The more I read, listen, and explore, the more it is apparent to me that we all need to be investing in things that will decentralize our lives.

That is my main reason
for being here

I see -and intend to utilize- decentralization as a means to increase the quality of life for myself and my family, regardless of current events. That's what I post about. Today I'd like to speak on some of the sources (other than steem) that I'm using to gather information.

Centralization of power has been the primary focus of every mass travesty in history: centralized market manipulation, centralized social manipulation, centralized cultural manipulation. All one in the same, of course, and all increasingly prevalent through the 20th and into the 21st centuries.

My primary means of information lately is podcasts. It's so convenient to be able to listen to informative content while I work. I'm pretty lucky to have a job that makes that possible.

This week I have listened to hours of in depth lectures on Austrian economics from Mises Weekends. I definitely recommend you give it a listen.

The main principle that's sticking with me is that in every transaction, both parties feel as though they're getting the better deal. Meaning that if you work for your employer, you think that money is worth more than your time, and they think the product you make for them is more valuable than your wage.

Extrapolate that to decentralization in your personal setting and it means that you need a plan that's actionable and in some subjective way profitable. What are you going to do with that money? What are you going to so to make that money more effective in your life?

My other main source lately has been the Radical Personal Finance podcast. As the name suggests, it is a short, sweet, hard hitting podcast about financial independence.

The approach I've found there is that of breaking down your monthly cost into daily expense. This forces you to look harder at where your money is going. $50 a month in credit card debt may not sound so bad until you see that that's nearly $2 a day. Even on the days you don't have work.

To serve the cause of decentralization, you can use this tool to put your income stream into perspective. How many rivers do you have flowing into your money lake (or puddle for folks like me)? How many are flowing out? It's easier to succumb to a drought if all your income is from one central source.

These two points are helping me understand more that I need more decentralization in my life. We need plans and we need to understand our cash flow. These two points can be used to great effect in decentralizing our lives.

Personally, the deeper I delve into decentralization, the deeper I want to delve. It's a fascinating, meaningful, and effective approach to increasing our quality of life.as always, thanks for reading
:)

Stay relevant

Nate