Some misconceptions that some people have is that investing and Hodling any cryptocurrency can make them rich.
Correction: Not all cryptocurrency should be invested in, care has to be taken in choosing what to invest in. Bitcoin is always the recomended because of it track record and reputation.

Another is that their one time investment in cryptocurrency say bitcoins without follow up investments is enough to bring them wealth.
Correction: Investing ones in bitcoins is not enough, to get the best from bitcoins, we need as much bitcoins as we can keep, and the best way to get enough bitcoins is to continually invest regularly.

Some betting operators and bet shop owners do not care who they take money from for bets, so long as their pockets are enriched. It is not proper.

It is a very thin line between a homeless person and a mentally unstable person, sometimes you may mistake a man who is just homeless and leaves on the streets to be a mad or mentally unstable person, but it is not always true.

A homeless person has little hope, and betting or gambling and hoping to win may just be the last hope they have to at least get something from this life, If you think of it somehow, it can be sad to take away that last hope that they have got.

These are part of the everyday temptation that must be overcome, these are some of the temptation to distract you from hodling that which is really important these season where bitcoin value is about experiencing a surge.

Older investors in bitcoins know and are well aware of these kind of temptations at periods like this, so because of the experience they do not chase around projects that they just think will be the next big thing without carrying out their own research.

I imagine that an investor with a lot of bitcoins will not die pleasantly knowing that their bitcoins will be lost and will not be transferred to their family who may be in need of serious financial assistance. This is why I think that every investor should plan for their bitcoins like they were to die the next minute.

If you cannot trust a close member of your family, Your wife, your husband, your children, your brothers and sisters, then maybe you can get two lawyers who do not know each other and will be bound by law, split your seed phrase between the lawyers to deliver to your next of kin on the occasion of your death, timely or untimely.

A timelock can also be set, if you die before the time, and it is passed to your family, they will still need to wait for the time on the lock to elapse before they can assess it.

Okay, It is Royse's usual practice to always put up a notification that payment has been sent, I did not see that, that is why I dropped the reminder.

Thank you @examplens

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EDIT: Payment received.

Thanks Royse, Thanks Mixin team.

Have you on your own assisted someone in the capacity that you can? The people who cry the most that nobody is offering a helping hand to them are people who have never tried helping others. It is a natural law to get what you give, If you offer help, you will get help when you need it, if you do not offer help when you can, and also do not have a heart of helping others, help will be far from you when you need it.

Help others so you can get help.

The concept of being able to invest any amount you have in bitcoins makes it attractive and what attracted me to it. So far If I am to score myself on my accomplishments, I will say that I have accomplished something, but not the exact goal I hope to meet yet.

I wonder for the people who have said to meet/accomplish their target, what next for them?

I think a new target be set, instead of thinking that you have accomplished a lot already.

Sill waiting to get your notification Royse, this is a little reminder.

Compliments of the season.

We have seen scam casino's launch and run signature campaigns.

Yes, this is critical and important. No scam accusations, and quickly resolved complaints is a sign of credibility and seriousness.

This is a good criteria, because an active representative will be quick to answer to any complaint from any one here in this forum.

Reviews are good, but they cannot always be trusted.

It can also be a personality trait, some people naturally like to show-off, so at any slightest opportunity, they always try to show to the other person that they are more knowledgeable than the next person.

It can also be the excitement associated with learning something new, something which you will like to share to anyone you know.

Newbies like this need to advised to try to keep things to themselves, or even if they want to talk about it, it should be to people with whom a conversation with will add to your knowledge.

You are simply saying so because you are not an addict to gambling, and since you have never been there, you see it as something very easy to do. It is easy to criticize people from outside, when you have never been in their shoes.

Lack of self control is the primary characteristic of a gambler, so if a gambler cannot control themselves, it simply means that they are getting addicted to gambling, or addicted already.

You cannot expect consistent good results from games that you have little knowledge about. You may be lucky ones, as beginners luck, but if you fail to get knowledge about the game you are playing and know more, beginners luck is not constant, you will loose woefully, and a lot of money until you prioritize knowledge.

Knowledge is essential in skill based games to ensure that you have fun, in luck based games, you can gamble freely without any knowledge and still have some fun.

The owners of these local betting shops try to make as much profit as possible, so they limit their staff requirement to less than five just so they do not have to pay so much salaries. The few people that they employ are the people who help bettors place their bets, they are the cleaners, they are also the security and every other job position that is required.

If your money makes it to the local gambling shop, I do not think you can be hijacked there. The danger is when you win a huge sum from these shops, and you are given cash, and then you need to take it home.

First, MTN changed their slogan from "Everywhere you go" to "What are we doing today", because they know that they are really not everywhere like their slogan claims. MTN can sometimes and in some places as poor as Glo can be. So person for Nigeria need to get like two of more sim cards to be able to switch to the other if one has poor reception.

It cost a lot to install a Mast, Service providers have to be sure that they can make back the money they have used to invest in these masts before they approve such a project. Some areas already dominated by other service providers and places with low population are discouraging places to set up masts.

If you give people this advice, you are endorsing gambling without a budget or a set amount of money. Do not increase bet while gambling, it can be a big trap, in a situation where you increase your bets because you are winning, then loose it all after enjoying a winning streak.

Set a gambling budget each time you want to gamble, do not try to increase it as you gamble, it is not a good practice to gamble without a limit or budget.

Comfort is a drug and is very addictive, due to the comfort and ease that it provides. Online casinos generally offer ease of access from anywhere provided that you have an internet access. Physical casinos and gambling places maybe comfortable and easy depending on the distance and location of the place from your home. If it is close to you, there will be ease, if it isn't then it becomes difficult and may affect your decision to gamble always.

Before online gambling, there always have been addicts to gambling. Online gambling merely increased the chances of being addicted and then also the number of persons who can get addicted.

Merry Christmas to everyone in this forum too.

There is usually a lot of pressure to spend because of the festivities of the day. In where I am from, many people will always demand that you celebrate the Christmas for them, which is an indirect way of demanding that you give them money. Sometimes it is difficult to avoid these people, and you may come under the pressure to change some bitcoins out of the budget for fiat to settle these people.

Avoid it! Do not fall under this pressure!!

If you think bitcoin is too expensive, then be ready to carry to carry the cost of regrets later when you discover that you did not have to wait until you were able to afford 1btc or more before you could own some bitcoins. Many bitcoin holders currently do not have up to one bitcoin in their holding, they are using any free cash they have to purchase as much satoshis as they can because even with their satoshis, they will still be profit from bitcoins although not so much as those with more bitcoins.

Your opportunity to invest is now.

Thank you Royse, thank you mixin team, I always appreciate any opportunity to serve.

It is a business strategy to dominate the market, so that regardless of the option of casino chosen by a gambler to gamble in, they still will be the the ones to profit. They create the competition with themselves. This business strategy works for some business owners who understand the risk involved, have the capital for it too before engaging in such diversification. But for others who do not understand the risks, and are not sure about the capital, it ends up being a bad choice for them as it will also sink the other casino businesses that they have if they are not lucky.