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RE: How to deal with hard times (dealing with homelessness)

in #hardtimes7 years ago (edited)

Thank you for the compliments (it is a compliment to me to hear you say that my words might have helped someone)!

I agree with you (I guess that my point was unclear) the current financial system is corrupt, because it has thrown away any sort of moral standards. (Wall Street will flece you because in there minds they are #1 and they generaly do not worry about you) The solution is simple, Wall Street needs to gain some moral principals. However what is happening with crypto currencies is that a system is being created where a person is forced to deal honestly with you. At face value forced honesty might seem good...but its still unnerving to know that a person is doing buisness with me that if given the oppertunity would rob me blind. I want to live in a world where people will not rob me just because that would be wrong.

On another note maby you will enjoy checking out the following website.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/free-stock-trading/

The following question does not need to be answered (because the answer might be 'personal reasons' but it sounds to me like not much is tying you to the town you are currently living in' maby you want to preform an internet search for people needing help with....(something that you enjoy doing :)

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Thanks for the thoughtful answer and clarification. I had misunderstood your OP.

I believe the reason there is no morals (or less morals) at the top of major financial systems is for the same reason that mud is dirty. We know from the Bible (and our own common sense) that the accumulation of money for power & riches' sake is generally not in God's will. We know this because it's associated with greed. If the person with much is also benevolent, their excess is being used for good. On the other hand, if they're stingy with helping, but have much for themselves, then we could call them greedy. The entities at the top of the traditional system are greedy simply because they had to be to a large extent to get to the top. I wouldn't hold out much hope for that changing any time soon.

Decentralization is really the only bright spot on the financial system's horizon, IMO.

As for me, I'm currently working short-term somewhere I actually just got to about 5 days ago. I'm here because I easily get bored staying in one place and because I want/need money to live. Before this, I was doing a work-exchange through the site helpx.net. This was good for me as I had my basic needs met, and got to live in a beautiful place (a small hobby farm in Tennessee).

As for what I enjoy doing, I suppose I'm not sure what that is. I know I enjoy traveling, being unpredictable, meeting new people, and exploring new cultures. That's why I'm working on a travel blog and will probably continue to do work-exchanges along the way as well.

Also as for the links you sent, none of those will allow you to day-trade stocks. Robinhood does offer commission free trading up to the limit that the government imposes. Here's more on that: http://www.finra.org/investors/day-trading-margin-requirements-know-rules

You essentially can't buy and sell the same security more than 4 times in 5 business days. Crypto (as of now) doesn't limit this at all.

Keep in touch and I'll do so as well.

What is 'IMO', and I do not expect mankind to become less greedy...actually in my mind 'human greed is anti-christianity' and I only see human greed leading to one thing (while here on earth)

Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "'Come out of her, my people,' so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues;

(I need to run for now but please watch this short video.)

Thanks! I look forward to your next comment :)