#Investing in Yourself

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The Best Piece of Advice I Ever Received: Investing in Yourself and Following Your Dreams

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Written by Delvin In life, we often encounter numerous pieces of advice that shape our perspective and guide our decisions. However, some advice stands out, resonating deeply within us and leaving a lasting impact. Perhaps the most transformative advice I ever received was to follow my dreams and aspirations while investing in myself. In a…

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10 Small Investment Ideas: Building Wealth Through Low-Risk Options

Discover 10 small investment ideas that offer low-risk options to kickstart your journey towards building wealth and securing a brighter financial future. Learn about mutual funds, index funds, robo-advisors, stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals, cryptocurrency, small businesses, and investing in yourself. Get insights on risk factors, positive factors, and FAQs to make informed investment decisions.

Many people mistakenly believe that significant wealth is a prerequisite for investment opportunities. However, this notion is unfounded. Small investments, made consistently over time, can accumulate and pave the way to financial growth. In this article, we will explore ten small investment ideas for beginners that offer low-risk options to kickstart your journey towards building wealth and securing a brighter financial future.

We will also provide insights on how to manage these investments effectively based on facts and proven strategies:

Mutual Funds: Embracing Diversification Mutual funds are an accessible entry point for beginners in the investment realm. These funds pool money from multiple investors to purchase a diversified range of assets, including stocks, bonds, and securities. Diversification spreads investments across different assets, reducing the risk of significant losses. With modest initial investments, mutual funds are an excellent choice for beginners.

Index Funds: Simplicity and Affordability Combined Index funds, a type of mutual fund, track specific market indices such as the S&P 500. They provide a straightforward and cost-effective way to invest in a broad range of stocks. For beginners lacking the time and expertise to select individual stocks, index funds offer diversification, lower expense ratios, and the potential for steady long-term growth.

Robo-Advisors: Simplifying the Investment Process Robo-advisors are online investment platforms that automate portfolio management and offer personalized advice. They are ideal for beginners seeking convenience and requiring minimal initial investment. These platforms provide automated diversification, real-time recommendations, and low-cost portfolio management, allowing gradual wealth accumulation.

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Why Investing in Yourself is Self Care

Investing isn't just throwing your money at something and hoping for the best.

(A re-upload of my own article on vocal.media)

Some people get really confused when I talk about investing as a form of self care.

For most people, they hear about investing, and they think money. They think about putting their money into stocks, or backing a business, or something that involves throwing money at something.

Even if you see how investing can be used as a self care tool, you may even think that investing is solely spending a bunch of money in order to receive the benefit of that thing. This is true, partly. There is actually so much more to investing than that.

We are going to talk about investing in YOURSELF in this article. Not investing in stocks or businesses or people, but investing in yourself and what YOU need.

Investing in yourself is simply doing something for yourself to give yourself a little more attention.

It can be something small, like listening to your favourite song when you're sad. It can be something big, like purchasing a gym membership.

What these two things have in common is that they will both contribute to your wellbeing and do something to improve yourself, even if just momentarily.

An investment doesn't have to be big and luxurious for it to be a worthy investment. However, it does have to make sense. Spending your whole pay cheque on alcohol in order to get smashed may not be a worthy investment. But buying a bottle of wine to celebrate a getting through a hard week can be.

Investing in yourself is so important because of the sheer amounf of time that we spend trying to please others and make them happy. We want to see others be their best, but when are we going to give ourselves the same dedication and focus?

It's almost as if you need to see yourself from outside of yourself — is this person getting enough care?

If you're still confused about investing, you're overcomplicating it. This type of investing is about self-care and healing, not a return of investment (even though I get one every time).

Investing in yourself is such a crucial step in creating a life worth living for yourself, because it's just for you. The more you practice doing things for YOU, the better you'll feel from all of the work you're putting into yourself. Not to mention that the universe will reward you a whole lot more.

There are three different ways to invest in yourself: with time, with money, and with energy.

Investing in Yourself with Money

Investing in yourself with money is self-explanatory.

It's literally about purchasing things that will contribute to your growth and self-development:

Purchasing a coffee at Starbucks every Thursday, because it allows you the ability to sit in a new space and work for a little bit every week. This would give you a change of scenery, and possibly inspiration.

Purchasing a meal delivery service, because it allows you to cook healthier meals and feel better about what you're putting into your body. Not to mention, no more last minute fast food dinners that just drain your pockets.

Purchasing a ticket to a live workshop on a topic that you find interesting and enlightening, because it allows you to learn something new and possibly gain a new skill or perspective. It's obvious how these can help you in your life.

The thing is, you will always receive a reward for your investment, and it will always be more than what you put in.

The first time I invested money in a program after starting my business, I got three new clients.

I spent $100 and ended up making about $250. This means that my return of investment was over the $100 that I invested in the first place.

So, did I receive these three clients because of the skills and experience that I learned in this program? Yes, probably. However, I like to think that it was the universe rewarding me for investing in myself.

Investing in Yourself with Time

Time is purely time.

Investing in yourself with time is the sitting through, the experiencing. Not necessarily the "doing" part.

When I invested my time, I received so much knowledge and inspiration. I was then inspired to invest in more things using my money and energy.

Investing with time would seem like it's the easiest because it doesn't require much, but it involves allowing yourself to be present and open.

To invest my time, I started listening to self development podcasts. They would inspire me to go for my life coaching certification, but then inspire me to invest money in that $100 program that I previously mentioned.

All it took was listening and being open to receiving.

Investing in Yourself with Energy

I would say that investing your energy is the hardest part of investing in yourself.

Investing your energy means that you commit to trying and doing.

This is more than listening to podcasts. This is listening to these podcasts and taking notes, looking to take something tangible from what you're learning and listening to.

When I started listening to a podcast called Joyful Marketing and taking notes, I was inspired to make changes in my program. This ultimately changed the whole direction of my business for the better.

I guess you could say that without investing my energy, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Investing your energy is taking the time to go to therapy, taking the time to do the shadow work and the trauma work, and taking the time to do your self care.

That's what investing with energy is all about — doing.

Remember, the journey to self-discovery starts with you taking care of you.

[theambitiouswoman]

Basic Financial Rules To Live By 💰✨

Create a plan that shows how much money you get and how much you spend. This helps you see where your money goes.

Set aside a part of your money as savings. Try to save at least 10-20% of what you earn.

Be careful with borrowing money, especially if you have to pay back a lot of extra money (interest).

Save some money for unexpected things like medical bills or losing your job. Aim to have enough to cover your living costs for a few months.

Put your saved money into different things that can make it grow, like stocks or real estate. Be patient, as it takes time.

Don't spend more money than you make. Stick to buying what you really need, not just what you want.

Decide what you want to do with your money, both in the short term (like a vacation) and long term (like retirement).

Set up automatic transfers to your savings and bills so you don't forget to save or pay your bills on time.

Make saving money a top priority before spending on other things.

Regularly look at your money situation, adjust your plan as needed, and see how your investments are doing.

Pay your bills on time and use credit wisely (like credit cards) to keep a good credit score, which can help you get better deals on loans.

Save money for when you're older and don't work anymore. Use retirement accounts to help with this.

Think before you buy things. Don't buy something just because you want it; think if it's necessary.

Keep learning about how money works and how to make smart money choices.

Only use your emergency fund for real unexpected problems, not for things you just want to buy.

[fawnydoe]

people will write think pieces on why they can't enjoy female characters or f/f because they aren't fuckable to them or crack "hates women so much he's gay jokes" but if someone even cracks a joke about hating men people start having a nuclear meltdown

[feminineenergylife]

Invest in yourself

No I'm not talking about degrees, career or money like most women are taught to invest in themselves...(this is the more masculine way)

I'm talking about investing into healing yourself, your trauma, your abandonment issues, your attachment style issues, your deepest fears, your inner child, etc

Heal your wounded feminine.

Develop high self esteem, high self worth, high standards and unconditional self love.

So you can navigate the world in a healthy manner. So you can be happy. So you can attract good things.

[uncanny-tranny]

I think it would really benefit people to internalize that mental illnesses are often chronic and not acute. Some of us will never be able to jump the hurdle of managing illness, much less sustaining a sense of normalcy. Many of us will never "recover," will never manage symptoms, will never even come close to appearing normal - and this is for any condition, even the ones labeled as "simple" disorders or "easy-to-manage" disorders.

It isn't a failure if you cannot manage your symptoms. It isn't a moral failure, and you aren't an awful person. You are human. There's only so much you can do before recognizing that you cannot lift the world. Give yourself the space to be ill because, functionally, you are.

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i'm not reblogging the whole post again but @zorilleerrant you are so real for this

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Investing in Yourself: The Path to Personal Growth and Success

Written by Delvin Welcome to another Wednesday, a perfect day to refocus your energy, embrace new possibilities, and invest in the most valuable asset you possess: yourself. As renowned investor Warren Buffett said, “The best investment you can make is in yourself.” In this blog post, we’ll explore the profound wisdom behind this quote and delve into the transformative power of self-investment.…

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I guess this might be why the UK seemed to go so antisemitic so quickly

I'm researching the 1947 pogroms in the UK. (Actually, I'm researching all the pogroms and massacres of Jews in the past 200 years. Which today led me to discover that there were pogroms in the UK in 1947.)

From an article on "The Postwar Revival of British Fascism," all emphasis mine:

Given the rising antisemitism and widespread ignorance about Zionism [in the UK in 1947], fascists were easily able to conflate Zionist paramilitary attacks with Judaism in their speeches, meaning British Jews came to be seen as complicit in violence in Palestine.

Bertrand Duke Pile, a key member of Hamm’s League, informed a cheering crowd that “the Jews have no right to Palestine and the Jews have no right to the power which they hold in this country of ours.” Denouncing Zionism as a way to introduce a wider domestic antisemitic stance was common to many speakers at fascist events and rallies. Fascists hid their ideology and ideological antisemitism behind the rhetorical facade of preaching against paramilitary violence in Palestine.

One of the league’s speakers called for retribution against “the Jews” for the death of British soldiers in Palestine. This was, he told his audience, hardly an antisemitic expression. “Is it antisemitism to denounce the murderers of your own flesh and blood in Palestine?” he asked his audience. Many audience members, fascist or not, may well have felt the speaker had a point. ...[The photo of two British sergeants hanged by the Irgun in retaliation for the Brits hanging three of their members] promptly made numerous appearances at fascist meetings, often attached to the speaker’s platform. In at least one meeting, several British soldiers on leave from serving in Palestine attended Hamm’s speech, giving further legitimacy to his remarks. And with soldiers and policemen in Palestine showing increasing signs of overt antisemitism as a result of their experiences, the director of public prosecutions warned that the fascists might receive a steady stream of new recruits.

MI5, the U.K. domestic security service, noted with some alarm that “as a general rule, the crowd is now sympathetic and even spontaneously enthusiastic.” Opposition, it was noted in the same Home Office Bulletin of 1947, “is only met when there is an organized group of Jews or Communists in the audience.”

The major opposition came from the 43 Group, formed by the British-Jewish ex-paratrooper Gerry Flamberg and his friends in September 1946 to fight the fascists using the only language they felt fascists understood — violence. The group disrupted fascist meetings for two purposes: to get them shut down by the police for disorder, and to discourage attendance in the future by doling out beatings with fists and blunt instruments. By the summer of 1947, the group had around 500 active members who took part in such activities. Among these was a young hairdresser by the name of Vidal Sassoon, who would often turn up armed with his hairdressing scissors.

The 43 Group had considerable success with these actions, but public anger was spreading faster than they could counter the hate that accompanied it. The deaths of Martin and Paice had touched a nerve with the populace. On Aug. 1, 1947, the beginning of the bank holiday weekend and two days after the deaths of the sergeants, anti-Jewish rioting began in Liverpool. The violence lasted for five days. Across the country, the scene was repeated: London, Manchester, Hull, Brighton and Glasgow all saw widespread violence. Isolated instances were also recorded in Plymouth, Birmingham, Cardiff, Swansea, Newcastle and Davenport. Elsewhere, antisemitic graffiti and threatening phone calls to Jewish places of worship stood in for physical violence. Jewish-owned shops had their windows smashed, Jewish homes were targeted, an attempt was made to burn down Liverpool Crown Street Synagogue while a wooden synagogue in Glasgow was set alight. In a handful of cases, individuals were personally intimidated or assaulted. A Jewish man was threatened with a pistol in Northampton and an empty mine was placed in a Jewish-owned tailor shop in Davenport.

And an important addendum:

I've read a whole bunch of articles about the pogroms in Liverpool, Manchester, Salford, Eccles, Glasgow, etc.

Not one of them has mentioned that the Irgun, though clearly a terrorist group, was formed in response to 18 years of openly antisemitic terrorism, including multiple incredibly violent massacres. Or that it consistently acted in response to the murders of Jewish civilians, not on the offensive. Or that at this point, militant Arab Nationalist groups with volunteers and arms from the Arab League countries had been attacking Jewish and mixed Arab-Jewish neighborhoods for months.

I just think the "Jewish militants had been attacking the British occupiers" angle is incredibly Anglocentric.

Yeah, they were attacking the British occupiers. But also, that's barely the tip of the iceberg.

Everyone involved hated the Brits at this point. If only al-Husseini and his ilk had hated the Brits more than they hated the Jews, Britain could at least have united them by giving them a common enemy.

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This new you isn't right. She killed the old one and acts like it's alright.

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No One Should Idolize Celebrities.

No one realizes it, but celebrities are among the most insecure people out there. Most celebrities are in need of constant validation and have to continuously morph themselves into what others want them to be, just to stay relevant. Aside from their glamorous image, behind the scenes their lives consist of constantly having to ���put on’ and create fake drama in order to harness a temporary reaction from their audience.

It’s normal to seek inspiration from successful people who influence fashion, art, music or a more successful, desired lifestyle, but to idolize or model yourself after a total stranger just because they’re aesthetically pleasing, rich or popular, is a big no no. Not only are you wasting time warped in an illusion, you’re literally getting scammed by being over-invested in their fake drama and lives (the illusion they show you on social media).

Remember with fame, not all that glitters is gold. These people are not always how they present themselves to be. Take celebrities off the pedestal and instead of obsessing over them, invest your time and energy into your own life.

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women wear make up because being attractive buys them a lot of social capital. men will try to fuck you either way, but when you don't cater to the male gaze they assume you have low self esteem and will tolerate anything. when you perform femininity, they pretend to be so fascinated by you and listen to what you have to say.

most of us know by now they're only pretending to be nice, but we'll settle for that over being disregarded entirely. that's what women mean when they say they wear makeup for themselves.