When the Universe Speaks You Should Probably Listen

Man, the last couple of days have been absolutely wild in the markets. Not just in crypto, but stocks and commodities too. Hell, even the DXY (the U.S. dollar index) took a nosedive. Everything is all over the place, and it's hard to tell what the market is actually doing. But, when you are cash poor because you spent all your money on miners and the solar setup to run them, and all of your liquid assets are crypto and silver, you've gotta do what you've gotta do sometimes to make end's meat. So here is a little story of how my day has gone so far...

The Silver Struggle

I’m not one to panic sell, but I had a bill to pay, and I needed some quick cash. My first thought was to offload a little silver since the price held up way better than crypto, but is still down a bit but not enough to make me cringe at selling. So, I grabbed a few ounces and headed to the coin shop. But when I got there, I found out they were closed for the next two days. Alright, no big deal. This wasn't the shop I normally go to, but I had another errand on that side of town.

With them being closed, I went on down to the shop I usually hit up, but my guy was completely out of cash. He pointed me to another shop, so I went there, and same story! Both places said people were liquidating, but they didn’t know why. That’s when I started getting that weird feeling, like the universe was trying to tell me something.

Signs from the Universe

At this point, I still wasn’t listening. I thought, "Okay, maybe a pawn shop will take them." But as I was driving, something in me just kept saying, "Dude, just go home." That feeling got even stronger when my stomach started growling. The universe was like, "Forget the silver, go home and eat something." And honestly, who am I to argue with food? So I started to make the trek home to get some grub and get some other things done around here. Obviously it wasn't meant for me to be out and about today, haha.

The Bitcoin Backup Plan

After I got home and filled up my belly, I figured I’d just sell some BTC instead. Simple, right? I pulled up Cash App, which at this point is my only fiat offramp, went to copy the address to send the BTC over, and boom—app crashes. At that point, I had to laugh, well, after cussing a bit. But, if that wasn’t a sign to just sit tight for a couple of days and let the market recover and settle down, I don’t know what is. So I just put my phone down, ate my salad, and watched some 'Wicked Tuna'.

Trust Your Gut

The moral of the story? When you get that gut feeling, or that little voice in your head telling you to hold up, you had better listen to it. Whether it’s the universe, your instincts, or just plain common sense, sometimes it knows better than you do. And in times like these, where the markets are acting crazy, I’d rather trust my gut than force a bad move. So, yeah. I’m waiting this one out. The bill can get paid in a couple of days, it's cool, and I'll just let the markets do what they do.

Until next time...

Be cool, be real, and always abide with you my dudes!

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