13 Week Power Down

I've powered down my Hive. In fact, the last power down will come in a couple of days; completing the 13 weeks to withdraw the HP (Hive Power). Of course, I did not power down all of it. I saved some which were delegated out and earns a few tokens every day. I also need a few HP to do things on the blockchain. These were all alien concepts when I first entered the Hive ecosystem. Some people were kind enough to show me around and teach me the ropes and now I'd like to pay it forward, sort of.

After a few years here, I've gained enough knowledge to be confident about what I am doing and earn some #coffee money along the way. Well, a couple of bucks more than coffee, but I also like sweets to pair with a nice shot of espresso, or two. And, that's that.

About powering down. I initially thought that I might use the Hive I powered down for the monkey business that I'm planning to start this year, but now I'm using it for trading on the internal market, buying NFTs and HE (Hive Engine) tokens, and even put some in liquidity pools. There are many things to use the liquid hive on here on the blockchain, that I feel like it's WEEKEND SALE at the mall. LOL.

Long story short, I ended up trying to figure out how to maximize.ize the earning potential of my hive according to my online activities here on the blockchain vis-a-vis my interests. And if I knew what I know now back then, then it would have been a different story. But, that's all in the past and it doesn't help to cry over spilled milk. However, the mistakes and lessons aren't lost; those are helping me carve out my future goals and plans. Moving on...

Jajangmyeon?

NO. This isn't Jajangmyeon, but I was thinking about making a vegetarian version. I'm cleaning out the veggies in the ref before the weekend marketing so this is what I got. I, however, will cook my version of this famous Korean dish once I get the needed ingredients, especially the black bean paste, which is the main ingredient. For now, I will enjoy this Filipino version, where I used soy sauce for the color and fresh miki for the noodles.

Personal Finance

Filipinos don't usually talk about this with family or friends. It's almost taboo. I think people are embarrassed because they don't have enough or have made mistakes and others will judge them. They might even lose a few friends because of their financial situation.

Those who have, on the other hand, don't want to talk about it. They prefer to be discreet to avoid the attention of having the "means" financially. Or, even worse than that, to be the target of unscrupulous individuals or groups who want nothing more than to get their money. I get it. Both sides have a legitimate concern.

Does if benefit us as a people to not talk about it? I don't think so. Is it fair to say that people with money should be cautious about it? Yes. In fact, the recent financial scams tell us to be very careful about where we put our money in as "investments". The latest one that I can remember clearly is this business called Masa Mart, where the company solicits funds and gives out an insane amount of returns. Red flag. They have their own "crypto" token, but I can't find anything about it when I searched. Another red flag. That was the time when Masa Mart was just starting out. I immediately smelled something fishy. I did not invest in it and warned my friend that this had the feel and vibes of an investment scam.

The hype men during the "meetings" couldn't answer the most basic questions about the "crypto" so that really solidified my theory about it not being what they said it was. After a few years, I saw on the news that the CEO of the company was arrested at the airport trying to flee to another country and trying to escape with the millions he had accumulated over the years.

Reflecting about it, I thought, they already had enough money to turn legit. I mean if they had really wanted to. They just had to adjust the insane amount of APR they were giving out and open legitimate businesses. The people who invested would get mad, but at the same time, they will get their money back. The people who operated the scam won't have to become fugitives and they will continue to operate a legitimate business. They would have to update their SEC registration to be able to accept investments so that is another side to it. If they had wanted to, I believe they could have. But, that's just me thinking about the capital I need to raise to open up a small food business; it isn't as big as I thought it would be but it wasn't coffee money either.

Conclusion

I've said more than enough for this blog post. The plan was just to upload a phone quality photo of the black noodle dish I whipped up and just a short paragraph about it, but as what usually happens, I overdid it and typed in more than I had wanted to share. Hopefully, you enjoyed reading and maybe learned something from this.

'till next time.

Love and peace.
@juanvegetarian 😎