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Quote from: alastantiger on February 06, 2024, 04:33:47 PM

Are there any potential benefits that can arise from inflation, recession, or economic downturns? As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. We see an example when people in a country are faced with very imports duty that individuals there become inspired to establish local businesses and initiate domestic production and start consuming locally as an alternative to imported goods. While this approach might prove successful in certain countries, others may encounter obstacles such as high operating costs and countless taxes on startups. This is a challenge that discourages local production. Despite these challenges, do you think there are still opportunities during economic downturns?

The economic cycle goes through natural booms and busts, in the good times people spend a lot and eventually they spend too much - often becoming wasteful with fanciful projects. All sorts of triggers can then flip the switch, causing creditors to call in their debts and stop lending so much. This causes good businesses to tighten their belts, optimize and become more efficient with their money, they start to look closely at all their outgoings again to trim the excess. Badly run companies or those that refuse to adapt to the new environment may often fail, but the most successful companies are never static or only survive through the good times. There is definitely a sense of renewal and removal of inefficient companies when you're at the bottom of the cycle.

Quote from: alani123 on January 31, 2024, 06:04:02 AM

This is another form of scam I've seen being promoted heavily.
So if you have even the slightest interest towards sports, you're likely to follow some teams' or atheles' social media accounts.
Instagram tends to freely share your personal information with "advertisers" which often just means scammers.
So this scam is often targeting sports fans through Instagram and Facebook.
And if you or your friends follow something related to gambling or sports you're likely to be targeted by such ads promoting this scam.

So let's examine what this scam is about.
If you click into an ad promoting this type of scam, you'll be prompted into a Telegram channel where supposedly information about fixed matches is provided.
As you probably already know, scammers love telegram.
The room will be populated with a long history of highly polished messages about supposed information and past success stories.
However, what matters most is the most recent message in the channel.
This message will mention the exact score of a supposed fixed match.

What's the catch?
Well... This match doesn't exist. Perhaps the teams will sound a little plausible, but then they will say [U23], which means that you can't bet on such a match anywhere.
The whole allure of this scam is to actually put your money in THEIR recommended bookmaker because it's going to be the only one accepting bets on this otherwise fictional match.
And then you'll be met with the harsh reality that this bookmaker only actually takes deposits, no withdrawals!

The above is a rating someone left for this fake bookmaker called SpaceXlife. It appears that this scam operation has been running for 2 months.
Probably once the scammers feel like they've made enough they'll just switch to a new name and website.

All this might sound too obvious to you but people unaccustomed to online gambling could easily fall victim to something like this.
It's sad how social media has made the process of scamming so streamlined actually...

The idea that people are out there pretending to offer fixed match insider information is ridiculous, although they will probably have snagged some people if they make the pitch convincing enough. Some people are just too susceptible or gullible to greed, but we all learn through our mistakes. The main problem with such an idea is quite frankly, match fixing itself is illegal in most jurisdictions which makes it a dumb thing to advertise if you were doing it. Besides that, the actual people - the players - never want it to be known that they are effectively cheating and rigging the game, as it would crush their career. Then you have the idea that if everyone can find out what fixes are taking place, the bookmakers stop offering profitable odds on those markets.

Quote from: CreatorofTronWinner on December 13, 2023, 02:05:05 PM

Average person don't have access to capital flow.
And cryptocurrency should be working that way like the average person so everybody can have access to capital and make wealthy themselfes and family.
Now If you go to the bank to ask money even If they see you have good skills good knowledge they still don't give you If you not meet the criteria of requirements.
But to meet with those requirements it's allmost impossible. (The game is rigged)
And even If you get the funds you pay back with high % you end up just working for those who got money it's humilation but all they have done is just they been born into right family the upper class to get good education so they can be privileged and If you meet with them and talk many of them they are not genius at all but what they have in common is that they want to get profit from someone else hard work and they can do that only because they are the very few people who got access to capital and most of the people don't.

I happened to watch "dragon den" show i see that people there they acting like big hedge funds does it so they just looking for people who want to be working for them for just little money what they offering so all those talented people will do the hard work and top on that they agree to get humilated on tv and then they will be working for capitalists, it's always easy to do business If you have access to capital and money that's the key to keep you poor.
With cryptocurrency everybody can access to endless liquity and finances and that's nice the average person without education or even financial background can earn money here without rigged rules or restrictions.

Let's cut the long story short the system doesn't serve us the way we can be wealthy.
Cryptocurrency is here no restrictions no limits and only your imagination how much you can earn.

The banking system works on trust, it is really quite simple. Banks are companies, they make their profits from the gap between taking in deposits (which they may pay a certain reward on in the form of an interest rate) and being allowed to lend out a certain leveraged amount in the form of loans. They are not designed to give money away and have to do their due diligence on anyone who wants to borrow money, if they don't do it properly then you end up with a situation like the 2008 financial crisis. They have a regulator who is meant to keep order and check on things. Lots of people have wonderful ideas, but are unable to compose useful products and services that fill a niche at the right price, which is why so many people get turned down for bad concepts.

Quote from: Richbased on January 28, 2024, 03:44:44 PM

Gambling though is a risky game that the chances of winning and losing is in equilibrium but however in other for one to have a possibility of winning, it requires a steady income.

Having a steady and regular income is very important as a gambler because it would enable you to scrap out money you should use for gambling, feeding, taking care of yourself and family and other miscellaneous.

A gambler who has a steady and regular income can have the possibility of winning because his gambling habit can not affect his personal obligations as a man even if he's an addict because being addicted to gambling doesn't actually implies that one will eventually stake all his money on bets but rather someone who plays gambling frequently. By having a steady income, he can take care of other life responsibilities without being affected by his gambling activities and moreover, someone who have a stable income can be aiming to win higher amount in his bets and might be lucky of winning one day and use the money to establish an investment.

Your thoughts on this

Unless you are playing poker or somehow sports betting at a very profitable level, then you're unlikely to be able to make a livable income stream out of gambling. That means you must devote a large chunk of your life to a regular paying job or creating your own business to earn money. This also gives you an invaluable insight into how hard it is to earn your money and for me at least, makes me much more careful about the entertainment that I spend it on. The key is to keep it as a bit of fun, when you start trying to think of it as a guaranteed thing, you're likely to lose focus and start overreaching. Try to avoid setting goals in gambling as well, because often times it is completely out of your hands and subject to huge variance.

Quote from: WinningJoy on February 03, 2024, 10:59:51 AM

The Current World Financial System Is Rule Based Order, The New One Must Not
Source: https://youtu.be/SlKp97QfRuU

The truth is the current world financial system is rule based order, it is never fully fiat.
There are some kind of secret rule of inserting money that very little people and entities know.
If I not wrong, that system exist since 1940s.

But you should not care much for it is just waste of time.

All you need to know is the new financial system must not rule based order.
Whether it “replace/destroy” or “coexist” the current rule based financial system or not, it just does not matter much because nothing can last forever.

So what is a non rule based financial system?
Well, it is a system that contain many smaller systems within.

The current cryptocurreny system is an example of that but that is not good enough for various reasons.

Most likely the current world war chaos conflict is all because of the current world financial system.

I do think the current conflict will only end when a new real non rule based financial system information/concept that many nations can agree appear.

But the sad part is not many of them willing to “invest” in me the one who is holding that sacred information.

Macro issue is very complicated with most of you so I should stop here.
If any of you want more information, then please contact me in private as soon as possible before I gone fully offline.

Best Regard,
The Savior Messiah Buddha

People who spout nonsense like "we must not have order" are utter morons. Order means that you get road networks, internet access like the kind that powers this forum, it brings medicine and healthcare to the sickest people, it means police exist to at least try to enforce laws, it is what keeps power plants running so we're not all freezing to death in the middle of winter and it all revolves around having a functioning monetary system that can be trusted. The only people that are interested in seeing that not exist are leaches or people who contribute nothing to society but bad ideas. If you want to live in a country where chaos rules, then move to somewhere like North Korea where you will have absolutely nothing, or less than nothing.

Quote from: Lida93 on December 10, 2023, 11:55:58 AM

Hey house someone need a few clips here, don't know if a post of this exact nature has been discussed though.

In a situation where the both spouse are gamblers. Husband gambles, wife gambles, how can both of them manage the situation in terms of finance and the family affairs especially when children are now involve so that the time both spends on gambling doesn't affect family moments and affairs in general.

Would it help if one of the couple quit for the other and if that's the case who should quit for who.

Maybe a better question is who is safe to gamble, because there are too many scenarios where people should not be playing and should quit it altogether. Having a fair amount of disposable income is a good start, far too many people who are barely scraping by money-wise still think it is a good idea to spend what little they have on extremely speculative and zero sum games like this. Which is highly dependent on a second criteria - you need to understand the basic math involved with betting, and that you are more likely to be killed by a shark, than you are to make it big in a place like a casino - all the games you're pouring money in have been statistically rigged against, but occasionally you'll get little cookies back that trick your brain into believing you're a winner. Do your research and understand how the numbers really work before giving up your hard earned cash.

Quote from: Bitco55 on January 31, 2024, 03:44:52 PM

So, I watched a video recently where the guest speaker said, that if he gets the opportunity to advise teens in high school he would tell them not to study economics, and it made me scared because I'm studying economics. So, it was like... ' Did I make the wrong choice or something? '. Moving further in the video, I realized that what he was saying and explaining had already been said by my economics lecturer before.

"Economics is a day-to-day practice and is an easy endeavor made difficult for study reasons", he usually said. Watching the video to the end, I asked myself, "If I had the opportunity to go back in time would I pick another course to study? " And the answer was ..." No". And if I have the opportunity to advise any high school student about courses to choose... I'd say "Economics". The more people learn about even basic economics, the better the economy of countries.

So, if you had the opportunity to advise people about courses to choose In University, what would it be and why?

It is a bit of a dilemma really, because universities increasingly see and treat their students are a business enterprise. The more people they can hook in and train, the more money they are able to get for this "business". This leads to an explosion in courses which offer questionable value and may not be worth the money in the long term, or simply flooding the market with too many people for a niche topic. However it has also created a situation where unless you board the train or play the game, you will always be at a disadvantage in the jobs market against candidates who can put any form of qualification on their CV - like a university degree of any kind. Even lower entry level jobs these days are (sometimes unreasonably) expecting these sort of candidates.

Quote from: Fiatless on February 02, 2024, 08:57:45 PM

My neighbor has tuberculosis and from the information I gathered from a reliable source, his case is so severe. He is at the lung cavitation stage of the disease and he has been advised to avoid overcrowded environments for his health and the safety of others. But my neighbor who is a responsible gambler will always visit physical betting shops. Some physical gambling shops in my area are poorly ventilated and they could be overcrowded and stuffy. Sometimes you could see that he is struggling to remain in the casino shop and such cases he would be coughing heavily. I have told him to focus on online gambling but he told me that he is more entertained in physical bet shops.

Betting with online gambling firms will shield you from contracting communicable diseases because you are all alone in a comfortable atmosphere. My neighbor's behavior has made me focus only on crypto casinos because I am scared of my health. Don't get me wrong there are many well-built and very comfortable physical casinos that offer quality services, but when you are an online gambler you will not need to worry about the health concerns of fellow gamblers.

Sounds like a bit of a catch-22 situation really, because you're right that it's possible to catch more communicable diseases in these environments, but it might also have been one of the limited options this person was using for exercise. Let's say someone in this situation is heavily house bound, maybe just making outside visits for shopping and visiting these gambling shops. Exercise is important, even if only going for a walk it will stretch the legs and improve circulation. If you lower the amount of physical activity someone is doing, when they are already doing minimal amounts, it might actually have a worse health outcome on them from that perspective. You'll also find that many gambling shops have actually upped their game when it comes to cleaning, since the threat of Covid which was leading to many being wiped out unless they took such action.

Quote from: Broly46 on February 03, 2024, 09:20:41 PM

i cant help. but seeing everything is in the rapid decline, I'm not know-it-all immortal being, but the rate of declining is insane. everyone treating life as YOLO, like the VIDEO GAME, where you can reset and replay the GAME again!

it is not real! the system clearly is getting glitched and out of control, I dont know what better words to describe this phenomena, education is on the rapid decline to a point it is like a city where simon quest occured, and the town is ravaged of gossip that is not true but a big LIES, such as "dont look at the death star or you would die!" the fittest survivalism is going full throttle, it is unbelievable some global power must be behind this insane decivilization, idk how they did so, they doing this virtually undetectable. can this be made into a film or into history chapter?

Or none of you have aware of what I'm talking about? it is scary moment I'm seeing something totally abnormal around me.

there is nothing I can do in real life, got totally silenced, this is where I can even sound my concern.

what I fear most is the lifespan would soon decline to cowboy age where average life of the peasant is about 30yo due to the poor healthcare and knowledge, also based on barbaric cowboy beating each other on street trying to impress girls.

In the era of Tiktok and endless scrolling, we are being psychologically trained to have ever shorter attention spans, which is basically the definition of attention deficit disorder. This makes it harder to concentrate or wider tasks or productive projects, but it's only one piece of a much wider puzzle. Humanity itself has overtaken and consumed this planet, constantly accessing ever more resources but there is always a tipping point. We see it with climate change, where the world is slowly heating up and those heat changes can also subtly effect our wider behaviors, but it takes place over a long time. Life expectancy is stalling a bit, but then again it is to be expected because the body does degrade at a certain rate over time as DNA and cell production gets weaker.

Quote from: alani123 on January 26, 2024, 10:51:55 PM

I think there should be more discussion warning about scams here.
This particular scam is pretty old, and goes all the way back to a time where slot machines were physical coin toss and lever machines with actual spinning parts.
Back then it would actually kind of make more sense. A "loaded" machine could in theory give out more rewards.
But people unaware to the scam wouldn't know that hitting a jackpot doesn't actually pay from the money the machine holds anyway even back then. So we're talking about a scam that has been around for ages actually.

But surprisingly it's made a resurgence.
There's scammy ads and promotions all around. Someone claiming that if you pay them x amount of money, they'll give you some very secretive sets of information about what slot games to play and when, in order to get surewins.

It's important to emphasize that this is an outright scam. Slot machines, especially virtual ones, are based on chance alone.
So the term "loaded slot machine" does not apply at all. If you have ever seen someone believing in this myth, do your best to dispel it.
If we're going to gamble, at least we should be educated about it and do it in a healthy manner, without falling into the trap of fallacies.

There is nothing particularly sophisticated in this scam, it just leads back to the old adage - a fool and his money are easily parted. Anyone who uses just a little bit of common sense would determine that what you've described is complete and utter rubbish. You have really got to be desperate and suspend all rational thinking in order to go along with something like this. Like with many things in life, just stick to a few ideas like "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" and "Why if this is such a successful and money making endeavor, would someone be selling this magical trick and not milking it for every penny themselves?". Honestly, it's such a dumb concept that people who lose money to it might need to be taught that lesson the hard way, because it's the only way they will learn - with a painful memory.

Quote from: tjtonmoy on January 05, 2024, 04:59:10 PM

If you want to get rich, you have to become immune to the money.

What does it mean?

Do not desire your own money. It turns you from a producer to a consumer.
Do not desire the money of others. Envy is a deadly sin. Because it will distract you from your own mission.
Do not desire the money you will make in the future. Desire good work right now, You don't want cash in, you want to serve.

Only this way you will get rich from zero.

How true is it? I want to ask the successful people here in this forum. What kind of rules or strategies that you guys use which led you to your success?

This is just advice for having a good and healthy life in general. You should not envy what other people have and keep your head down with hard work. If you focus on improving yourself, you'll live a much happier life in general and nobody should be wasting their time wondering what other people are doing. You should definitely be putting any money you are able to get to work however, as too many people out there will frivolously spend on unnecessary rubbish. Not sure about point number three however, because people should often be seeking out ways to improve their own salary if they want to stay ahead in life, the minimum wage is always creeping up and often employers will take advantage of any people who don't ask for raises.

Quote from: PytagoraZ on January 31, 2024, 01:58:06 PM

VPN is something that is popular and widely used, including for gambling. Regardless of privacy issues or access to sites that are prohibited in a country. Regardless of whether a casino's policy allows the use of vpn or not, are there any differences in protection for gamblers when they come from countries where gambling is legal?

Such as protection for gamblers who are cheated by casinos because their games are considered suspicious or because their accounts are blocked unilaterally by the casino. If yes, how do report it? if there isn't then there is no difference between countries that legalize gambling and those that don't

If you want to be safe when using a gambling site, you should really avoid ever using a VPN, as you will often find that they are explicitly restricted and forbidden in many terms. They unfortunately are often used by cheaters and abusers to hide, which makes them a target for casino companies who can only block them to avoid issues. They are often also shared between many users, which mean you might get accidentally mistaken for someone breaking the rules as there are few ways to identify you reliably outside of the IP address. If a casino does not want your business, because of jurisdiction limitations, you might set yourself up for failure when trying to cash out when you have to supply identity documents that say you are in a country they've banned from accessing the site.

Quote from: Bitco55 on January 31, 2024, 02:45:27 PM

A wise man once said "Entrepreneurs are problem solvers" usually looking for new ways and solutions to both existing and newly discovered problems. So, the word innovation and entrepreneurship work hand in hand and cannot be put separately

Although the words business and Entrepreneurship have been used interchangeably they aren't the same. While Entrepreneurship has to do with the indulgence and bringing up of something new despite the risk, while, business has to do with capital and profit straight up. Here, you buy other people's products and sell them at a higher price.
Both have risks, but that of Entrepreneurship spells out risk itself. Even though I can't shake off the fact that entrepreneurship is simply capitalizing on People's problems to make a profit, I can say that entrepreneurship has positively helped a lot of people.

So, if you had the opportunity to invest your money into something would it be to start up something regardless of the amount of risks that come with it, or would you rather open a business or make a simple investment into assets?

Maybe it's more like problem solvers are entrepreneurs, instead of the other way around. People who are looking for better ideas and ways to improve the situation around them, will naturally make good entrepreneurs but they may choose to stay within an organization or company, rather than branching out to do their own thing. You can be a problem solver without wanting to bother with creating your own company or taking major risks however, some people get very well compensated within existing companies for doing just that. It's also possible to solve problems by over engineering as well - if you make something vastly more complicated or expensive, it is not necessarily a better solution for the majority of people.

Quote from: JustineCollins09 on January 16, 2024, 12:28:20 PM

I am curious to know who are their targeted audience and at what age group. In general gambling people target countries like thailand more but probably this is not the case with crypto. Do they target nerds or total dumbs? How efficient they are between their marketing tactics?

They will use every trick they can use and they are always looking for the best trade off, between cost to purchase marketing and converting users into paying customers. Often once they reach "critical mass" and become self sustaining, they will often have a lot more freedom to test different advertising mechanisms out. They may even float them for many months or even years if they are at the right price point, just on the off chance that low key adverts could send one or two whales their way which they may not even be able to measure. They are primarily looking for betting people, plenty of them might have intelligent but they have a blind spot when it comes to pouring their money into these games or they do it with eyes wide open.

Quote from: EluguHcman on January 31, 2024, 10:54:01 PM

This might appear a mere or cranky question but yeee. Its been one of the interesting discussions raised by the average and vulnerable citizens in the country usually at when the masses feels the governments are playing over their intelligences and making caricature of them and yet this question keep staying questionable even after being answered.
Question: Why does the independent, developed and productive countries still borrows money from the World Bank even when they have enough to execute their excused reasons given why they have to borrows the money?
I am interested about this because in my country, we are independent and a productive country with revenues ought to be contented enough to execute the projects in demands of what they still borrows from the World Bank for and yet there is no economical improvements in the country instead we are running economical backwards.

You say this is happening, and maybe it is, but why don't you give an example of these countries that are in such dire straits that they have to borrow when they can supposedly afford it already? I can't say I know of any examples, the world bank is the equivalent of a pay day lender, no government wants to go cap in hand to them as it admits their country has hit rock bottom. There are often some quite heavy strings attached to unlocking loans from the world bank, like concrete steps and law changes that could be very uncomfortable for certain established powers, like oligarchs who might have their little fiefdoms threatened and try to strike back at politicians. You might think you live in a productive country, but it's a race to the bottom and hard to be profitable these days.

Quote from: DubemIfedigbo001 on February 01, 2024, 05:53:39 PM

Gambling addiction has been known to be associated with serious funds loss, bankruptcy, unsettled loan involvements, properties auctioning and other irritable financial behaviors that depicts frustration and desperations from the victims.
A little more observation shows clearly other effects of such addiction to just not the addict alone, but those around them, be it friends, family or neighbors. Here are a few of them:

Negative impression on children/ dependents: His addiction can corrupt the good intentions of the younger generation looking up to him for inspiration, they may grow up to see gambling as a way of life and follow the wrong footprints.

Decrease in overall productivity of individual: Addiction reduces the value that you add to wherever you are engaged career wise as you are mostly distracted with gambling thereby reducing your commitment and dedication to your duties, this might significantly reduce the overall company productivity and lead to job loss.

health Challenges: A gambling addict is always under pressure and tension and as such is prone to health challenges like high blood pressure, depression, and on the part of his people, they might be suffering from the psychological implications of his lifestyle which includes social stigma.

violence : most gambling addicts are prone to violent behaviors owing to anger issues from much losses and this might greatly affect his relationship with his immediate family and people around him who might start seeing him as a wild animal.

your contributions are very much welcome as we learn together the many demerits of gambling addiction to inform both those currently addicted and intending addicts of the dangers of that irrational lifestyle.

What I've seen in life so far is that there are many different personalities, which can be a product of their upbringing and environment, but you can have people who lived poor and happy, or those who lived rich and angry - with the whole spectrum in between. If someone has got hate or nasty traits in their heart, to blame gambling on amplifying them is a bit of a cop out, if it wasn't betting they might still be likely to express those traits being triggered by something else. Stress can really mess people up and will bring out the best or the worst in some, but it doesn't excuse bad behavior. Knowing how to be a good loser, self evaluation on how to avoid that predicament in future and when to leave is one of the important things to learn in life, instead of taking it out on others.

Quote from: Hewlet on January 30, 2024, 11:08:42 AM

We know that regardless of the prospect of any business or investment, understanding the risk involved in the business is an integral part of the consideration one should consider before venturing into the business and when it comes to bitcoin investment, it's very basic yo know that the major risk associated with it are just a few of the ones below which could either be issue relating to hacking, lost or misplaced seed phrase or possibly sending your crypto holding to the wrong address considering it irreversible nature.

In our normal business we have risk also that are damn much which could range from fire outbreak, stealing, bad market, spoilage and lots of other factor that makes starting a physical business very risky and to have high possibility of yielding great loss.

so my question is, which is more risky?

A). Running a physical business that has a whole lot of risk associated with it or

B) running an online investment with high risk of hack that could result in you loosing all your asset.

This isn't really a sensible comparison. A business produces something, it turns a good or service into revenue and ideally a profit. People tend to run a business if they can see a profit in it, whether that is going into a steady mainstream company like a barber, electrician or dentist. Optionally you have high risk businesses that try to be pioneers in new areas which may have zero competition or heavy competition, like marketing or trying to get in early on a new product that is hyped up at the moment - think fidget spinners. Whereas buying bitcoin is doing nothing of the sort, you are simply buying with the belief that you will one day be able to sell it at a higher price, when none of us really have an idea which will it will go, continue upwards or get displaced by something that causes it to trend downwards.

Quote from: Getmon on February 01, 2024, 02:12:10 AM

When I saw a survey indicating that the majority of voters chose the player that only a handful of experts expect to win over the player that has proven to be more dominant, it blew my mind.

I am talking about the boxing match between former champion and big star Anthony Joshua and mma star Francis Nganou. However, I remember not long ago I refused to place a wager on Real Madrid because I desired Girona to win La Liga. In addition, wagering against the Los Angeles Lakers when matched with the best NBA teams is difficult for me.

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

This is perhaps leaning into the realm of personal biases and deep subconscious discrepancies that are hard for a gambler to understand. It is why clean and simple, mathematics driven odds simulation by the data scrapers that allow bookmakers to come up with odds, will always beat the average joe who will generally be poor at making anything beyond a simple decision, like a top league football team beating a lower league football team being statistically likely to happen. When you get into things like multi bets, most individuals won't stand a chance at winning them consistently over the long term and they are one of the most profitable areas for sportbooks. People naturally tend to drift towards familiarity and it is quite impossible to stay up to date with all teams and players at a reasonable level.

Quote from: bitzizzix on February 01, 2024, 02:48:04 AM

Quitting smoking has two big benefits, and I've been doing it for over 3 months. And both can be said to be long-term investments, apart from long-term health, the money used to buy cigarettes can also be used to invest and I invested in Bitcoin.
In one month I can spend approximately $90 to buy cigarettes, and the price of the cigarettes I buy is around $2/pack for one pack a day and sometimes more than one pack.
And by quitting smoking, I was able to increase my regular monthly Bitcoin purchases from a portion of my monthly salary as well as $90 per month in cigarette money.
And I definitely felt a difference in my health and also saw a difference in my Bitcoin holdings after increasing my purchases, and I wish I could do it forever. Honestly, even though I don't do it, sometimes I am still tempted to want to smoke again when hanging out with friends and also at certain moments.
And the strong reason I stopped smoking was because my wife likes to nag me if I smoke at home because I have small children, and over time I decided to stop smoking. And previously I tried it several times but failed, and now I haven't smoked for more than 3 months and I hope I can do it forever because it has two extraordinary benefits. Health and can increase my investment.

Everyone who smokes should seriously seek to stop, I did it for a long time myself. It is a disgusting habit that will send your teeth yellow, give you awful ashtray breath, make your clothes and anything you touch stink along with destroy your health. You might start in your teens or in your twenties, but by the time you hit your 30's or 40's it is not impossible to stop, you just have to mentally prepare for it and be aware of all the things that trigger you, then have a plan for keeping your hands and mind busy - the urges to pick up a cigarette are strong at the beginning, but as you reformulate your life back to normality, it gets so much easier. 6 months or even a year in you'll have saved yourself a massive amount of waste and misery in so many different ways.

Quote from: CryptSafe on January 31, 2024, 07:07:38 PM

Recently, I have come across a post on this board that has to do with something related to superstitious beliefs and gambling. In the post, the poster was giving an instance where somebody's father gave him a game to play and he ignored it, and when the game ended, it happened that what he was given happened to be the result of the game, and the same thing repeated itself the second time where his father came again and asked him why he did not play the game and gave him another, which he failed to play again. However, I am meant to understand that some people go as far as visiting seers and the rest of the spiritual houses to help them play or see the outcome of the games they want to play so they can win big.

So I was wondering if there is any connectivity here, or do you believe such could happen in your own situation? Can you do such a thing to win? Have you had the experience of going to such places to seek predictions on how the outcome or results of games could be if they worked in your favor or not? Have you had anyone say or tell you such before and how their experience was?

Let us discuss and share your experience so that people could hear and learn from your story in the quest for you to win a game that led you to doing or going that extra miles in such engagement.

This seems to almost delve into the religious side of things again, or pretty much the super natural is another way to spin it. At this point, you've decided to stop finding your faith in science and basic mathematical odds, in the hope that "thoughts and prayers" will magically make you rich, because that is what everyone is essentially looking for when gambling. That itself, the underlying greedy, would tend to go against many things that so-called spiritual leaders are against - they teach to be humble, selfless, and giving - not wasteful. All that money you're pouring in the hopes of multiplying many fold, and not to give away after you win, is purely for your own self interest. It's just a layer of hypocrisy if anyone does this, but I don't think they do.