Hive Gives Me Hope!

in Silver Bloggers11 days ago

Hive Gives Me Hope!





It’s after 1:30am as I type this. I am laying my bed in the dark, only lit by the screen on an iPad and typing away using Ecency to post while listening to podcasts coming from my phone. Yes, I know I should be asleep but I need to get this post out of my head and onto the internet.

Before I do a deep dive into talking about HIVE, I think I should explain my current life situation which should give you an idea of where my mindset is coming from. You have a right to disagree and that’s OK because it means that learn something new too.

My Current Situation


Right now I am employed by 4 or 5 companies, however I do not work every day despite this being my goal.
The companies offer sporadic, short shifts, at various job kocations doing different tasks. There can be some weeks where there is no work at all.

Those jobs include:

  • Pouring hot gravy over hot chips at the Villi’s Pie Shop at the Adelaide Oval during football games.
  • Transporting boxes of merchandise for the current run of Beauty and the Beast stage play at the Festival Centre from the basement to the first floor store room.
  • Doing hospitality work during functions at the Morphettville Racecourse.
  • Supervising children playing on inflatable jumping castles at locations around Adelaide.

It seems like a lot, but for the last 6 months or so it was barely covering rent, and it meant that my savings were rapidly depleting almost to the point where I wouldn’t be able to make a rent payment!

I have also been investing in ETFs through an app called RAIZ over the past few years. I will never withdraw
money from that account as it’s at a point where it’s paying dividends, however I have had to cancel regular automatic contributions because it was draining my bank account.

I’ve had to cancel all of my subscriptions for the same reason and I have returned to visiting local soup kitchens and I have had to weigh up whether or not to pay for a pub meal at social gatherings.

I was desperate.

I chose to go back onto the welfare system in order to guarantee that I could afford my medication and make regular rent payments.

On Saturday morning I had a good friend gift me $50 and gave me a bag full of frozen mince meat, pasta, pasta sauce and tins of tuna.

I am still not out of the woods yet, and it will be a while before I can start saving FIAT again, but for now I have food and the safety net is in place.

I am good with money, and I am wise enough to know that I can always know more and be better with it, but without a consistent income above and beyond my expenses I am either treading water or I am sinking towards homelessness.

Hive Currency


This is where HIVE comes in. You’ll often hear me say at a local HIVE meeting that “HIVE is real money”.
I think I confuse people when I say it, and I am not suggesting anyone power down their HP (Hive Power)
or take HIVE out of the ecosystem.

What I am talking about is a mindset when it comes to operating on the Hive Blockchain. I use a website called walletinvestor.com to show me the conversion between HIVE and the Australian dollar, or to see how much DEC or SPS is worth at any given moment.

When I post a selfie to the blockchain via Ecency Waves and it gets upvotes, I know how much in Australian dollars I will get paid for it. Anything is more than the zero I’d be paid it I posted it to Instagram.

This post will hopefully be upvoted and generate HP and HBD.

My HP, if I powered down completely now, is worth over AU$4000. It’s worth far more powered up though, and in he 7 years that I have been here I have never powered down.

I powered down 500 HBD and converted it to HIVE, then converted it to DEC and started to invest it into Land Plots in Splinterlands and also the various pools on Tribal Dex.

Going forward, there will always be an emergency rent payment worth of HIVE kept liquid in my wallet just in case and I have some waiting on an exchange to avoid the capital gains tax (yes, I know it’s not 100% safe).

HBD can be used to by goods and services in a small number of locations, completely independent from your FIAT bank account.

HIVE is real money and in thinking of it in this way, gives me not only hope but confidence to make real world FIAT decisions.

The Hive Community


Another source of hope is the Hive community.

The people reading, upvoting and commenting on my blog posts give me
hope and support. Interacting with community members via Ecency Waves or InLeo also gives me support.
I can see the technology, software, and projects that actually help people on the ground also gives me hope because I am involved in something greater than myself.

I can also provide hope and even sustenance to other people, on the other side of the planet, with a few mouse clicks or screen taps on my devices. Stop and think about that for a moment. That’s incredibly powerful.

The Hive community groups are also a wealth if information, whether it’s financial speculation or gardening tips or recipes for foods I haven’t tried or even seen before, it’s all at my fingertips.

Then there are the Hive meetings that people are engaging in, all over the world, every single month.
This is where people are learning, sharing and encouraging each other. It’s brilliant!

HIVE gives me hope, not just for the future but for the present moment as well.

That’s all from me today. Thank you for reading.

Shaidon

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Sorry things are tough for you at the moment, mate. Even getting around from job to job is rather an expensive thing to do.

I am watching my finances carefully at the moment, as I'm still waiting to hear back on a myriad of job applications I've put in. I've still got a run way. Sharn is working full time from home now, so that gives a buffer, but I want to start, y'know, living again.

Cans of tuna are fantastic, and adding a sprinkle of lemon and pepper to the unflavoured ones makes a great meal. Lots of protein too.

In the interim, I'm continuing to do my best at the gym, staying alert through reading and writing, and have many creative ventures on the go.

I hope that the brain breaking system that is our welfare doesn't get to be too much to manage.

I'm an old hand at the welfare system but I also know that it can destroy my mental health if I am not careful. I am lucky that I have at least a few employers doing the right thing. I worked enough to cover rent this week, so we'll see what happens.

I am looking at doing those "Fee Free" TAFE courses to keep me from having to do Work For The Dole and other things.

I guess it's time to re-think a long term plan and put it into action.

I don't think I'm even eligible for any of the fee free TAFE stuff, let alone know what it available on it these days. Might be something worth looking into if I don't hear anything about my employment prospects or run out of the steam to constantly apply for things.

I guess I am lucky that I won't be eligible for the "welfare" system for many years due to my savings, but that's a positive.

I probably don't even count in the "unemployment" statistics, despite my desire to do meaningful work in my field.

I am not sure there are restrictions with the free TAFE courses. There's one that teaches cyber security and apparently it's a growth industry in Adelaide but am not entirely sure.

Because I am employed at the Adelaide Oval, I might be able to pivot into their ICT section but we'll see.

I have asked them for extra work in different areas, but we'll see what happens.
I know what I want to achieve, but we'll see what happens.

Have you considered following up on those applications to see whether or not they've even read your applications?

That always helps. Networking with people for stray bits of information also helps somewhat too.

There are recruitment agencies that can offer bits and pieces too.
I use an app called Sidekicker to find a lot of the work I have been doing.

Thanks for the app recommendation. I'll give it a go if I keep seeing dead ends.

Cybersec is certainly a big industry, and it will only continue to grow, but I am not sure how "up to date" the TAFE courses would be on contemporary practice. I just remember doing my uni degree and remembering how out of date the software being taught was, to a point where it barely had any industry relevance.

A lot of them are with government departments, their turn around time is pretty slow. I got asked for a reference for a job with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, so I am hanging out, waiting for news of that one before I go on another flurry of applications.

Funny about recruitment agencies, I applied for a job at one, because I thought it would be interesting work - had an interview and got categorically rejected for being too far along in my career :P They wanted people with less experience and less ambition ;)

Personally, I’ve had to pivot into hospitality because that was where the work was.

The local hospitality companies have a monopoly on various locations.

I did a bit of cyber security at Uni but a recent certificate would look a lot better. My focus would be on using the course to create contacts within the industry and find out what’s available.

I recently did a mental first aid certificate. It’s 2 days and cost less than $25. Apparently a lot of government departments look favourably on them.

I think a lot of people oh HIVE could benefit from the mental health first aid. :p

I also forgot to mention Hive Engine in the blog post. I have over a thousand AU worth of SWAP.btc. I need to keep building it sporadically.

I have started investing in SWAP.eth because it’s a little more stable in price and has less environmental impact than most crypto.

Yes, most definitely.

My English is not good, but I only want say, I hope you have better life in the future. God bless you 🙏🏻

Your English was understood. Please be kind to yourself and keep practicing.

Thank you

You’re welcome.

HBD is a great source of steady monthly income.

It’s the only way I earn anything on Hive these days.

I get everything I post on Hive downvoted to zero on Day 7 …. No reason ever given. So I started making YouTube Shorts again, and hit 1,000 Subscribers and now earn $100 per day …

Just posting random Actifit walking videos to YouTube Shorts and Blurt.media.

Also music created with ai (Suno.com)

I’m earning a lot of Blurt on Blurt.blog and Blurt.media that I convert to Bitcoin on BeeSwap and earn more Bitcoin in the BeeSwap Liquidity Pools… it adds up to a lot of extra Free Passive Income.

Diversification is the key …

BeeSwap : https://beeswap.dcity.io/pools/add?pool=SWAP.BLURT:SWAP.BTC

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See you on Blurt !

Hive gives me hope too. Here we can all rise together and lift each other up.

Sintiendo tus palabras!! @ladyaryastark que podemos hacer?

Bueno, desde nuestras posibilidades podemos rebloguear todas sus publicaciones para que más personas lo vean y voten, e incluirlo en nuestras oraciones 🙏

Perfecto!!

!INDEED
!BBH
!LADY

(Son tokens que se regalan un vez tengas una cantidad acumulada)

Hang on there! 💪

Sending you Ecency curation votes.😉

Thank you.

Looks like you have a tough schedule. Definitely Hive is a very good solution to many issues. Hope this get easy for you soon.

Thank you for your supportive comments.

🙏

Times are tough Sir! Can’t do much except upvoting you with whatever I can. Road is tough and the tough get going, I know you are one!

Keep on keeping on! Hive gives all of us hope.

Thank you for you for your support.

Te deseo muchos éxitos.

Thank you.

You are welcome😘

I hope your situation improves over there, I wish you a more stable and reliable job.

Hive really gives a lot of us hope in countless ways, it's creating for us an ideal world.

Thank you for your supportive comment.

You are welcome

It's a tough situation and Australia, the United States, Canada are so expensive and it does give hope that we are all part of a global community here on Hive and on some of the other blockchains.

Things are slowly getting worse. But I can’t give up.

Yeah, never give up. Do you guys have Uber Eats and Doordash in your area? That might give you another flexible option.

Yeah, we do but I don’t drive so that makes it difficult.

Yeah that won't work then. Hmmmm
Are you on the other platforms like Steemit and Blurt?

Steemit is where I started and I will never go back. Blurt I tried but it won’t let me in and no one will answer my questions on their discord

Blurt.blog + BeeSwap Liquidity pools are the best way to earn Bitcoin these days.

https://beeswap.dcity.io/pools/add?pool=SWAP.BLURT:SWAP.BTC

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Why do you say that's the best way? You could still suffer the impertinent loss. Right?

Impermanent loss (IL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) refers to the temporary decrease in the value of assets deposited in a liquidity pool compared to simply holding them in a wallet. This occurs when the price of tokens in the pool diverges from their initial ratio at the time of deposit, due to market fluctuations. The loss is termed "impermanent" because it can be reversed if the token prices return to their original ratio.

Thanks for the definition that I already know 😂

I’m not worried about Impermanent Loss since I have already earned enough Bitcoin to cover any difference in the Ratio.

Oh gotcha. What's the plan with Blurt? Is the main developer saying much about the plan going forward?

I think they are just building slowly. Adding apps like Blurt.media that will add additional crypto rewards to every video. I see that the Blurt Team is also Building the Blurt - Strategic Bitcoin Reserve through Liquidity Pools. I notice a few whales buying up most of the Blurt on Probit and Hive-Engine and starting Blurt promotions on X.com and YouTube. Lots of good work happening behind the scenes.

Wow oooo, you are such energetic and a determined man, doing so many jobs at a time, yet has time again to blog on hive, keep it up sir.

But if I may ask?, how about your wife and children, I mean, your family?

Blogging on Hive is something I can do on my phone via the Ecency app. It’s really convenient. Some blogs might take a few days to write, some only an hour or so.

I am not married and I don’t have children.

I am employed by several companies, but the work is sporadic.

!PIZZA !LOL

Yeah 👍
Hive also gives me hope.
In fact, great hope.
Everything on hive is money unlike other platforms that takes pretty long time before your posts and engagement can be monetized.

I love Hive and I bless that friend who gifted me with this phone that enabled me to download hive key chain, distriator, ecency etc
Hive is a trailblazer, totally incredible
Thanks for sharing
I've reblogged this post 🏣

I pray your financial situation turns around soon for the best
You've my best wishes as i also wish a turnaround for all of us facing challenging moments right now.

Thank you very much.

This was such a powerful and honest read. 💙 Your words truly capture the spirit of what Hive is all about community, growth, and hope. It’s amazing how this platform gives space for people to express themselves, heal, and build something meaningful. Thank you for sharing your journey with such vulnerability and strength. You’re a reminder that even through challenges, we can rise and thrive together. Keep shining and keep creating! 🚀🌍✨

Thank you for your kind words.

You're welcome my friend 😁

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Hive surely gives hope and a life changing community I've come to kn̈ow. Things are difficult for you, but hang in there and take each day at a time. I'm glad you have a friend who showed love by gifting you money and food items. Such friends should be cherished 😍

You’re correct.

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PIZZA!

$PIZZA slices delivered:
@ladyaryastark(6/10) tipped @shaidon
sirsmokesalot96 tipped shaidon

Come get MOONed!

I would love to do a little more but in this moment I only can share and vote your publications and wish you good luck to find a great job soon.

!BBH
!PIZZA
!INDEED
!LUV

Thank you.

You're welcome. My best wishes for you.
!BBH
!INDEED