The Purpose Of This Blog

 

Welcome to my blog! I wanted to give you a rundown of what this page is about. So let's dive in shall we?!

First and foremost I want to make it very clear that I am NOBODY SPECIAL! I am extremely average in every aspect of my life. From my home and job to my car and income. There are no Lambos nor Mansions in my life. Not even close. I'm a truck driver...I'm fat...and I'm lazy. That's just who I am. But...I do have ambition. I'm ambitiously lazy I suppose. And I reckon there are a whole bunch of folks in my audience that can relate to that. One way or another my blog is going to change your life. You will either learn what to do, or what not to do. Continue reading as I explain.

Why I Review Books

I have learned over the course of my life that reading books can shape your mind in ways that video tutorials never will. Even self-help audio programs don't have the same impact on you as reading. Scientifically speaking, reading gets the information more firmly imbedded in your subconscious mind. It is the closest thing we as humans have to a direct download of information. I believe reading books, the right kind of books, can change your entire life. 

I also believe that people don't read as much as they should. Mostly because we are too busy, but I believe it also has to do with the fact that we live in a microwave society where we only want instant gratification. This is why YouTube is so popular. You can get information quickly and cheaply. It is not always quality information, and because you got it so effortlessly you probably won't retain much of it. It is good for mechanical type instructions, but to actually learn the thought processes behind the thing you are interested in learning about it is 75% better to read a book on the topic. Yes, I just made up a statistic LOL. 

I read books for my betterment, then I give an honest review of the books in hopes that they may be useful to you in some way. I must warn you, I enjoy almost every book I read, even if I disagree with the author. Reading is about learning things you don't know, and it will help you understand things from others point of view. Understanding their POV is not the same as agreeing with them. I've come to realize that not everyone grew up in my house, in my neighborhood, or even in my society, and it is helpful to understand that just as my background has made me who I am, their background has done the same for them. Reading has a way of helping you de-galvanize to a degree. 

In a nutshell, I review books I read, giving you my thoughts on them in hopes that I can give you a shortcut to making a decision on whether or not to purchase the book. I provide you with a link within the review to order each book I review. If you use my link Amazon gives me a very small commission. This in no way effects your price for the book. And I do this to help cover my time in writing the reviews. I thank you in advance for utilizing these links. Thank You!

Why I Share My Financial Spreadsheets

If you will look to the right side of the blog page you will see some links under a heading that reads "See My Trades Spreadsheets". Under those links you will be able to view my trades in different types of markets. At the time of this writing there are only two markets I'm trading. Stocks and Cryptocurrency. I plan to add Forex currency trading in the near future, and I may add other things at a later date. 

Why do I do this? Well, as I stated before I want you to understand that I am EXTREMELY average. I don't have an education beyond High School. No college degree or anything like that. I'll refer back to reading books for a second, because this is how you change your perspective and ambition. If you learn to believe in yourself and your abilities through learning how to do things, you will start doing things you've never done before because you will now be armed with knowledge. I want everyone to succeed, and I truly believe if I can make this work anyone can. If I fail then you know what not to do. But I digress...

I try different methods of trading. I try different products that help me be a better trader/investor. These products may be books, software, websites, schools, or any number of other things. Whatever I am testing I will write about on this page from time to time. While testing products and services I will share my spreadsheets with you so that you can see my progress in using them. If you like my results and think that the product or service is a good fit for you there will be a referral link on the spreadsheet that you can use to purchase. Again, I will receive a commission for you using my link. In most cases, when you use my link for these products and services you will receive a discount. Keep in mind I do a ton of research before I use these products and services to make sure they are on the up and up. That does not mean they are bulletproof. You should do your own research before buying any product or investing your money in anything.

The current product I am using is called Market Cipher. So far I am liking the results I have been having with it. I have never invested in cryptocurrency before and bought Market Cipher not long after starting to put a little money into crypto. Nothing is 100% accurate, but Market Cipher is proving to be a very wise purchase for me. 

**I want to make something very clear, I do not post my trades in real-time on my spreadsheet. DO NOT try to make the trades as I post them. It is usually hours if not days later that I update my spreadsheet. If you tried to copy me it would mean disaster for your trading account. I am only trying to show you how well you could possibly do with Market Cipher or whatever other product I may be using. **

To Wrap It All Up

To sum up everything, I am reading books that I find helpful in my life in areas of self improvement, religion, politics, and history, then I tell you my thoughts on these books hoping it helps to spark your interest. 

I find investing to have become increasingly simple over the years and know that there are products and information out there that will make anyone a successful trader and investor no matter what their station in life is. You just have to believe you can do it, learn a few basics, and then get started. There are no guarantees that you will succeed, but if you never try I can guarantee that you won't succeed. Thats a fact!