I'm tired of working for fiat, busting my hump for ten or so hours a day, only to watch every cent that I bring in go back out again. Maybe it won't all go this month, but it will go next month or the one after that and there's nothing I can do to stop that happening. (I understand the theory of saving 10% of one's income every month before paying bills, but that's not a practical step in my current situation.) I don't want to be angry, frustrated or resentful at the trap into which I've fallen and find myself unable to escape, but the current flawed system working against me certainly makes that a difficult challenge. Such feelings usually don't serve me, even though anger can be a great motivator.
At least with cryptocurrency, even though I acquire so little of it, I have a choice as to what I do with it, because no one else can get hold of it without my authorisation. I can HODL it, stake it or give it to someone else; it is not taken from me. That's why I exchange fiat for crypto whenever I can spare any. Having it in my wallet is the only way I can keep it safe from banksters and anyone else whom has access to the money in my bank account.
If you've noticed a decline in my writing activity (nor seen much of me on CVn or TipNano) over the last few days, then that's because I have been working extra shifts at the local kennels over the Easter weekend. They need a helping hand during busy periods and I need the extra money in order to stay afloat. Plus, it gives me a little extra to put into crypto, as a hedge for the future, an exit strategy for the day when I finally have enough to travel around the world and leave my current horrible life behind. It is achieving that goal that motivates me to continue looking for contract work that will pay me more than I need in order to get by each month.
On that note, I really should get back to job hunting, since time is money and every second I don't spend chasing it is apparently one that is wasted. I can't afford to take a day off, even if I don't feel well. I'm sick of that, too.
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