"Bitcoin is insurance against politicians." ~ Naval Ravikant

I don't know how accurate this is. It feels accurate. As a family we can't afford a lot of the things we use to. I'm a Rural Route Carrier. I don't know if it's ever going to get any better, inflation that is. It seems they are going to continue to print money and debase The Dollar. And the crazy thing is the US Dollar is the strongest currency in the world. There are people in Argentina and other countries, for example, that store their wealth in US Dollars instead of their own currency.

5:52 AM. I'm in front of morning fire 106. My journal a year ago today says I was also on fire 106. We're about halfway through the burning season I'd guess. There's a pattern to this. 17 years worth. The new mail route is going well. This will be my 7th day. I don't know if I'll stay. I really do like being close to home and in my territory though. I get to meet my neighbors. Yesterday I met a woman that sells plants online. I told her we sold plants too, except we focus on natives. She then showed me the native garden she started recently. Like the last route I now have a native garden besides my own that I can watch develop over the seasons (On edit: LOL. maybe I am staying). She also told me she makes her living only from selling plants. I told her I would like to someday, too. She really likes it, and said I would too. We concluded plants are good. She also knew my name before I could tell her. I thought that was pretty cool. Word gets around. This route is less active. People are out and about less. I'm guessing because people are mostly at work. The last route had a lot of retirees I delivered to. I've been up for 2 hours now. The temperature outside has dropped 5 degrees. It's down to 8 now. Supposed to be frigidly cold the next couple of days. Glad I have off! That's it for now. I hope you have a great weekend! 1.18.25

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Morning Fire #105 Day 6 on the new mail route. It went well yesterday. It started not so well. I didn't think I would be able to fit all the Amazon packages in my vehicle. I did though. Then it was a matter of delivering all the packages, mail, and box holder before dark. I did that too. And I did it with grace, little stress, and safely. A lot can go wrong out there. I got to stop in and see my grandma. She helped me cut the plastic bands on a few bundles of papers. She barely had the strength in her arthritic hands to cut the bands with the scissors. She did it though. She grew up on a farm in southern Wisconsin with 12 brothers and sisters. She's tough. My last grandparent that's still alive. One advantage of doing this route is I get to check in on her. That's it for now. I'm running late. Had a hard time getting this fire going this morning. I hope you have a great day! Fire #105 1.17.25

Morning Fire 104 6:08 AM. Time is short this morning. I did get back to the post office before dark yesterday. The mail case is starting to pair up with the lay of the land I deliver mail on. Starting to calm down and absorb the small things that make the job easier. Compared to my other route, this route has a lot more little blue stem growing on it. Anywhere there's open, feral land it seems to be growing. I like little blue stem. It's seasonal colors. The way it catches fire. And the timeless imaginings it invokes. It's been here a lot longer than humans and will more than likely out survive humans. There's something reassuring about that. I hope you have a great day! 1.16.24 Fire #104

Friendly Reminder: If your income has not risen by at least 23% since Covid hit, you are now poorer. And that is using the government’s own data. The real number is likely 35% plus. [From X] ~ Joel Bomgar

Bitcoin is competing with the U.S. Dollar. The more dollars they print the better Bitcoin does. Why? Because the Dollar becomes less valuable. That means it can't buy as much as it used to. If you hold it you become poorer. People will sell their dollars for Bitcoin because it buys more than the dollar does. That's why people buy gold. Some predict Bitcoin will be worth more than Gold someday. I think they are right.

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Those are my wallets. One is leather full of cash and cards of all sorts. The other is a Bitkey holding Bitcoin. When I look at both of them it feels like the leather wallet is becoming more and more obsolete. About a month ago I learned that we could start to live off from Bitcoin. I've gotten to know a few people that have been living off from it for years now. They've done really well for themselves. They say if you're past 40 you come to Bitcoin either because you're curious or desperate. I think I'm both. I love to learn and we are now a single income family trying to grow a native plant nursery. Staying afloat financially is important for the latter. Bitcoin, I've learned. holds its value better than the U.S Dollar. I work hard for a wage. I want to hold onto what I've earned after all the bills are paid. So here I am going deeper and deeper into Bitcoin. This is nothing unusual. I know enough Bitcoiners to know that this is a natural process. I've been buying it for 2 1/2 years now. As I've learned more I've bought more. Someday you might find yourself in this condition and position. If you do, I recommend you buy a Bitkey to hold your Bitcoin on. I set it up today and transferred my Bitcoin onto it. It was simple and seamless. Along the way into my Bitcoin journey I have asked for help from other Bitcoiners who have been more tech savvy than I. In both instances it seemed both individuals dropped what they were doing and got back to me immediately with audio messages. They couldn't type because they were driving or working out. It happened today. I had questions about setting up my Bitkey. I private-messaged the gentleman. He was driving his family in their van. But still sent me an audio message while they were together. The Bitcoiners I know are possessed with a commitment and conviction to build a better world. And it's contagious. So if you ever find yourself with questions or concerns about Bitcoin I am offering to help you or point you in the direction of someone who can. 1.1.25

Me too. I couldn't tell you anything about the rest of the coins out there. I found Bitcoin in July of 2022. Partly out of desperation and partly out of curiosity. The desperation came from watching the price of everything go up while my wages didn't. The curiosity sparked by the Bitcoiners telling me how it was the best form of currency ever invented. Even better than gold! Since then more and more of my wages go into Bitcoin. We are hoping to be living off it within the next year.