Teaching has to be one of the hardest jobs out there.

That's why I gain even greater respect for good teachers whenever I attempt to explain anything.

Having both the ability and patience to teach is a gift.

#gm #teachers #nostriches #plebchain #grownostr

When you think you understand Bitcoin, you realize you don’t understand it at all.

It’s a rabbit hole in a fractal of rabbit holes.

#gn

When I was little, I wanted a big expensive house.

When I was a teen, I wanted a big expensive house and nice cars.

When I was in my early 20's, I wanted a big expensive house and nice cars, and at least a million dollars in the bank.

In my mid 20's, I realized this was nice but it was basically a trap for most people.

It's great to have goals and work to achieve them. If you can comfortably afford it, enjoy!

The problem is we live in a consumption society, heavily influenced by what we see others flaunt.

This causes people to live beyond their means and never get off the hamster-wheel of living paycheck-to-paycheck and rolling over debt to higher and higher levels.

The goal since my mid-20's is to live a fulfilling life. To live within my means. To not lose sleep due to bills. To be able to take the time I need for the things I want.

#gm #life #lessons #grownostr #stayhumble

I've gone from hearing no one ever mention fiat in my lifetime to hearing people say it in conversations over the last couple of months.

In the real world, not podcasts.

That's pretty crazy if you think about it.

Anyone know if there’s a little snitch/lulu app for iOS or Android?

GM!

Think your own thoughts and make your own decisions.

Have a great day!

#nostr #plebchain nostr:note1ghj4v3wccdmwa0n02y0nlylgv0de388yyh0577nu92faf4dw3g3sr8kl5d

#asknostr nostr:note1e8njxm876pljkuht7mu87v9pnhnf5jgzqsrh528uuuns6gn3gyeqzrn6rl

And yes I know it’s a reply girl but it’s a solid list lol

Good list!

Shining is definitely very good, I’d lump it in thriller but can squeeze it in horror. I think I’m more picky about what I call horror because I’m not easily spooked. So very subjective for sure.

I enjoy the Peele movies for sure but none are horror to me, I’d put those in thriller.

I forgot about the conjuring series! Those are good too, I think I’d put those in horror even though they might be more “horror lite” lol.

I remember liking Veronica, have to rewatch!

Seven and Shutter island were great. Haven’t seen Misery, will add to list.

Thanks!

That’s a good list. I have to rewatch some. Descent was good, I liked it better on a second watch recently.

Thanks!

Best horror movies you’ve seen?

I’ll go first.

In no particular order:

Exorcist

As above so below

Terrified (Not Terrifier)

House of a 1000 corpses series

The Ring

Ritual

Wailing

Hell House, LLC series

A lot of South Korean movies

Talk to Me - was pretty solid

Signs - I’ll squeeze in here for the few jump scares have to rewatch and see if it holds up

I distinguish between horror, gruesome, and thriller.

For gruesome/thriller I pile in Terrifier series, Saw series, Parasite, Train to Busan, Halloween series, Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity, etc.

Some of these may not qualify traditionally in these buckets but just doing a quick mind dump. Guaranteed I’m forgetting some.

Unpopular opinion: not a fan of the alien or living dead series. I did like Prometheus though, maybe the cinematography?

#horror #scary #movies #recommendations #asknostr

Bitcoin…

I have been procrastinating something for a long time.

This week I decided it was time and took action.

Today I got it done.

The hardest part is starting, for me it was simply picking up a phone and making a call.

Crazy right? Sometimes overwhelming things aren’t that big of a deal. You just need to get off your ass and make it happen. It snowballs from there.

Baby steps, 1% per day, gets it done.

#GN #lfg #nostriches

Congrats on your semi-retirement!

Pro tip: If someone has an answer for every subject and is never wrong, you can bet your last zap they are full of crap.

There’s value in admitting you don’t know.

#life #lessons #psa

Forgot about the band Offspring.

Algorithmic gods served it up in my feed and listening to stuff I hadn’t heard in ages.

Flashback to the MTV days.

#gn #jams

Sometimes the dumbest things holds you back.

It’s all mental.

Here’s my example: For years I never touched my Roth IRA.

I could have saved on the expense ratio of the mutual fund I held by switching to an m ETF (both were tracking S&P 500 index) but that would change my cost basis. In a Roth that doesn’t matter at all, I knew it, but I stopped myself because I didn’t want to lose the low cost basis. The pretty green numbers.

Letting go for some is hard, it is for me, so I work on improving that often.

#gn #grownostr

2025 is going to be incredible or incredibly underwhelming.

I’m choosing the former.

Happy new year everyone! #GN

MSTR in a retirement account definitely makes sense.

I’m not against MSTX/MSTU, I just think they are for very short-term trading and when a trend is clear (like a couple of weeks ago).

BTW - obviously I’m not a day trader or invest for a living but likely similar to you just enjoy the markets and have been learning daily for a long time. Investing has so many avenues it can be a lifetime of learning.

GM!

Not sure how knowledgeable you are about stocks and derivatives, if you aren’t I would suggest avoiding those leveraged plays on MSTR unless very bullish short-term. If you know your stuff, just ignore me lol.

MSTX and MSTU seem to track worse on the downside because of the options decay. You might see that accelerated on expiry.

Pre-market is also trick, maybe liquidity is low for them?

MSTR is volatile enough for me but if I want additional volatility (rarely) I go to the options chain directly on either MSTR or IBIT.