Faith in magic internet money

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I haven't spoken much about my wife, Faith, here on steem; She maintains a no-social-media policy which I think is cool. She's a private person really, one who doesn't like drawing attention to herself, so she gets somewhat annoyed when I use a picture of her here. Still, I live life on the edge sometimes, and am so proud of her that I continue to do it...Shh, don't tell her.

She's also disinterested in crypto currency.

I talk about steem prices being up, bitcoin heading down and it doesn't mean anything to her. Magic internet money doesn't seem real to her. She's right of course...To some extent. I think it's something that many people feel...People tend to fear or scorn what they don't understand. It's human natures and somewhat understandable.

I don't have mountains of crypto; A tiny bit is probably the best way to describe my holdings.

I build it through content-creation on steem and occasionally, when finances permit, I buy a little (a very little) here and there along with the metals I stack. I have hope that these small amounts will reward me us in the future.

My wife won't see it as real money until it pays off our house mortgage or allows us to leave work and travel the world using it. She needs to see it transform into something tangible.

Don't make the mistake of thinking she's unimaginative though, she's not. She's just pragmatic. She has run our business for 28 years and has to deal with absolutes. Real life isn't a Harry Potter movie and until crypto starts to show something real in return it doesn't get her very excited. Still, she allows me to babble on about it, and she loves me enthusiasm.

I made a few trades on Bittrex recently and whilst the numbers are laughingly small they were positive. I may look back and grin knowingly about them as I spend the funds at some stage.

Faith and I were talking about it and for the first time I saw a spark in her eyes. Not at the figures or my positive trades per se, but about the fact that this whole thing could make a difference in life. She's still well and truely grounded about it, but by the conversation I could tell she's a little more open to the scenario of magic internet money turning into something real for us.

She often asks me, "when will you sell some?" I get it, that's the pragmatist in her saying, it's not real until its real. I guess I can't answer that though, other than to say I'll sell some when I can turn it into a real benefit in the real world. I don't want to be bitcoin-pizza-guy afterall.

I am not going to lie; I'm here for crypto currency, but that's only part of the story. I have no other social media outlet so love the writing and engagement and content-creating on steem has benefits from that angle, over and above the steem I earn. If it all turns to a pile of steaming poo the fun or enjoyment factor will at least have had some benefit.

The day I switched my focus on steem to finding greater reward from the writing, engaging, learning, teaching and simple pleasure of interacting with people like you was the day the pressure valve released and it became much more enjoyable. I'm lucky to have made that paradigm-shift early on. Sure, the crypto-aspect is there, but it's less important at the moment.

How about you? Do you find benefit here over and above the crypto/financial reward? Feel free to comment.

I hope to repay Faith for all of those hours I'm off on my computer writing posts for steem; I hope crypto currency does that for me. Will I be disappointed if it doesn't work out favourably? Sure I will, but I will have the non-crypto-reward I find here to fall back on and that's not at all bad.

Here's the thing...I rarely say I told you so. However I'm making this promise right now...I will say it to Faith, if and when, we are overseas in a beautiful location, enjoying a beverage and nice food whilst looking at an amazing view...Paid for by crypto earned on steem! I think she'd be ok with it under those circumstances and my faith in magic internet money will be vindicated.

Thanks for reading.


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Images taken whilst we were on a bike riding tour around the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris. Yep, that's what she wore to go bike riding...Nutbag huh? Lol.



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I don'y want to be bitcoin-pizza-guy afterall.

well you do have to figure that he is the one that gave BTC value and started this whole thing of. That is kind of a big deal

And what your wife is concerned. I have the same at home. she lets me putter around in my crypto stuff and hopes it will bring something. She even went as far as to buy 500chf of Steem at 0.15 on @yogacoach but does not really post. She did like the value today though (I only show her when its up)

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The value is up today? Well, that's good news for sure, although I'm not selling so doesn't make much difference to me just yet.

I don't know much about that guy who bought a pizza with BTC, only that it happened and that he burned a whole lot of BTC. No pizza for me tonight, but having take out Indian food...Paying with fiat though. 🙂

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What's in a name, eh?! Your beautiful Faith with her faith in you and your faith in the possibilities of crypto aligns with our story (me and my Steem man). Sadly he had to give up Steemit for all the stresses of the community hostility the content side of it brought with it. I keep clean of all financial pipe-dreams (oops, sorry, did I just betray an utter lack of faith in crypto currency myself?); so in comparison to us, I take my hat off to you as a one-man band of content writer and investor. Pass on my thumbs up to your elegant wife for her unconditional support and I shall be visualising her on the Champs Elysée or walking through the lavender fields in support of her.

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You won her favour with that lavender image...She loved purple. I'm lucky to have such a loyal and supportive person in my life. After 33 years together we are as strong and close as we were ever before. She is my one great success, and she calls me hers...So, it works nicely I think.

Have a great weekend.

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(Sorry to hear hostility from elements of the community forced your guy away. Makes me angry.)

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I hope we will all get to enjoy some benefits from the crypto attached to what we do here on steem😀 Great to see steem value going up lately.

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Yes, let's hope for all of us it goes all the way huh? Happy days when that happens.

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Haha, you're dead if she ever picks up that phone and sees!

I came here for the crypto but now I'm here for the fun. It's the best way to keep going!

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Well...She actually found out I used it just now. She reckons all the earnings are hers! Lol. There's no point arguing. I'd lose.

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Lol. They are all hers!! But we all knew that. I am resigned to the good lady playing claim to all mine!

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It's just the way if the world. I'm good with it though. She deserves it...No one else would be able to put up with me. 🙂

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Haha, I know that feeling. When you get the one that puts up with all of your nonsense you know you have a keeper!

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Yep...She's the best part of me.

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Aw, that's a lovely watt of putting it. I'm gonna steal that one :0)

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Does your wife has access to weaponry? HAD TO repost that cute smile!! (-8

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She shoots all of my guns, very proficiently I might add. :)

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Oops, just read my action 2 repost cannot be undone!

Whats next? The wars in this world have been fought for reasons less then this!

Women are suckers for flowers 2day, si?

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My wife doesn't believe in Valentines Day...The reason? Because I make every day of the year special for her, everyone should do for their partners.

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I think, your promise is not far away from being true, once the bull run happens. I have pretty much of my steems from my investment, but I never tell anyone in family :) Its just something I am gambling with. Works good, else ok.

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It's a good ethos to have...The it will work or it won't thing. I hope it works though, for all of our sakes. :)

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Faith and I were talking about it and for the first time I saw a spark in her eyes.

That's a sign of the bull market. I keep on seeing these almost every day. She will be rewarded for sure, this year or the next one, and good for her for not falling into social media.

I had a facebook account for eight years and it's a total crap. Twitter is way different though.

I avoid trading anymore as I always loose all my profits at some trade or another, but good luck to you!

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Yes, for her social media hold absolutely zero interest. Literally none! I like it that way as when we are together I don't have to worry about her checking her phone every three seconds. We have a good life together, and I credit some of that to the lack of social media.

Trading for me is a game...Like Monopoly I guess. If I lose then it's ok, I never risk more than I am prepared to lose. I don't actually trade much to be honest, and have my eye on only a couple of things that I buy up once I've sold something else.

Thanks for your luck, much appreciated. I work hard to create my own though, which works, or not, depending how the cards fall.

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First have a !BEER so that we can dicuss the post :)
I guess your wife has a lot in comment with mine. She isn't interested in social media neither. But she does have an Instagram account. No idea how active that she is there. She mostly uses my facebook account to follow up on people.
She also isn't interested in crypto at all. She does know that I did invest some money into and that at the moment I do have a red ROI.
She knows that I am activily involved on steem. But she never reads a post of mine, nor is she interested in the value of Steem. So, I do shut up about it untill I can sell some cryptos which will make our lives a little bit easier or so that we can afford something extra.

I don't think that there any right or wrong in both sides of the story. I guess we are more like small entreprenuers trying to build our own small brand. Trying to make some extra cash in the crypto space. With investing, placing games, writing non saying posts (in my case, not yours) and playing some games.

Cheers,
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My wife simply hates social media...She wont even talk about it. Just rolls her eyes and shuts off...Suits me fine as I don't care for it at all either.

I believe crypto will do something for Faith and I, will pay some sort of dividend although we have multiple investments and never rely on just the one to come good. To be honest, crypto for me is more of a game I guess, see how much I can accrue. If it is worth something at some stage then that'll be cool.

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Your wife sounds a lot like mine. I talk crypto’s with her and her eyes just roll. She is supportive but just really doesn’t care about what she calls internet Monopoly money.

Our steal as a couple is to move to Wyoming or Idaho here in the States and live off grid. If crypto ever makes that possible it would be amazing.

Keep up the good work. I really enjoy ready your post Mate!

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Thanks mate, I'm glad you find something in my posts interesting. I know not all of them appeal to everyone, but that's just the way life is right? Your crypto-getaway sounds great, sort of like our would be. I'm fortunate to have a wife that believes in my 100% and so supports all I do and lets me rave like a lunatic about internet money. Seems like your's is similar. We're lucky blokes huh?

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Beautiful lady.
It's pretty common in a couple, for one person to try and anchor the other when they're getting a little too enthused. A counter-weight so things don't get too crazy.

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Yep, she keeps me pretty grounded...Tells me off when I'm an idiot too...But is loyal as hell and has my back. I'm hoping crypto repays all her patience she has shown with me blogging here. :)

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Honestly, since I was active on Steemit. I made crypto for economic needs, as I said that me and my children needed it.
I have fallen in love with Steemit, very happy to hear that steem prices are starting to show an increase.
Thanks
Happy wekend My friend

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Many use steem for additional income, I hope the prices rise so they, and everyone else benefit.

Have a great weekend.

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Good day @galenkp, that was such a cute article, really liked it. Your Faith is beautiful, you are a very lucky man.😊
I totally agree with you about the social experience being the payoff, I steem on 'cos I enjoy reading about people from around the world.
It's fun. But if steem pays off with that magic internet money, let the sweed and I know which island and when, we'll be there.

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You and the Sewed will be welcome to the crypto-fest for sure! I hope it goes great and we're all there. So many I'd like to meet face to face.

Yes, she's a good girl...She says, almost every day, how lucky she feels to be with me...Not because of my looks because let's face it, I'm not the best in that department, but because of the life we have built around us and who we are as people together.

I don't know why she hangs around with me as I'm sure I'm a frustrating dude, but she does, is fiercely loyal, will stand shoulder to shoulder with me through anything and has eyes only for me. Nice huh?

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Thanks for the engage tokens my friend. thebigsweed and I are still new at the steem-engine gig.
I understand that many of the tokens can be given to others, it's just a matter of us learning how to operate the system. I have been trying to stake some beer tokens for the last several weeks with no success. We have learned so much and this is something we WILL LEARN, it just may take a little time.
Have a great weekend you guys!

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I think with ENGAGE one needs to have 1000+ of it to be able to hand it out.

@abh12345 should be able to answer any questions you have though.

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This is correct.

In light of current news, I wouldn't recommend buying ENGAGE.

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Six years ago my son @ryan313 turned us onto crypto. You talk about magic money, we just couldn't get our heads around blockchains, clouds, wallets, and almost everything this new technology was all about. Six years later, with my son at the helm and teaching me all of the time, I have been converted. I'm not one to change my ways, or thinking, but in this case I'm happy I was willing to listen.

I feel that over the next few months, with halving coming, we are in store for some exciting times ahead.

As you know, we also have a stash of metals, as a hedge for all of the shit about to hit the fan.
At this point cryptos also seem to be a good way of preparing for the future.

Have a wonderful day.

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It's great that you guys embraced it. I have tried to talk about it with my mother in-law and didn't get too far. I think I may be getting through to her about metals though with her thinking about some gold now.

I think it's wise to diversify and of course we can't always rely on the paper that governments call money can we?

Hope you have a great weekend in FL. 👍🏼

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Soon, paper money will be a thing of the past. I'm sure that one day our grandchildren will laugh and say, paper money, what the heck is that.
In the mean time, paper works for now.

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Yes, Intend to agree with you. It's fast becoming unusual to pay with paper. I've noticed in the last few months how surprised people are to see it. Some places already don't take cash.

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You’re right, nobody wants to be the next bitcoin pizza guy. This journey takes true patience 🙌

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Yes, patience for sure. It's a long-term thing. For me having the benefit of blogging adds a certain enjoyment and so I don't think too much about the magic internet money. It's just fun for me and if something financially rewarding comes out of it then great.

Thanks for responding.

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Well matey, I can tell you this... there is no feeling like like sitting down at a sunny beachside pub and tying into a cold pint after your cash out has cleared into your account. Keep plugging and keep Steeming and when we hit the next crazy bull run you’ll see what I mean. Given how distributed ledger tech is evolving it can be soundly argued that you still have gotten in early. Those little bits will add up, and your missus will soon be telling you to shut up and stop bragging. Trust me on this. Mine does all the time. :)

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Haha, you fill me with words of hope and visions of pints at the pub paid for by crypto! Glorious!

It sounds like you know your stuff, and have made some great choices, so I'll defer to your better understanding of it and simply push on collecting crypto and enjoying the blogging along the way. The early-adopter concept is one I hope rings true.

I'll be happy to have my wife get annoyed because of my perpetual crypto-grin and satisfaction that the magic internet money worked out for the best. 😁

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Do you find benefit here over and above the crypto/financial reward?

Meeting new people who are prepared to communicate, discuss variety of topics, where else have you found this online.

Benefit in learning something new in crypto technology, certain areas on how blockchain development is being implemented into real world, yes most definitely those prepared to read, you learn all the time, not only financial gain.

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Yes, I agree that there's more than financial gain here. Thanks for responding with a comment, I really appreciate it.

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Thanks for your response, we all took a step of faith moving onto blockchain, trust in each other, many thanks for token appreciated.

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I'm a bit like Faith in the sense that the true gravity of Steem and other crypto doesn't really touch me because I have yet to take anything out of the ecosystem. There are many reasons for this, one of which was the price dropping to the point where no one wanted to buy or sell at the meetings. That should hopefully change with the increase in the price.

I also wanted to avoid the exchanges if possible, and maybe start just selling $5 or $10 worth of Steem for cash (I've already bought Steem at the meetings, but I want to say that I have done both: buying and selling).

My goal is to start to encourage and reinforce the idea of why we are there, and build up small amounts of trust while not bankrupting anyone.

It does become real when writing a few blog posts and all of the engagement, and various activities on here do, in fact, start buying pizzas.

This has always been my issue with crypto. It needs to be a lot easier to convert to and from FIAT. It's getting better all of the time though.

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Seems like a good goal to have. I guess it's difficult to really plan too much with crypto as it is so new and a little unpredictable but stability will come I think and hopefully us early adopters will reap the rewards.

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Haha! "magic internet money" ...exactly how Mrs. J sees it too, couldn't care less about cryptos and especially steemit. But hey that purchase is encouraging, I saw the video call this morning, what'd you think?

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I haven't seen much. I spoke to my brother who filled me in. I think it's far too early to speculate on much though and for me it's business as usual until I hear differently. How about you? Whats your take on it?

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To me it's extremely encouraging because they're making tons of money over there, highly profitable, whereas Steem is losing money. With Tron's connections and Mr. Sun saying his goal was to get Steemit listed on Samsung is huge.

To me it guarantees the stability of the platform and we know it will last at least a few years and hopefully much longer. It'll be interesting to see how many of the Tron members will join Steemit since Mr. Sun is a social media fanatic and wants a community.

But most importantly it give me good news to Mrs. J about steemit and she's a business woman through and through so she sees the potential of steemit now. She still doesn't want to invest anything in it though. lol.

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