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What do we know about Fold's new Bitcoin debit card?

9 Nov 2020 2 minute read 4 comments Exponential Crypto

What is Fold? Fold is a Bitcoin focused app that lets you earn Bitcoin rewards for buying gift cards through the app. The current gift cards include everything from Amazon and Starbucks to Chipotle and Doordash.  Even better, you have a chance to win...

The Main Differences Between Crypto & Stock Investing

7 Nov 2020 3 minute read 31 comments Scott Cunningham

There’s a lot of differences between investing in cryptocurrency and investing in the stock market, but what are they? What benefits are there to trading crypto or stocks and what are the drawbacks? Let’s dive in. Here are some benefits of cryptocur...

My October to November Budget - 40% saved from last month!

6 Nov 2020 4 minute read 0 comments RealSociology

I estimated a couple of weeks ago (here) that moving to Portugal would enable me to reduce my total monthly expenditure by around 40%, and now I've got the data, I'm very pleased to announce that my estimate was spot on! I've just used a 1-1 EU to £...

A few thoughts on Buying Land in Portugal

4 Nov 2020 4 minute read 0 comments RealSociology

My own personal vision for my future is to buy 3-5 acres of land here in East Central Portugal and work with it to meet most of my basic needs in water, food and energy, and also to try and build up the soil and water supplies to make said land as fe...

The road to financial independence

2 Nov 2020 3 minute read 29 comments BlockchainShay

Will you ever become financially independent? Having enough money to buy the house you dreamed of or that beautiful car that you still think is too expensive. Perhaps it is the mental aspect that can give you the peace you looking for. Financial inde...

4 Ways Your Wealth Grows With Dividend Investing

2 Nov 2020 1 minute read 6 comments Scott Cunningham

Whether you invest in cryptocurrencies that you can stake or stocks that pay you dividends, there are multiple ways that your wealth will appreciate, and your passive income will compound. Let’s talk about the 4 ways your wealth grows with dividend i...

The Golden Investing Strategy: Dollar-Cost-Averaging

31 Oct 2020 2 minute read 20 comments Scott Cunningham

There are so many ways to invest. But what is the most effective way that takes the least amount of effort and brings the best return on average? I believe dollar-cost-averaging is the golden investing strategy to standby. Let me tell you why. The I...

Earning and saving money - so important in todays conditions and uncertainty

28 Oct 2020 4 minute read 1 comment Dennis76

Introduction   There is always a need for being thrifty and careful with the money that we earn. Never more so than now during the pandemic and economic hardship taking place around the world. There is a classic book written in the 1920s called "The...

How to move abroad on the cheap

27 Oct 2020 1 minute read 3 comments RealSociology

I'm pretty much set to leave the UK for Portugal now, with the intention of having an explore, finding some land to buy there and then living on said land. The whole idea behind this move is to reduce my day to day cost of living expenses, ideally ha...

Is it Too Late to Invest in Bitcoin?

26 Oct 2020 4 minute read 8 comments Keegan Francis

This is a question that people have been asking themselves, since the beginning of the crypto revolution. Is it too late to invest in Bitcoin? I will come right out and say it, just so you know my opinion while reading the rest of the article. No, it...