I grew up in a low-income family where we could barely afford basic necessities, until the 2014-2016 crisis in Venezuela hit and I had to drop out of university to work construction so we could have enough food to pass the month. Luckily, we never went hungry because everyone in my house worked.

One day, I got tired of working construction and saw an opportunity to sell bread outside my house because bread was scarce due to the crisis. The bread business was successful, and the flexible hours allowed me to have free time to research different ways to "make money online." I discovered a few forums that paid a little bit of sats for creating posts, and that's how I slowly started to get into the world of bitcoin. I began creating my first content to upload online and be rewarded for it. Unbeknownst to me, I had started to monetize my hobby of photography, which eventually became my way of surviving the crisis and even helping my poorest family members, who needed it most.

In the midst of all this crisis, many Venezuelans began to leave the country in search of a better future. Even all the people I grew up with in my home left, and today, I am the only one left in Venezuela from my family nucleus. My mom, dad, aunts, siblings, and cousins are all outside of Venezuela. I am the only one who stayed, and it is because of the power of bitcoin that I am still able to pay for my life in Venezuela. In some way, I am "living the dream" because I am living off of what I love to do, and that is thanks to bitcoin tecnology and all of you too.

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Tu historia me inspira, estoy fuera de Venezuela y mi sueño es migrar mi sistema de vida a ser soberano de Bitcoin

Como logras ganar en Bitcoin con la fotografía?

Público contenido en varios lugares pero ninguno genera "demasiado" dinero, de hecho solo puedo permitirlo porque al vivir en Venezuela no tengo que pagar alquiler y puedo mantener mis gatos al mínimo posible.

Los últimos meses #nostr me ha ayudado demasiado, aquí la gente es increíble!

En tu circulo cercano tienes a alguien con quién compartes tu experiencia de NOSTR?

Si, todos mis amigos saben que este es mi estilo de vida pero la mayoría no se une porque están ocupados con sus propias vidas y trabajos

Ojala logres conectar offline con alguien para compartir tu experiencia un gran abrazo 🫂 ⚡ y sigue inspirando.

#Nostr #Hispano #Venezuela #España #ElSalvador #Mexico #Argentina

Aún tengo que apoyarme con los trabajos fotográficos que me salen de vez en cuando , y si me sobra un poco lo guardo para el siguiente mes, la clave está en tener inteligencia financiaera. Generar, gastar poco y guardar para el siguiente mes.

I love the personal stories. You are an inspiration. 🧡

Thanks mann, thats why nostr is becoming so important to me

An amazing story, thanks for sharing. It's good for people outside of Venezuela to get am insight into life for Venezuelans.

Real life story.

Thanks for the sats, i trully appreciate it!

Thats why #nostr is so important to me right now, i feel like i have found a new Home, a place where everyone knows and understand the power of Bitcoin and share it.

Also in other way, thats why i'm also really excited with the new (patreon like) #creatr feature, i have the vision were i could make 200$ + a month betwen subs and that way i could have a little extra money and a solid foundation to invest in the content i could provide You all.

So far i have 7 subs and i'm really grateful with everyone who grave me their support and trusted me, this only will get better with time.

You too can support me with 5$ at month (11K sats) and You Will get access to all videos and photos i only post in My #creatr profile.

You can support My photography career with only 5$ at month and get access to exclusive content only posted in my #creatr profile

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Amazing story and person!

Thanks man

Excelente historia, mi consejo es intentar salir de Venezuela, estoy seguro que podras vivir de tu hobbit aunque al inicio sea difícil (y claro, acepta bitcoin) 💪

Venezuela aún tiene mucho potencial si logras ganar el suficiente dinero

Conozco y tengo compañeros venezolanos en mi entorno y es admirable su fortaleza ante la adversidad. Te felicito y sigue compartiendo y haciendo lo que te apasiona. 👏🏼

Ánimo nada es eterno, todo mejorará. ✊🏼

La mayoría de los venezolanos son muy amables cuando los conoces!

Muchísimas gracias por tus bonitas palabras

Así es, como en todos lados siempre hay todo tipo de personas.

Excelente tus fotos 👏🏼

Good decisions you made in your live. Venezuela has a special place in my heart, as I visited Isla Margarita in the late 90’s and early 2000’s (for windsurfing).

Question: did you consolidate your utxo’s? Did you switch to lightning in order to avoid tx fees?

I havent visited Margarita yet but is really beautiful!!

And yes i use lightning network i use the alby wallet and it is fine so far

subscribed for a month to support your dream and try more nostr features.

probably won't become a regular subscriber but thanks for pointing me to creatr this way. I'm learning ever day.

just need to get it work in primal. looks like the relay doesn't let me connect.

cheers 🥂

Thanks You really much for supporting this Dream My friend!!

Maybe nostr:npub18kzz4lkdtc5n729kvfunxuz287uvu9f64ywhjz43ra482t2y5sks0mx5sz could help You with that

Thanks for trying it out! Unfortunately Primal doesn’t yet support NIP-42 AUTH, but hopefully they will eventually. Is that a planned feature Mr Primal Sir nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr ?

The only client I can truly recommend to use with Creatr right now is Amethyst. The web clients don’t seem to handle single relay browsing + AUTH correctly either.

I hacked together an ugly “My Creatr” page on the site so you can see the content directly on the web but the idea is that any kind 1 client with AUTH should work…

Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for your note! #growNostr

Thanks You for trading ir!

You are an inspiration.

Life pushed me to look for alternatives and i found the perfect one

I'm not into politics, but immigration is a hot topic in the US these days. I wish we had less political rhetoric and more stories like this in the news.

We need more stories that could inspire people!

beautiful story and a strong commitment.

bravo !

Sigue adelante hombre strong 💪

Thank you for sharing your beautiful story.

Thanks You really much nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 i just wanted to give a testimony of how it changed My life for the better

Thank you so much for sharing your extraordinary journey with us. Your story of resilience, resourcefulness, and dedication is truly inspiring. Your ability to turn challenges into opportunities, especially through the power of bitcoin and your passion for photography, is a testament to your strength. Your decision to stay in #Venezuela , supporting yourself and your family, showcases incredible commitment. The role #bitcoin played in sustaining your life is a powerful example of its transformative potential. Your story is a beacon of hope, and I wish you continued success in all your endeavors.

#share #plebchain

Thanks You really really much My friend!

Thank you for sharing your story 🙏🫂

I appreciate a Lot all the support man, i really wanted to inspire the people who believe in bitcoin, i went all in on it and it changed My life

Inspiring. Keep pushing 😎

Inspiring. May we see more of that in the world.

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Im glad to hear it has helped you so much. I hope for the best for you and your family 🫂 keep stacking sats and taking photos 🤙

Years ago, i was on travel, and the plane did go to Caracas for a check-up and taking fuel. We where directed out of the plane and to an area behind the Venezualans customs and border police. As far a i can remember it was that i went 40 years back in time. Televisions with burned in announce's where hanging from the sealing and so on. We stay there for 3 hours and we make lots of contacts with such fine people at the end of the world!

They where happy and very enthusiastic telling story's about there land and family. Seldom i met such fine and warm people.

So the moral is, that money don't mean nothing if you are not a kind heart to another human. I think you are a true person with a good heart.

Stay sharp, stay cool and love and live your life my friend.

Yeah i really know what u mean, Venezuela It's behind in time, it's like the 80's and 90's here hahaha

Yeah, most Venezuelan are really kind people

Thanks for sharing such an inspiring story

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Well done mate. Cudos to you

Thanks man!

Where’d your family go?

Perú, panamá and USA

Great and beautiful story, it's very inspiring.

Sorry your family had to go to different countries and hope all of you are doing fine 🤗