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I'm travelling, meetup? :3
Posted 4 weeks agoHi all!
August 19th to 21st I'll be in the Netherlands, basically Groeningen - Amsterdam - Rotterdam.
August 22nd to 25th I'll be in Germany around Aachen - Köln.
August 26th I'll be around Hannover - Hamburg.
If you wanna meet up, hit me up and see if the schedules align!
August 19th to 21st I'll be in the Netherlands, basically Groeningen - Amsterdam - Rotterdam.
August 22nd to 25th I'll be in Germany around Aachen - Köln.
August 26th I'll be around Hannover - Hamburg.
If you wanna meet up, hit me up and see if the schedules align!
Artist needs help
Posted 6 months agoA friend needs help
Posted 7 months ago
serratia is an old and good friend of mine, and lately they've hit a very rough patch and things are looking bleak. I'll let them speak for themselves:https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11057657
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11057657
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11057657
If you can donate something that would be great, otherwise, even just spreading the word would be fantastic.
Thank you
EU Meetup?
Posted a year agoHeyo peeps!
Starting tomorrow I'll be travelling around in Europe for 2 weeks. Leaving Sweden I'll go through Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and western Germany! So if you live in those areas and are interested in meeting up, let me know!
Cheers!
Starting tomorrow I'll be travelling around in Europe for 2 weeks. Leaving Sweden I'll go through Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and western Germany! So if you live in those areas and are interested in meeting up, let me know!
Cheers!
For whomever needs to hear it
Posted a year agoSo today has been onehelluva day. But in a good sense. Sorta.
For the longest time I feel like I've been stuck in a trench. Treading water, stuck in the mud. That no matter where I try to go, or how, or whatever I do, I'm just stuck. The people around me seemingly glide by effortlessly as if rolling down the highway. I know thats probably not the case, but sometimes I get that impression. Meanwhile I'm struggling to make ends meet, fighting to stay afloat, to stay alive. Everything seems pointless. The world is getting worse and worse, I'm sinking deeper and deeper into the mud and nothing ever changes for the better. I've tried every gadget, every gun in my arsenal. Nothing works.
The only reason I haven't given up is that deep down I know that if I don't try at all, I will drown in the mud. The Gods know how many times I've taken my walks through the woods alone, listening to music and crying out my desperation and frustration. It feels pointless to even try, but if I don't, I'm guaranteed failure. I'm playing in a lottery rigged to my disadvantage, but if I don't play I'll never get anything.
Sound familiar?
So comes the point I wanted to make. You're not alone, and your friends - even seemingly distant ones - are more than willing to help you. I never wanted to ask for help from all my friends riding down that fancy highway, because I didn't want them to get stuck in the mud too. Heck, I didn't even want them to risk getting dirty. It's my shit, my dirt, so up to me to handle it, right? Now, I'm an incredibly lucky individual who have such good friends that they stopped and insisted on helping me. Others were also more than willing to help, and all I had to do was humble myself enough to ask.
There is an old saying; "if you ask God to move a mountain for you, you have to be prepared for him to give you a shovel." Today was one of those moments. Thanks to the new opportunities in my life, earned through blood, sweat, tears and good friendships, I could make a major change.
My old job was few hours, minimum wage and I was abused at my workplace. Today was my last day there. I spent my last hours writing down a set of instructions for whoever will replace me and walked out. But here's the kicker: my new job isn't that great either. But its more hours, higher pay and over all much better environment. It's still far from what I want to do and I know I will loathe this job, but what it will do is help bringing in very much needed extra resources so that I can take yet another step later and make yet another big change. A step closer to where I want to be in life.
In order to do this I also had to say no to some people, and make others disappointed. I hate doing it, but I had to for my own good. And while they were sad, they also understood and respected my reasons.
The sense of empowerment I got today walking out from an abusive workplace is incredible. A sense of being in control. That I no longer have to get pissed in the face while just trying to survive. The feeling that - at least for a moment - I'm moving my own pieces in the chessboard while carefully contemplating my next move.
So keep banging your head against that brick wall, one day it will crack and rubble. And if I can, I'd be more than happy to stop my car on the highway and toss you a pickaxe.
On a final note, thank you so much to all of my friends. For everything you put up with, and for the help and support that you give me. I just hope I can repay you somehow I would be nothing without you.
For the longest time I feel like I've been stuck in a trench. Treading water, stuck in the mud. That no matter where I try to go, or how, or whatever I do, I'm just stuck. The people around me seemingly glide by effortlessly as if rolling down the highway. I know thats probably not the case, but sometimes I get that impression. Meanwhile I'm struggling to make ends meet, fighting to stay afloat, to stay alive. Everything seems pointless. The world is getting worse and worse, I'm sinking deeper and deeper into the mud and nothing ever changes for the better. I've tried every gadget, every gun in my arsenal. Nothing works.
The only reason I haven't given up is that deep down I know that if I don't try at all, I will drown in the mud. The Gods know how many times I've taken my walks through the woods alone, listening to music and crying out my desperation and frustration. It feels pointless to even try, but if I don't, I'm guaranteed failure. I'm playing in a lottery rigged to my disadvantage, but if I don't play I'll never get anything.
Sound familiar?
So comes the point I wanted to make. You're not alone, and your friends - even seemingly distant ones - are more than willing to help you. I never wanted to ask for help from all my friends riding down that fancy highway, because I didn't want them to get stuck in the mud too. Heck, I didn't even want them to risk getting dirty. It's my shit, my dirt, so up to me to handle it, right? Now, I'm an incredibly lucky individual who have such good friends that they stopped and insisted on helping me. Others were also more than willing to help, and all I had to do was humble myself enough to ask.
There is an old saying; "if you ask God to move a mountain for you, you have to be prepared for him to give you a shovel." Today was one of those moments. Thanks to the new opportunities in my life, earned through blood, sweat, tears and good friendships, I could make a major change.
My old job was few hours, minimum wage and I was abused at my workplace. Today was my last day there. I spent my last hours writing down a set of instructions for whoever will replace me and walked out. But here's the kicker: my new job isn't that great either. But its more hours, higher pay and over all much better environment. It's still far from what I want to do and I know I will loathe this job, but what it will do is help bringing in very much needed extra resources so that I can take yet another step later and make yet another big change. A step closer to where I want to be in life.
In order to do this I also had to say no to some people, and make others disappointed. I hate doing it, but I had to for my own good. And while they were sad, they also understood and respected my reasons.
The sense of empowerment I got today walking out from an abusive workplace is incredible. A sense of being in control. That I no longer have to get pissed in the face while just trying to survive. The feeling that - at least for a moment - I'm moving my own pieces in the chessboard while carefully contemplating my next move.
So keep banging your head against that brick wall, one day it will crack and rubble. And if I can, I'd be more than happy to stop my car on the highway and toss you a pickaxe.
On a final note, thank you so much to all of my friends. For everything you put up with, and for the help and support that you give me. I just hope I can repay you somehow I would be nothing without you.
Plz help fill up this YCH!
Posted a year agoAV_Malina is making a big Pride YCH:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56745412/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56745412/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56745412/
Slot 1 and 4 are still without bids! Plz consider bidding on one so we can have it done in time for Pride Month :3
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Slot 1 and 4 are still without bids! Plz consider bidding on one so we can have it done in time for Pride Month :3
Raffle by Rizonik!
Posted a year agoPlz help a fren...
Posted a year ago... who's trying to fund their upcoming surgery:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55956588
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55956588
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55956588
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Happy Val-entines & Friend day!
Posted a year ago Hey yall cuties!
Just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day to you all! Some people celebrate with their partners, others order a big pizza with extra cheese and spend the day gaming. Point of it is, enjoy. Also, hit up a friend, let them know that you think about them. Sometimes that one message can make all the difference in the world. Cheers!
Also, if you want a hug, comment below :3 I'll hand out as many as I can!
Just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day to you all! Some people celebrate with their partners, others order a big pizza with extra cheese and spend the day gaming. Point of it is, enjoy. Also, hit up a friend, let them know that you think about them. Sometimes that one message can make all the difference in the world. Cheers!
Also, if you want a hug, comment below :3 I'll hand out as many as I can!
Friend & artist needs help
Posted a year agoHappy Holidays!
Posted a year ago Hi there!
My best wishes this holiday season to you, whether you're a new or old watcher, friend or partner. I want you to feel seen and appreciated. Because I appreciate you.
That may sound a bit superficial, but every time I see someone watch me, or I get favs on my uploads, or nice comments about my characters, it brings a smile to my face. I appreciate all of that, and thus also appreciate the person who took their time and energy to do something nice for me. Thank you.
I hope you have a good celebration this season, whether that will be with or without family (by blood or chosen). I'll be trying to hang around Discord and VC's a bit if anyone wants/needs to hang out, feel free to hit me up!
Much love,
Valcyrie
My best wishes this holiday season to you, whether you're a new or old watcher, friend or partner. I want you to feel seen and appreciated. Because I appreciate you.
That may sound a bit superficial, but every time I see someone watch me, or I get favs on my uploads, or nice comments about my characters, it brings a smile to my face. I appreciate all of that, and thus also appreciate the person who took their time and energy to do something nice for me. Thank you.
I hope you have a good celebration this season, whether that will be with or without family (by blood or chosen). I'll be trying to hang around Discord and VC's a bit if anyone wants/needs to hang out, feel free to hit me up!
Much love,
Valcyrie
Monster raffle!
Posted 2 years ago
furydraws stood true to their promise and created a raffle for 666 watchers with a creepy theme! Please go check it out!https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54499795/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54499795/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54499795/
Can I ask for a service?
Posted 2 years agoMy friend 
furydraws just need 2 more watchers to reach the 666 threshold and will host a raffle when they do! So let's make it happen shall we? :3 Watch them!
furydraws just need 2 more watchers to reach the 666 threshold and will host a raffle when they do! So let's make it happen shall we? :3 Watch them!I'm on BlueSky!
Posted 2 years agoFree art raffle from Maz!
Posted 2 years agoSorry for the absence/silence...
Posted 2 years agoOk so, I know I've been very silent I guess. Barely made any uploads, not even the seasonal ones. Not stayed in touch with friends, not done my work.
I'm afraid that I once more had to deal with really crippling depression and anxiety, and I hate having to excuse myself like this. My life was once more turned upside down and sent me on a wild ride where I could barely hang on, let alone affect much of anything. In a way, I wish that more of this shit was my fault, because at least then I could change something and make shit work. But all of whats been going on has been out of my hands, out of my control and it has made me feel so fucking... powerless, inadequate and helpless.
I've been in a very dark place again where I stopped doing all the things I enjoy, except watch YouTube and game on occasion. All other hobbies, even cooking which is my big passion slowly fizzled out. I just finished cleaning out my submission feed here, which was almost 18 000. Last time I did was August 20th, 2022.
Anyhow, since then I've been going to a therapist and he eventually put me into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which I'm still undertaking. And I'm now trying to get some structure back into my life:
1. I want to be more active with friends and on my Discord Server. Chatting and sharing art daily. Maybe hang out in VC.
2. Be more active in IRL activities.
3. Keep uploading art and stories here once a week, I aim for every Wednesday.
4. Return to working on my designs and stories.
In the coming days I'll upload 2 winter themed pics before winter is actually over xD And then I'll try to return to my "normal" schedule.
I hope I'll see you all around more. Sorry again for being so absent and silent.
I'm afraid that I once more had to deal with really crippling depression and anxiety, and I hate having to excuse myself like this. My life was once more turned upside down and sent me on a wild ride where I could barely hang on, let alone affect much of anything. In a way, I wish that more of this shit was my fault, because at least then I could change something and make shit work. But all of whats been going on has been out of my hands, out of my control and it has made me feel so fucking... powerless, inadequate and helpless.
I've been in a very dark place again where I stopped doing all the things I enjoy, except watch YouTube and game on occasion. All other hobbies, even cooking which is my big passion slowly fizzled out. I just finished cleaning out my submission feed here, which was almost 18 000. Last time I did was August 20th, 2022.
Anyhow, since then I've been going to a therapist and he eventually put me into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which I'm still undertaking. And I'm now trying to get some structure back into my life:
1. I want to be more active with friends and on my Discord Server. Chatting and sharing art daily. Maybe hang out in VC.
2. Be more active in IRL activities.
3. Keep uploading art and stories here once a week, I aim for every Wednesday.
4. Return to working on my designs and stories.
In the coming days I'll upload 2 winter themed pics before winter is actually over xD And then I'll try to return to my "normal" schedule.
I hope I'll see you all around more. Sorry again for being so absent and silent.
Raffle from Sapho Berga!
Posted 2 years agoLast chance to enter my raffle!
Posted 2 years agoHey guys, only 24 h remain before the raffle closes, check it out!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50133216/
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Raffle by Rizonik!
Posted 3 years agoLast day on Valias raffle!
Posted 3 years agoRaffle from Lirietrai!
Posted 3 years agoWhy the poor stay poor...
Posted 3 years agoOkay, bit of a clickbait title. I wanted to talk about my journey from poor to middle class, and how there are some things that I just never considered, and why its sometimes outright impossible to get out of poverty if you don't already have the means and resources. Meanwhile, middle class can usually increase their wealth, even if slowly. Hear me out. I will be rather personal about some things here.
I started out in life as a poor country kid. I almost only wore hand-me-downs unless there was a special occasion. My family never had money for anything. Old cars, scabby house, food was always diluted with the cheapest ingredients one could find. My classmates in school went on vacations abroad, my dad took me camping in the woods. Same tent he got sometime back in the 70s, repaired and well maintained. During the summers I spent a lot of my time helping out at home and the farm. There were animals to be taken care of, crops to be harvested.
When I was 16 I moved into the "big city" to attend higher ed. There I discovered a whole new social life and cultural change. And I went from a rather conservative Christian "country girl" to a pagan gothic metal chick. I started to break hard with my family as we started to clash more and more. No longer welcome in my home, I spent my days and nights in school, with friends or on the streets. I did what I had to do to survive, including prostitution and drugs. Eventually I managed to find a cheap apartment in the ghetto part of town, but it was a hard life. I could never afford anything new. I always got stuff second hand. Didn't even have a car, I'd walk or ride public transport. There was never money for anything. Needing a new pair of glasses was an enormous financial blow I couldn't take, so I'd just repair the very scratched old ones with electric tape and steel wire. I could barely afford rent and food. I literally had to count the cents when shopping food. Every now and then - if I had been lucky - I could afford myself an evening at the local pool hall. Renting a table there cost like $2 per person.
That is how I lived most of my life until I got a proper steady job for the first time in 2015. See, employers don't like you if you don't have spotless papers, or if you live in the wrong neighbourhood. For the first time in my life I had a steady income, instead of working some hours here and some hours there on different companies. That's also why there's almost zero art of my characters prior to 2015. I could just never afford anything for myself.
A few laters I had worked up a decent savings account, something I've never had before either in my life. So I took that money and moved out of the ghetto, back to the countryside, but my own little place with a garden and some animals. I kept working hard while living small, and soon I could even afford to travel properly. While I had went abroad before on occasion to visit family, I could now travel more freely on my own. I met up with friends from the furry community, had the best time of my life. Moved together with 2 of my partners. I had no direct financial worries. Steady income, debts paid, more came in than went out every month. It was a freedom I had never ever felt before.
Then ofc 2020 hit with its pandemic, I lost my job, me and my partners really really struggled to get by.
Which brings me to the point of me writing this...
To be able to afford living with the new conditions imposed on us by the world, we had to run things more efficiently. And this is when it really started to dawn on me of how the big differences are between poor and middle class. Nothing bad about my little darlings, but they were brought up middle class so they were never conditioned the way I was.
The first moment this happened was when fuel prices rose really high and ended up at around $2.50 per litre ($9.45 a gallon). We could no longer afford driving 2 cars to work. So one of my mates suggested that maybe I could get a scooter since I mostly drive locally, while my partners would take the car to work together since they work on the other side of town. I kinda laughed at that, because how the fuck would we be able to afford a scooter?! To which he presented a used one that was for sale cheap. With the comparison to car in fuel efficiency and insurances, that scooter would actually have paid for itself within 3-4 months. That just stunned me. Like... it had not even occured to me that the money to buy a scooter would be an investment. I had always considered in "just another expense" in my mind. And now, just imagine if we didn't have the income to support such an investment in the first place? I was lucky enough to have that now, and thanks to us being able to make that initial investment, we saved money in the long term and half a year later we've got a net plus on the deal. Especially as scooters are really easy to maintain and I with my rudimentary repair skills can actually do it on my own fairly easily.
Another thing I have thought a lot about is that before, I was never able to take any risks and hop on opportunities that came up. I was always in the very edge of make it or break it. I could never consider what I want to do or how to get there, I was busy just surviving. I had no support to go to uni, no resources, no one to take the burden off of my shoulders. I had to work work work to keep a roof over my head and food in my belly. And now when society is slowly returning to some sort of normality, I'm now back in school. For the first time in my life I actually have the opportunity to do something for myself, to go where I want to go, instead of desperately clawing at everything just to try and make it one more month.
It's such a strange and alienating feeling to me. To not have to work my ass off constantly. That I can actually sit down and be like "this is what I want to do." Is this what everyone else was having all the time? Safety, a supportive family? No threat of homelessness the moment you call in sick to work? Is this why you can travel abroad and lounge on beaches? This is such a luxury to me. A luxury I never ever had until now. Honestly, it's hard to wrap my head around.
And everything is tied together. I can afford a new bed so that I don't have to sleep on a mattress on the floor. That makes me sleep better so that I feel better and more rested. Makes it easier to start the day out with a better mood. Easier to relax at night. I can afford clothes that I think look good, which makes me feel better and boosts my confidence. I can afford better food that makes me healthier.
And here's a very important thing: I can afford higher quality stuff. So lets say that instead of buying a pair of shoes for $20 that lasts a few months, I can now buy a pair for $150 that lasts me years. That's also a fucking investment that I earn profit on in the long run. Because its cheaper if I can afford the initial high cost to get something that lasts me years, instead of constantly paying a smaller sum. And this way of thinking came natural to one of my mates, while for me, even considering something that cost money was preposterous. Because my entire life I was never able to invest anything. I was just conditioned to always always keep the costs to a minimum and never ever spend anything on myself that I didn't absolutely direly need.
I was conditioned.
So that even when I had the money, I didn't even think of how I could use it best until someone pointed it out for me. I'd just keep it packed away for emergencies.
And this is why the poor stay poor.
We can't just "get an education." We have to bring in money to feed a family, and studying ain't fucking free! Nor is living while we study!
We're stuck in low paying jobs, living paycheck to paycheck with nothing to spare.
So we can never invest and make that money grow, because we can never afford the initial higher cost.
We can't just jump on a random opportunity without security, because we have rent to pay.
When my friends in uni "had no money left", that actually meant that they could still pay for rent and bills and everything, but couldn't afford a $700 night out at the club. When I had no money left, it meant that I couldn't even afford a loaf of bread from the grocery store.
Some people may have the luck to know someone and have the right conditions to break out of this, and that's great, but far from us do. So I consider myself very very lucky that I am in the position I am today. Should I lose my job today, it's no longer a Sword of Democles over our heads that will make or break our living. It will be tight sure, but doable. And that freedom, to have that freedom, is absolutely mindblowing and insane. But I'm very very happy that I do.
I started out in life as a poor country kid. I almost only wore hand-me-downs unless there was a special occasion. My family never had money for anything. Old cars, scabby house, food was always diluted with the cheapest ingredients one could find. My classmates in school went on vacations abroad, my dad took me camping in the woods. Same tent he got sometime back in the 70s, repaired and well maintained. During the summers I spent a lot of my time helping out at home and the farm. There were animals to be taken care of, crops to be harvested.
When I was 16 I moved into the "big city" to attend higher ed. There I discovered a whole new social life and cultural change. And I went from a rather conservative Christian "country girl" to a pagan gothic metal chick. I started to break hard with my family as we started to clash more and more. No longer welcome in my home, I spent my days and nights in school, with friends or on the streets. I did what I had to do to survive, including prostitution and drugs. Eventually I managed to find a cheap apartment in the ghetto part of town, but it was a hard life. I could never afford anything new. I always got stuff second hand. Didn't even have a car, I'd walk or ride public transport. There was never money for anything. Needing a new pair of glasses was an enormous financial blow I couldn't take, so I'd just repair the very scratched old ones with electric tape and steel wire. I could barely afford rent and food. I literally had to count the cents when shopping food. Every now and then - if I had been lucky - I could afford myself an evening at the local pool hall. Renting a table there cost like $2 per person.
That is how I lived most of my life until I got a proper steady job for the first time in 2015. See, employers don't like you if you don't have spotless papers, or if you live in the wrong neighbourhood. For the first time in my life I had a steady income, instead of working some hours here and some hours there on different companies. That's also why there's almost zero art of my characters prior to 2015. I could just never afford anything for myself.
A few laters I had worked up a decent savings account, something I've never had before either in my life. So I took that money and moved out of the ghetto, back to the countryside, but my own little place with a garden and some animals. I kept working hard while living small, and soon I could even afford to travel properly. While I had went abroad before on occasion to visit family, I could now travel more freely on my own. I met up with friends from the furry community, had the best time of my life. Moved together with 2 of my partners. I had no direct financial worries. Steady income, debts paid, more came in than went out every month. It was a freedom I had never ever felt before.
Then ofc 2020 hit with its pandemic, I lost my job, me and my partners really really struggled to get by.
Which brings me to the point of me writing this...
To be able to afford living with the new conditions imposed on us by the world, we had to run things more efficiently. And this is when it really started to dawn on me of how the big differences are between poor and middle class. Nothing bad about my little darlings, but they were brought up middle class so they were never conditioned the way I was.
The first moment this happened was when fuel prices rose really high and ended up at around $2.50 per litre ($9.45 a gallon). We could no longer afford driving 2 cars to work. So one of my mates suggested that maybe I could get a scooter since I mostly drive locally, while my partners would take the car to work together since they work on the other side of town. I kinda laughed at that, because how the fuck would we be able to afford a scooter?! To which he presented a used one that was for sale cheap. With the comparison to car in fuel efficiency and insurances, that scooter would actually have paid for itself within 3-4 months. That just stunned me. Like... it had not even occured to me that the money to buy a scooter would be an investment. I had always considered in "just another expense" in my mind. And now, just imagine if we didn't have the income to support such an investment in the first place? I was lucky enough to have that now, and thanks to us being able to make that initial investment, we saved money in the long term and half a year later we've got a net plus on the deal. Especially as scooters are really easy to maintain and I with my rudimentary repair skills can actually do it on my own fairly easily.
Another thing I have thought a lot about is that before, I was never able to take any risks and hop on opportunities that came up. I was always in the very edge of make it or break it. I could never consider what I want to do or how to get there, I was busy just surviving. I had no support to go to uni, no resources, no one to take the burden off of my shoulders. I had to work work work to keep a roof over my head and food in my belly. And now when society is slowly returning to some sort of normality, I'm now back in school. For the first time in my life I actually have the opportunity to do something for myself, to go where I want to go, instead of desperately clawing at everything just to try and make it one more month.
It's such a strange and alienating feeling to me. To not have to work my ass off constantly. That I can actually sit down and be like "this is what I want to do." Is this what everyone else was having all the time? Safety, a supportive family? No threat of homelessness the moment you call in sick to work? Is this why you can travel abroad and lounge on beaches? This is such a luxury to me. A luxury I never ever had until now. Honestly, it's hard to wrap my head around.
And everything is tied together. I can afford a new bed so that I don't have to sleep on a mattress on the floor. That makes me sleep better so that I feel better and more rested. Makes it easier to start the day out with a better mood. Easier to relax at night. I can afford clothes that I think look good, which makes me feel better and boosts my confidence. I can afford better food that makes me healthier.
And here's a very important thing: I can afford higher quality stuff. So lets say that instead of buying a pair of shoes for $20 that lasts a few months, I can now buy a pair for $150 that lasts me years. That's also a fucking investment that I earn profit on in the long run. Because its cheaper if I can afford the initial high cost to get something that lasts me years, instead of constantly paying a smaller sum. And this way of thinking came natural to one of my mates, while for me, even considering something that cost money was preposterous. Because my entire life I was never able to invest anything. I was just conditioned to always always keep the costs to a minimum and never ever spend anything on myself that I didn't absolutely direly need.
I was conditioned.
So that even when I had the money, I didn't even think of how I could use it best until someone pointed it out for me. I'd just keep it packed away for emergencies.
And this is why the poor stay poor.
We can't just "get an education." We have to bring in money to feed a family, and studying ain't fucking free! Nor is living while we study!
We're stuck in low paying jobs, living paycheck to paycheck with nothing to spare.
So we can never invest and make that money grow, because we can never afford the initial higher cost.
We can't just jump on a random opportunity without security, because we have rent to pay.
When my friends in uni "had no money left", that actually meant that they could still pay for rent and bills and everything, but couldn't afford a $700 night out at the club. When I had no money left, it meant that I couldn't even afford a loaf of bread from the grocery store.
Some people may have the luck to know someone and have the right conditions to break out of this, and that's great, but far from us do. So I consider myself very very lucky that I am in the position I am today. Should I lose my job today, it's no longer a Sword of Democles over our heads that will make or break our living. It will be tight sure, but doable. And that freedom, to have that freedom, is absolutely mindblowing and insane. But I'm very very happy that I do.
❤️ Thank you so much! ❤️ No, seriously!
Posted 3 years agoHi all!
I just really really wanna say thank you to all of you. Almost every artpiece I upload gets close to 100 favs within a day or two, and that's just incredible!
I used to always thank everyone who faved my uploads personally, but now that I'm getting so many of them I just can't keep up. I can only leave about 30 shouts before FA automatically puts a cap on me and I have to wait before I can post again.
So from now on, I will only post thank you shouts for watches. But I really really do appreciate all the favs as well.
So thank you
I just really really wanna say thank you to all of you. Almost every artpiece I upload gets close to 100 favs within a day or two, and that's just incredible!
I used to always thank everyone who faved my uploads personally, but now that I'm getting so many of them I just can't keep up. I can only leave about 30 shouts before FA automatically puts a cap on me and I have to wait before I can post again.
So from now on, I will only post thank you shouts for watches. But I really really do appreciate all the favs as well.
So thank you
