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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finding my peace and romanticising life ๐ŸŒธ
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Kat 6 months ago
Had a joint birthday party with my MIL today. She baked me this jar full of biscuits ๐ŸŒผโค๏ธ (the actual day is tomorrow)
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Kat 6 months ago
I'm on a mission to orange-pill my husband. Currently, he thinks I'm in a cult.
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Kat 6 months ago
I'm so hyped from meeting Bitcoiners in real life today that I'm not sure I can sleep. Until today, Bitcoin was purely an online thing and Bitcoiners were Internet strangers. It suddenly just got a lot more real.
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Kat 6 months ago
Now how's this for a reading corner? Today I stopped by the @BTC HEL popup shop while my violin was under maintenance at the shop down the road, and passed some time there. I was given a little tour, picked up some stickers to spread the word, and was very impressed by this cute candy station run by two enterprising young girls. Thanks for having me! ๐Ÿ™
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Kat 6 months ago
I'm starting to get a few followers here! Thank you everyone for being here and taking an interest in my little account ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒŸ
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Kat 6 months ago
Thunderstorm just passed and the sun is setting. GN ๐ŸŒ„ image
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Kat 6 months ago
Live your life so you can do this at 1pm on a Monday โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ image
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Kat 6 months ago
It's been a good week for baking. Today, German-style plum cake made of a sweet yeast dough. Cinnamon adds a touch of spice. Crispy crumble on top adds texture ๐Ÿ‘Œ image
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Kat 6 months ago
We have these cool dragonflies zipping around our garden right now and it turns out they let you get pretty close image
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Kat 6 months ago
Reflecting on the Bitcoin journey so far: About three years ago, I started to teach myself personal finance. I had never had a financial education, and I was starting to notice that it was not as easy to get by as it used to be. I also saw how tiny my pension forecast was and realised I was heading for poverty in old age. On top of that, we were starting a family and buying a house. I started investing in stocks, as all the financial educators were telling me that was the tried-and-tested way to build wealth. I also bought some Bitcoin, but at that time, I still thought it was risky so I played small. Fast-forward and the interest rate on our mortgage was bumped up. I was further motivated to make my money work as hard as possible. But it was only after my little son was weaned and started sleeping that I really had the attention span to deep dive into Bitcoin. In August last year, I decided to start saving every month in Bitcoin. Since then, I have been gradually selling off all other investments and converting everything into Bitcoin. The results are clear: the earliest Bitcoin I bought back in 2022 has almost 4x'ed in value. The gains I have made in fiat terms this year alone amount to a quarter of my annual income. It makes the stocks I owned, which didn't even keep pace with inflation, look pathetic. But I haven't only gained monetary value. For the first time, I have hope for the future that things might actually work out okay. That I might be able to retire one day, without deacdes of work being eroded away. That I can give my son the life he deserves. Now that I've seen what Bitcoin can do, it doesn't matter so much what the price does in the short term; why would I ever go back to trad-fi now? I'm in it for the long haul.
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Kat 6 months ago
Having a garden makes me feel so blessed. What do you mean I have my own little slice of paradise where I can relax in the sun and fresh air, play with my child and grow my own food and flowers? ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒท๐Ÿชป
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Kat 6 months ago
Our car has broken down so summer has to be enjoyed from home for now ๐Ÿ˜… image
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Kat 6 months ago
Broken delphiniums from the garden are now decorating the table. They have an ethereal sort of quality ๐Ÿชป image
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Kat 6 months ago
Sold my last two stocks today. Should have done this ages ago
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Kat 6 months ago
Considering attending my first Bitcoin conference but I'm worried it will be like an extended in-person podcast. What can I expect other than the scheduled talks and is it worth going?
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Kat 6 months ago
After doing nothing for the first two years, the gooseberry bush I planted is absolutely laden with fruit this year. Anyone know any good recipes? ๐Ÿ˜ฌ image
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Kat 6 months ago
Idk if I've quite figured out nostr correctly yet. The majority of posts I'm seeing are almost a day old. Is the pace just slower here or what's the explanation for this sluggishness?
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Kat 6 months ago
The first homegrown raspberries of the year. This is the Scottish variety Glen Ample, now in its third year and flourishing more each summer image
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