing before it can put us to shame but for other people who doesn't have that much, shame and embarrassment is not really a big deal as long as they can survive in this harsh world.
the biggest mistake is when you borrow money and the money is used to meet daily needs or borrow money with the aim of paying off previous debts is a ridiculous thing to do. until in the end you can't pay bills because the money you borrow is not used wisely and causes you to be in debt.

and what you have to do here doesn't mean you have to stop borrowing money, but use the borrowed money as best and wisely as possible. when you get a loan it means you get the opportunity to start a business because you already have temporary capital. thus you can have a new business and have additional income so you don't need to be confused anymore for bills every month because you get results from the efforts you make.
26  Economy / Economics / Re: Do you spend more-do you get more? on: June 05, 2023, 04:04:56 PM
Many people think that when they spend more they will get more, if this is used for investment or additional capital expenditure then it is appropriate, but if what we spend is consumptive things, for example only to eat in restaurants, travel, and so on, of course it is a mistake because it will make our money run out and will not get any income.
many people think and do silly things by spending all their money on useless items or items whose prices can drop drastically unexpectedly like a new car. in the hope that the money that comes out is not in vain even though the opposite happens when you buy the latest car at a price of 500 million a few months later maybe the price of the car will go down because there is another new car and without realizing that what you are buying is not a need but only prestige .
and there are indeed not a few people who waste their money traveling and going to restaurants to just hang out with the assumption that it is an experience. when in fact it was not a meaningful experience. the real experience is you start a business and try to invest to get used to managing finances. and you experience losses and you are able to rise so that you become a successful entrepreneur.
27  Economy / Economics / Re: Why do people stay poor? on: June 04, 2023, 06:06:28 PM
No body wants to stay poor, being RICH is from the mindset but the honest truth about life is NOT every human on planet earth 🌎 will be rich. have you ever come across some energy around you when ever you see people with luxurious things. And in you mindset you wish to be in that position, but when you look at the background you grew up from its of NO MATCH. i think taking advantage now in the crypto and forex space is a better chance to financial freedom
Everyone really wants to be rich, of course it's true that no one wants to be poor, but the connotation of being rich can of course be different for each individual. keeping up with developments by buying needs that match current trends is of course fine, but if you go overboard with the aim of being able to show off it is something that is not exemplary even though you can do it and it is legal for those who can do it.
but I agree that instead of buying things with the aim of showing off, of course it's better to spend on crypto as well as make an investment. once again everyone's thinking power will be different, some really like the trend of showing off because there is satisfaction in itself.
I agree with the statement that indeed everyone wants to be rich. but the question is why everyone can't be rich even though everyone wants to be rich.?

Every person's life is different but almost everyone wants to be rich. In this case, we both know that to achieve success it is not enough just to have a will, but it must be accompanied by efforts to continue to get opportunities to become rich. There are several ways to get out of the poor zone. First, start creating your own business by not just relying on income from one source. Second, start managing your finances by not buying the things you want with the intention of just showing off to look like someone who can afford it, but buy the things you need so that your expenses are clear and your finances can be organized. Third, start investing so that your money can last a long time and you can get more profit from the money you invest
28  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gamble Responsibly on: June 04, 2023, 05:19:43 PM
There two major reason why people do gambling. One primary reason is to make profit which is the common one and the other one is to be entertained, experience the adrenaline rush and dopamine as they wager their money on a casino. There are people that has other reasons. We play do gambling because we want to gain something or achieve something and this is why people gets addicted to because of not fulfilling it or not getting enough of it. Failing to do their goals may result to addiction and becoming irresponsible of their actions.
Gambling responsibly should be our ultimate goal in gambling, but more people lose concentration when they're losing and forget to quit, instead continuing in the hope of returning to profits. We're all in it because we want to make a lot of money from it, which means taking chances and making judgments that will either benefit or harm us. Gambling with large sums of money is a clear symptom of addiction, and it is one of the simplest and quickest ways to lose money. There have been numerous instances where gamblers have become indebted as a result of gaming and exceeding the available calculated risks.
Gambling responsibly in the sense that a person can control himself while playing gambling without leaving what is his responsibility. he can manage his finances, not risking all of his possessions, but playing reasonably and not exaggerating. It's not uncommon for life and family to be destroyed because of playing excessively by risking all the assets he has in the hope that the assets at stake can multiply many times over. but what happened was the opposite, the treasure he was betting on was gone without remainder.

So play wisely and responsibly without leaving what is your duty. do not let your life and family be destroyed because of gambling.
29  Economy / Economics / Re: Without government job we can survive on: June 03, 2023, 04:49:12 PM
Usually a job in a government agency is only enough to meet a person's needs in a month so that person will take a very long time to grow to become rich, unless his monthly salary is very large because he is placed in a certain position that is better with a bigger position. That is why most government employees in many countries still want to work independently to continue to increase their income in life even though they can also live without having to work anymore because they already have a monthly salary through government agencies.

As we already know, even though their income in one month can be sufficient for more than 2 months, it doesn't mean they stop looking for other income. The point is, from our point of view, we can only survive every month. But for them, the bigger the expenditure, the higher the income must automatically be. Facilities to support work, personal transportation, increased taxes and family expenses as well as a better lifestyle. No one really reaches the threshold of satisfaction.
not only the government but everyone can do that. as long as they are able to manage their finances and can control their ego. because it is true that the higher your income, the lifestyle will increase.

the only difference is when their government has received guarantees even until their old age (that's what happened in my country), but even so as long as they are unable to manage their finances and cannot take advantage of their position when in office. then still his life will be lacking and his lifestyle cannot be fully fulfilled. and vice versa when a person is able to manage his finances, control himself and is able to take advantage of opportunities that come even without guarantees from anyone. their life will be safe and fulfilled because they can guarantee themselves.
30  Economy / Economics / Re: Logic of life on: June 03, 2023, 01:17:52 PM
I do believe that both knowledge and hard work play a crucial role in achieving financial success and leading the regular life. In my opinion, knowledge opens up new doors of opportunity and provides us with valuable insights into various aspects of life. However, having knowledge alone is not sufficient. Hard work is equally essential as it allows us to apply our knowledge effectively and achieve the desired outcomes. Therefore, I believe that a balance between knowledge and hard work is crucial in achieving financial success and leading a fulfilling life.
I agree with the opinion expressed, that knowledge, experience and hard work can lead someone to the gate of success. and laziness becomes an inhibiting factor in achieving success.
Opportunities will come to people who want to keep trying and can take advantage of the opportunities that come to them. it's different with people who are lazy and just careless, no matter how many opportunities come to them they will waste the opportunity so that in the end they will regret not being able to take advantage of the opportunities that come to them.

as long as there is a will there is a way, then keep trying as much as possible to lead you to the gate of success
31  Economy / Economics / Re: Try to save money while you still can, will you ? on: June 02, 2023, 02:03:33 PM
Saving money should be a necessity for anyone because of eventualities like accident, lose of job, old age, children education, the list is endless. Every body loves to save but problems arises when your income can not even take care of your miscellaneous expenses. What do you do? You must find a side business or investment, by all means. Otherwise depending on one source of income becomes a risk. Because what ever happens to that business is one way ticket to poverty.

This is why every body must became innovative and think outside their comfort zone.
saving can make you rich, that's the adage of parents to their children. the logic is not right if saving can make you rich, because saving will only slow you down so you can be rich. because the money you save will not rotate and will not increase your income. On the other hand, don't ever think that by working part-time you can save even more, it must be remembered that when you work part-time not only can you not enjoy your wealth, but your health will decrease and your assets will be used up for hospital fees so that your health recovered and able to work again.
And it's wrong to think if you are already married and you only invest your money in your children by sending them to school as high as possible with the hope that when they graduate and work they can change the family economy.

then start making a business with the money you have and invest your money so that your wealth will increase and save some to overcome eventualities such as accidents that occur and to guarantee your old age. and don't make your children your guarantee in old age, let what they get and what they achieve guarantee their future life.
32  Economy / Gambling / Re: Gambling is a choice. on: June 02, 2023, 11:49:39 AM
For the fact that gambling help eas some pain and passing out time it's become important that it becomes legalized but why most countries are against gambling is mainly because of its high addiction as it may bet some players tucked for life and end up struggling with that addiction for. Aveeyy a long time with its negative effects on the financial and general well-being of the victim.
But aside from that, I don't see anything bad with gambling and if one can properly manage it at the individual level everything will be fine.
Gambling is a personal choice; not everyone enjoys the act of gambling, and some go so far as to develop addictions. It is our priority to generate earnings for ourselves, especially independently; most teenagers are addicted to gambling, which is causing them to become buried in debt. I've seen several instances where people who are addicted are humiliated and have their crucial assets confiscated. Gambling is for our extra money, not for our budgets. I admit to engaging in gambling on rare occasions, and I keep track of how much I spend on it, I urged the youth to use caution when gaming.
gambling is a personal choice. a person is free to make decisions for himself. but the wrong choice if you think gambling is a job and you are willing to sacrifice and invest your wealth for things that are uncertain. Gambling is a game so play properly to simply relieve stress and try to control yourself so that you are not controlled by gambling games. Adolescents are very unstable and have passionate passions, so it is not uncommon for teenagers to fall into and become addicted to gambling because they still cannot control themselves.
the social environment and friendships are the main factors for someone to play gambling, so while you are young, be smart in sorting out and choosing positive associations that don't harm you or your friends. and you must be able to leave associations that only have a negative impact, especially for yourself.
33  Economy / Economics / Re: Money is never enough! on: June 01, 2023, 05:28:22 PM
Think of when you hit a jackpot, and some cool cash slide into your pocket, you feels better and step up some pride and involved arrogance, you feel like you can buy the world with your peanuts lol, bro, I little shopping out of it can makes you look like a poor man again. There is this oil dealer guy in my community who happen to be hot market pro in the oil industry, he owns an oil well but this guy it gets to his head and start contesting for political power which he has lose twice now and the worst of it now is that the oil well is dried because suck the money into politics, loss everything. This money is never really enough, no wonder even the President of nations still fights to get money after office.
you need to know that whatever amount of money we have is transitory, the more you have a lot of money, the lifestyle will increase so that you only waste money on things that are not important. but it does not apply to people who can take advantage of opportunities and can control themselves. so when you have a lot of money. the first is to immediately lend your money so that your money is still there. Second, immediately invest your money to keep your money and increase the wealth you have. third, immediately try to start your business so you can learn to manage money and even if you lose you will get expensive experience, so that later when you start another business it will be better because there has been an evaluation of the previous business so you don't experience losses.

and the man who runs the oil industry fails to take advantage of the opportunities that come his way and cannot organize and manage what he gets.
34  Economy / Economics / Re: Why do people stay poor? on: June 01, 2023, 04:46:40 PM
I think the thing that makes a person still poor is difficult opportunities, many people are smart but they don't have the opportunity to work in companies or are given capital for businesses. Of course the role of the government is very important to raise the skills or abilities of its citizens who have potential but don't have the opportunity.
Opportunities are always there for those who want to try. and not a few also the government contributes through banking agencies that provide capital support and provide opportunities for someone to own a business, but the wrong thinking when someone gets a money loan is not that someone is starting a business but the loan is used to fulfill their daily life so that not a few people deeply in debt and remain in poverty. because they cannot take advantage of the opportunities that exist/have been provided by the government.
35  Economy / Economics / Re: Saving is Wasting? on: April 24, 2023, 02:00:53 PM
Being a student is so hard nowadays. I've been spending a lot for school requirements and different activities related to education. I'm stuck with this saying "SAVING IS WASTING", thinking that with the little amount of money I have, should I put it on an investment or should I just save it for my future expenses or emergencies. I'm also living in a country in which there are limited side hustles I could do to earn extra for investment, so I'm troubled somehow.
actually being a student is not difficult when we can manage time, think positively and think forward, in terms of saving, the solution is to be consistent with the desired goals and expectations, the key is to be patient and be able to sort out and choose when in what circumstances we can use the savings , and when it's hard for us to get side jobs, we can try to open new jobs with strong ideas and mentality
36  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Would you have engaged in the war if you were the Ukrainian President? on: March 04, 2023, 01:43:18 PM
After reading through some articles online I realized that despite the negative effects of war, there are still positive outcomes that can be achieved through war.
This brought my attention to the Russian Ukraine war that lasted about 1 year now.

Some positive effects that result from war include "the correction of injustices, the defeat of a problematic government, advancement in technology and medicine, and a reduction of unemployment".

1. My question now is, has Ukraine achieved any of these positive outcomes in the course of the war?

2. As President, would you engage in a war to achieve any of these positive outcomes?
War is a conflict between a region, a country, because it has a specific goal, for example, wanting to break free from the shackles of colonialism, because, injustice, the leadership is arbitrary, which results in riots, damage, between one another. many victims fell, on both sides, so many were harmed, the impact of the war.
1. many victims, especially, women, children
2. the occurrence of famine, due to lack of food
3. Paralyzed road access, economic collapse.
4. delays in supply, export and import, from various countries, due to the conflict. steps to reach an agreement, there must be awareness or stop it, war, between the two sides, must negotiate, with each other, make peace, end the war.
37  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Risks to take in marriage on: March 03, 2023, 05:23:10 PM
Marriage is something you need to know before you get to it and you need to understand that your life will never be the same when you will marry the girl you love because when that happens, you gonna do everything to make her happy and comfortable. You just need to consider looking for the right spouse before thinking about marriage and you need to learn what are the criteria to become the right wife for your children. Because if you marry randomly without taking any considerations to do the tips above, then you are risking your marriage and your children's future because you might marry the wrong Man or Woman who will not care about you or your children or maybe they are abusive and you only found that outWe as the Indonesian people must be grateful, with the existence of such advanced technology, so that we can be able to compete with other countries. especially with bitcoin really helping, we get knowledge, insight, know about investment, how to regulate, money management. when you already married.
Relationships in every household must be based on a sense of responsibility, a sense of belonging, respect for one another, especially when they have children. the responsibility is very big. a father, mother. must be a role model for their children at home, the children's main teacher is, both parents. new to school. Children have rights and obligations from their parents
1. the right to get a proper education.
2. The right to be treated fairly.
3. get, protection, affection.
Duties, parents
1. to provide protection, comfort, etc.
the role of parents is very influential on their children, especially in many cases of children being bullied, due to lack of supervision, especially brokenhom children, cases of divorce of their parents.
38  Economy / Economics / Re: Cash is not trash on: March 03, 2023, 03:52:20 PM
Interest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency continues to increase. But that doesn't mean it will put fiat aside. because at this time bitcoin has not received legality as a means of payment in the majority of countries on this earth. only in El salvador that I know has legalized bitcoin as a means of payment. even in El salvador it seems that the use of fiat still dominates.

Bitcoin has indeed attracted the interest of many people, but currently this interest is more focused on investment assets and in some countries Bitcoin and crypto have been declared commodity assets.

Even if bitcoin becomes legal, I believe people will not put fiat money aside and use bitcoin as an alternative to fiat. In many cases, fiat is still needed, if you move to a place where there is no internet, then bitcoin will be useless, and fiat will be useful. Given the volatility bitcoin is really suited as an investment, as a commodity rather than a payment.
yeah that's what I thought too. because even in reality there are still many remote areas that have not been reached by the internet network.

even in my hometown when I return to my hometown I always feel irritated with the internet network there. because I have trouble getting a signal on my cellphone. I have to climb to a higher place to get a signal. making it impossible for remote places to use services such as digital or crypto payments. so fiat will always be used.
and in Indonesia there are still many areas that have not been reached by the internet. such as in the interior of Papua, the interior of Banten, and the interior of Kalimantan.
We as the Indonesian people must be grateful, with the existence of such advanced technology, so that we can be able to compete with other countries. especially with bitcoin really helping, we get knowledge, insight, know about investment, how to regulate, money management.
39  Economy / Economics / Re: Cash is not trash on: March 03, 2023, 03:42:58 PM
Money is a legal means of payment, before recognizing the existence of money, there was a barter system, exchanging goods, so be frugal, when using money, just buy the things you need.
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