The crypto experiment – more used Falcon than new Ferrari

I recently uploaded a YouTube to answer a strange question I had earlier that week, namely: If I held onto to the crypto I bought seven years ago and sold it today (2024), could I buy a Ferrari? Yes could the measly $100 I spent on the digital currency back in 2017 somehow grab the mystical luck rocket and blast off to the moon, multiplying itself exponentially to the tune of a Ferrari red shopping spree? It was a monumentally ludicrous ask but I like to keep my 64 followers on YouTube amused when I can.

Then someone came along and pointed out that had I been a little more selective in the heady days of 2017 then yes, I might have a shiny red Ferrari parked in the driveway. Of my mansion. But was he correct? Let’s find out!

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Payoneer – the case against

Payoneer

Up until today I’d have given Payoneer a thumbs up for Australian authors like myself for an option in accepting US payments from Amazon.

But then I looked at their latest fee change and the pretty decent chunk it’s just chewed out of my earnings this year…and now I’m giving the app a very wide berth…

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