I Just Paid My Rent...By Blogging on Steemit (part time)!
I set a financial goal for June, and that was to convert STEEM into USD in order to pay my rent. This was my first time attempting to convert cryptocurrency to fiat and it was not without fail. When trying to convert, I conveniently sent my 1387 of steem directly to @openledger which put me behind schedule. With the help of @mrwang I was able to recover those funds and proceed as planned. Now the great part is that I was able to pay me rent which was the ultimate goal, but the channels in which I went to cash out was very costly in time, crypto, and sanity. My rent is $1050 so I used a card that the bitcoin was converted on and swiped it to my Chase merchant Account (more fees) and waited 2 business days for it to clear. Then I transferred the money via ach (fees) to my landlord. There is still a remainder of cash which I haven't gotten yet but I see the glass half full.
I PAID RENT from blogging on steemit.
So yes, the road was a rough one but I learned something from this experience. I started searching steemit for similar stories and I saw that @ats-david bought a EOS 6D and PLANE TICKETS from blogging on steemit. Not only did his post reveal that we all have similar goals, but I also saw he has a different method for cashing out by using @Blocktrades and BitPay. My next goal is to get a BitPay card and convert enough crypto to go on a steemit adventure.
If any one else has a similar story, please share in the comments. If you don't have a story yet, set a goal to create one.
photo disclaimer: The $15K in cash was my winnings from The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La in Jan 2017, NOT STEEMIT EARNINGS (I wish)There's Adventure in all of Us
I took you inside our 3rd homebirth experienceI took you gator wrasslin' in Texas
I took you on a day as Urkle
I took you to @ned scott's funeral (RIP)
I took you to #STEEMITGUNCLUB
Animation graciously donated to @xtrodinarypilot by @xtrodinarypilot
I WILL TAKE YOU PLACES
mostly in Texas LOL
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8/7/17 will now be marked as the day that I joined the STEEMIT Community. I have now set my own personal STEEM goal in hopes of decentralizing my life. More of a re-centralizing. I hope to grow and ascend to wherever STEEM may travel.
Cool! Up to a 36 now as well!
Glad to see you here. Hopefully we can build the largest steem mining node ever. We could take over lol.
man, that's great, congrats! Following from Ft Worth!
As always... Texas is on the map. Hope to see more of you on Seemit.
That's hopeful! Upvoted and followed :3
Thank You @carry0n nad greeting to Cyprus from Texas
^_^
congratulation @xtrodinarypilot, keep steem on buddy
@johnrenald thank you and I intend to do so. I also encourage you to steem on. I will following you sir.
yes, I do
I have a similar story using YouTube.
I'm a west Texas oil driller, and I love it!
I live in a college town north of Dallas now and noticed all the despair among the young men about how they couldn't get jobs. But in my world we couldn't get enough people.
After getting some of these young men off the student loan carousel and putting them on the high-dollar, blue-collar world of the oil field I thought to myself "I think I can use that YouTube thing and make a little money"
Over the course of four years of videos, I made about $5800 that I used to take my family on a sweet vacation to the Caribbean.
Cool. I do a bit on YT also. I will check you out!
West Texas Oil Man? I have land in far west Texas. https://steemit.com/travel/@xtrodinarypilot/welcome-to-badlands-tx-outlaw-country
Yeah man its important to teach those Odessa-Midland boys that there are other ways to reel in the dough.
I actually liven in Denton these days. Moved here for Barnett work and then the natural gas play died out. I've been bouncing around Pecos and Jal, NM lately.
I can't understand these kids. Either they don't seek out knowledge or they have literally been taught that their smartphones will give them a better life.
It's fun getting them out of that mindset and showing them other routes are available. I'm not saying to stick with the oil field forever. But while you're young, single, no kids, no health problems, then the oil field can be a great world to get in to.
I know a 24 year old named Brandon who's saved up $300,000 or so and is looking to retire by 30.
Love that kid.
I'm behind' trying to retire by 40.
Excellent! And rather inspiring. I set a goal for myself to learn how to transfer SBD's to an exchange, sell for bitcoin and transfer to my wallet. Along the way I bought some other altcoins that interested me. It's a little intimidating being a total neophyte at all this, but stories like yours give me "let's try this" courage.
Thanks for sharing, I look forward to reading about how you accomplish your future goals!
It can be risky. Yeah for me it was like going all in when gambling. The reward far ouweighed the risk. The reward was wht i learned. Its funny because today I bought litecoin after realizing how all this works
"lets try this" courage... :) it couldn't have been said any better..upvoted and followed
That is amazing! I am hoping to be able to do similar things soon.
You will i didnt even think it was possible.
I have faith in the platform, I have been able to withdraw a small amount. But I am still building my account...
My faith was like a roller coaster for a bit. I guess it just takes time.
How long did it take to build up enough STEEM to pay your rent? Is this something you're able to do monthly now, or is it an "every once in a while" thing?
I started in February and blogged consistently. Then I started curating and getting involved in other steemit communities before I saw a boost. Before that it was 1 or 2 cents here and there which can be nauseating. To put things in perspective, I pay 100's a month to facebook to post and be seen. on STeemit a earning a penny is better than spending a dollar.
i will like to have you on my upcoming interview...can you send me your chat user name,that's if you don't mind sir.
Congrats. Resteemed.
Thanks @rodneypbesme
Yaaaa, the dream realized! I'm so happy for you! Also thank you for breaking this down in such a clear way, the process can be so intimidating! Wonderful read so happy for you, upvoted and resteemed for sure! :-)
Very intimidating for sure. It is definately a learning process.