Steem and the five laws of Gold!!!
Hello friends,
Not so long ago. I finished reading a timeless classic written by George S. Clason "THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON" .The Book talks about creating,keeping and growing your personal wealth using simple yet effective principles illustrated by the parables found in the book, so far it has been an eye opener. If you have not read this book,i highly recommend it to you if you have read it, i encourage you to read it again .
Since the knowledge gained from it demands application. I began applying the "Five laws of Gold" to my steem Wallet
- LAW 1
Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family.
I started saving 10% of all my earnings using the " Savings feature " found in the steem wallet and will continue to do so for a period of twelve months apart from the satisfaction and pleasure of seeing my Steem and SBDs grow from nut to a giant oak tree in the future, the Savings feature also protects you with a three day delay in case a withdrawal action was not initiated by you,enough time to cancel and secure your account . I don't know if the %Apr(Annual percentage rate) function in the wallet works,i guess i will see after a year or so maybe someone with more experience can shed more light on it.
- LAW 2
Gold laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment,multiplying even as the flocks of the field.
Best example of letting your money work for you in these platform is by investing in Steem power which from my observation translates to increase in Voting Power earning you an increase in author and curation rewards both for self and especially those you choose to upvote as it can also increase their Reputation Score and their wallet balance .That being said, my main aim is to increase my Steempower by powering up every chance i get from the proceeds of quality post/curation,commenting and from conversion of fiat money as well.For more on Steempower check out @Sndbox recent post on why you should power up.
- LAW 3
Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice of men wise in its handling.
Source
I got to know about steemit and how to benefit from it through @jerrybanfield youtube video tutorials and i have also drawn knowledge and inspiration from blogs and vlogs of notable Steemians like @donkeypong, @aggroed, @kevinwong, @samstonehill, @dollarvigilante, @markrmorrisjr, @trevonjb, @gmuxx, @earthnation, @dan-atstarlite, @sndbox @exyle @flauwy and a host of others too many to mention,thanks a lot guys. Your Posts have really been helpful to the Minnow community,please keep them coming.
*LAW 4
Gold slippeth away from the man who invest it in businesses or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep.
Having been burned by a few scams presented to me as opportunities of a lifetime due to me not doing my due diligence in investigating the viability of such schemes.Going forward i will try to mitigate those risks by double checking even triple checking any and all future opportunities and investment programs from those with more insights and experience in it and even when satisfied with the advice only invest what i can comfortably afford to lose because there is always a risk of loss in every investment.
*LAW 5
Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the alluring advice of tricksters and schemers or who trusts it to his own inexperience and romantic desires in investment.
As the saying goes " If it seems too good to be true,it probably is" With people looking to get rich the fastest way possible.It has made it incredibly easier for scammers to come up with sophisticated new ways to separate people from their money with the least risk to themselves using the anonymity of the internet and crypto-transactions to mask their trails.This law draws from the 4th law.
So what do you guys think about my post.If you like posts like these,please show your support by upvoting and resteeming it,thanks for reading. Cheers
Reference :The Richest Man in Babylon by George S.Clason
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Hello @badmusgreene, I think this was a great and reflective post!
I aslo have to mention that I got into STEEM and Steemit through @jerrybanfield as well! What a great influencer he is.
I do agree to the third law about reinvesting your earnings into STEEM Power! A great choice to grow your influence. I have also had my thoughts around this topic, and I believe that investing/reinvesting in the early stages of your STEEM account will play a big matter in the future and for further growth on the platforms.
Yes Crypto is used to a lot of illegal reasons, like your fifth law says, but I still find STEEM far much more stable currency in that sense on behalf that people actually use it for gaining influence on the STEEM platforms!
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Thank you @johnasp96.I agree with you early investment in steemit is the wise thing to do especially as the platform is still in the Beta phase.Thanks for your comment
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To start with Sweetheart! That is my favorite Book! The Richest Man In Babylon had really open my eyes to how money works and how wealth creation can be attained. Great book and I love how you introduce it in your content;-
Wow! The first law is so true, and steemit is a beautiful platform to practicalize that;-
I love how you explain Rule number 2 in terms of investing in steem power! Wow;-
Definitely the Rule 3 is so true! I understood rule 3 better from a personal experience;-
Hummm! Your explanation of rule 4 is so deep Sweetheart! So so so so deep;-
I have been reminded of all five laws of Gold again. Thank you Sweetheart! Keep steeming;-
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Thanks @efelexy . Am glad you enjoyed my post,steemit is truly the perfect place to practice the laws. Have a lovely weekend.
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Thanks Dearie! My pleasure. Cheers.
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I read the book "the richest man in babylon"it a good example :)
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This is the most important lesson you can ever teach someone new to investing, everytime i hear someone saying that they got a mortgage on their house to put more money in bitcoin i facepalm myself...
I have just one thing to say to this, BITCONNECT, no one in this world gives anything for free to another person
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@teutonium. Unfortunately that's a lesson we all have to learn the hard way hopefully we come out learning from it . Thanks for leaving a comment.
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I followed you my friend, at least i will when this damn bandwidth lets me.
Do you have more book recommendations? i might pick up some on my next holidays
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I feel this story is just speaking to me about me. The fourth law talks about investing your money in the wrong platform. I didn't ask someone who known better, I need to get this book
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Exactly @jruth. Please do get the book. The book expounds on the laws with more detail.
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Thank you @badmusgreene for making a transfer to me for an upvote of 1.05% on this post! Half of your bid goes to @budgets which funds growth projects for Steem like our top 25 posts on Steem! The other half helps holders of Steem power earn about 60% APR on a delegation to me! For help, will you please visit https://jerrybanfield.com/contact/ because I check my discord server daily? To learn more about Steem, will you please use http://steem.guide/ because this URL forwards to my most recently updated complete Steem tutorial?
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Thanks for the upvote @jerrybanfield
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This post has received a 1.58 % upvote from @boomerang thanks to: @badmusgreene
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You got a 0.76% upvote from @postpromoter courtesy of @badmusgreene! Want to promote your posts too? Check out the Steem Bot Tracker website for more info. If you would like to support development of @postpromoter and the bot tracker please vote for @yabapmatt for witness!
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