curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 14 days agoMarch 2024 LPUD : Staked Another 167.645 LEO - 5K LEO next!March 15th, and it is time for the 3rd LPUD of 2024! Many exciting things happening in the LEOverse these days... including the fact that $LEO is now back above $0.10, for the…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 20 days agoLife and Economics: No, the World is NOT OK...So, the stock market keeps pushing new highs. Evidently — according to the government — inflation is dropping, and the economy is doing quite well. Meanwhile, Bitcoin just…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • last monthLife in Our Times: "Luxuryflation," It's a Thing!So it was time for me to do the big monthly grocery shopping trip today. That means I get to walk down most of the aisles at the supermarket, including the ones where I don't…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 2 months ago"Buying the Dip"... or Throwing Good Money After Bad?"Buy the dip, buy the dip, buy the dip!" It's a popular refrain in the Cryptosphere, every time something takes a nosedive... regardless of whether it's your favorite token…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 2 months agoFrustration Fandango: When Web & Technology Doesn't Work!I suppose we all have things in life that feel annoying; like that small splinter in your finger you can't see, but you know it's there. One of my "splinters" has…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 2 months agoFilling Needs: True Innovation vs. Reinventing the WheelIt has been about 10 years since I first started poking around in the Cryptosphere. Bought a little Bitcoin, actually participated in collecting from a few early Bitcoin…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 2 months agoPerseverance and "Staying Interested" in the Long Run Whenever you set out to build something, whether that is a community, a business, a hobby, or some other project, one of the things people often overlook in their moment of…curatorcat.leo in #hive-150329 • 2 months agoWhen Creative Inspiration Strikes, Seize It!Oh, that blank page! Or maybe it's a blank canvas, or maybe it's a blank sketchbook. Or maybe you're just sitting there staring at your piano keyboard. Welcome to…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 2 months agoJanuary 2024 LPUD : Just Staked Another 222.59 LEO!Greetings, fellow Lions! It's January 15th (still holds true here on the US West Coast, and UTC as well!) and that means it is time for another Leo Power Up Day — LPUD! One of my…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 3 months agoThat Business of Making Choices... and Choosing Wisely2024 is almost upon us, and I have been pondering what my approach to the coming year will be. Like many, I am faced with lots of possibilities, and also with the…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 3 months agoGoal Setting for A New Year: Actually UNDERSTANDING What You're Doing Matters!So, here we are, in that part of the year where lots of people are setting goals for what they want to accomplish in the new year. Of course, it goes without saying that most…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 4 months agoInvestor Cat Ponders: Has Bitcoin Started its Next Great Run?As I write these words, Bitcoin has reached $41,400, and is now at its highest level since May of 2022. I can't help but wonder whether thicuratorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 4 months agoPath to Success: What Are You Presenting to the World?Sometimes I find myself pondering the paths of people who have become very successful at whatever they do... regardless of whether they are founders of mega-giant organizations…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 4 months agoCommentary: Affordability, Debt, Marketing to Overspend, and... Business ViabilityI got to thinking about the nature of a lot of advertising, and about the general fact that so much marketing and advertising seems geared towards trying to get people to…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 4 months agoMoney, Inflation and the Deception of Our Sense of Reality When did $20 start to get treated like it is "merely a handful of change?" What makes me pose this question is that I was looking at some software and subscription apps I…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 4 months agoStarting a Business and Bringing it to Success is a Serious Commitment!I imagine a lot of people who will be reading these words possess some version of what we might call "the entrepreneurial spirit." The idea of starting your own business…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 4 months agoOur Upbringings and Our Later Attitudes and Prejudices About Money and InvestingWhen you were growing up, how did your family handle money? Was it something you talked openly about, or was it a taboo sort of topic that nobody ever spoke about out loud.…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 4 months agoNovember LPUD is Here: Just Staked Another 351.250 LEO!Well, it's November 15th (still, here on the US West Coast, and UTC as well!) and that means time for another Leo Power Up Day — LPUD! I micuratorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 5 months agoFractions of Fractions - When Are Micropayments so Small They Become Irrelevant?We all have to follow our path towards what we believe works for us. For many people, there is a certain dream and mystique about the whole idea of "earning money…curatorcat.leo in #hive-167922 • 5 months agoCommunity Building, Success, Tunnel Vision and "Doing it OUR Way!"When you embark on a project — or start a business — it's definitely important to have a clear vision of what you are about to undertake. Clear visions and road maps are a…