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text: The morning at shul a number of Chassidim came in at various points asking for money. One came in during Birchos Krias Shema and started to talk to people, which is obviously assur, yet he didn't seem to mind. Yet another came in between shema and shmoneh esreh and headed straight for the conservative looking guy (you know the guy who has small teffilin and wears a scarf for a tallis) and started to talk to him too, trying to get a response. This too is obviously assur as you can't talk at that time. I guess he figured the conservative guy wouldn't know halacha (he didn't, he started talking to him). Basically what I'm getting at is twofold. 1. I think if anyone dresses up as a chassid and goes to a random orthodox shul he can make $20-$50 easy. 2. I don't want to say I hate all chassidim right before Rosh Hashanah but I must say I dislike a great deal of them very much. They should go back to Brooklyn and stop smelling up my modern orthodox shuls.


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When shopping in a store or scrolling through products online, I can't help but notice that eco-friendly products are almost always more expensive than traditional products. I want to know why, so I did some research to find out.
Eco-friendly products are more expensive than traditional products for a few main reasons.
- Items such as high-efficiency washer and dryers are more expensive upfront but save money in the long run.
- Demand for eco-friendly products is not as high as traditional products, yet.
- Fair labor and ethical practices cost more.
Increased Manufacturing costs
From procuring raw materials to shipping the final product, almost all steps of the manufacturing and production process of eco-friendly products cost more than traditional products.
A few reasons for this are:
- sustainable materials cost more to grow and manufacture
- reputable third-party certifications, such as organic or fair trade, are not cheap
- organic materials are more expensive to grow, partly due to the use of alternative means of pest control, instead of using chemicals
- A fair wage for laborers is an expense many eco-friendly companies will accept and honor
- Based on the facts above and other considerations, it just takes more time to produce an eco-friendly product, and time is money
How to increase the demand for eco-friendly products
Let's begin with a simple economics principle. Don't exit or fall asleep! This will be quick, I promise!
The Law of Demand states: All things being equal, as the price of a good increases, demand decreases; conversely as the price of a good decreases, demand increases.
This is true for all types of goods and services, including eco-friendly ones. An increase in demand will reduce the price for a product.
The simplest way to increase the demand for a product is to purchase it. Pretty straightforward, right?
Whether you choose to buy a green product, let's say a reusable water bottle, from a small Etsy store, or from a line of eco-friendly products from Walmart, your money is supporting an environmentally conscious product and not a harmful one such as disposable plastic water bottles.
Your purchase will tell the manufacturer (small or large) that you support eco-friendly products and if enough people feel the same way and also purchase green products, they will put more money into increasing production and in turn, you will see a decrease in price, eventually (yes, it is going to take some time).
As well, as demand increases for eco-friendly products, and decreases for traditional toxic products, the production of eco-friendly products will increase and toxic products will decrease. This will result in the consumer having more choice for green products over non-green products on department store shelves.
To sum up, the more consumers purchase eco-friendly, environmentally conscious products (increasing demand), the more manufacturers will make of these products, subsequently lowering the price for consumers.
Why you should pay more for green products
You have two products in your hands, one eco-friendly, and one not. You are
Here is why you should purchase the eco-friendly product every time:
- When you buy green, you support:
- the use of sustainable materials
- third party eco-friendly certifications
- fair labor wage
- green practices, such as:
- using recycled paper
- writing with non-toxic inks
- shipping with recyclable, minimal waste containers
- By purchasing eco-friendly products, you are telling the manufacturer 'this is what I want to purchase, make more of it' which over time will lead to more green products being produced and less toxic ones. This should also lead to a price decrease for the consumer (law of demand).
- When manufacturers see the consumer purchases trending towards more sustainable manufacturing and production practices, they will produce more products with sustainability and environmental concerns at the forefront of their operation. This is a win for consumers, the environment, and manufacturers.
- You are setting a good example for your friends and family. When your kids watch you buy eco-friendly products and inevitably ask you why you can educate them on the benefits of green products. As they grow older, they will be more likely to purchase green products themselves. Similarly, when friends notice your collection of unique eco-friendly products scattered about your house, they will comment on how cool they are and will want to know where you got them and how they can get their hands on some. Of course, you can explain that they are not only rad, but they also serve a really important purpose as well.
- It makes you feel good. Is this a selfish reason for purchasing green products? Possibly yes. But that doesn't make it not true. When you purchase green products, you feel good about supporting an eco-conscious company, while drastically minimizing or totally eliminating the
amountof toxic chemicals brought into your home. This feel-good feeling just may be enough for you to overlook the extra cash you shelled out for the superior (totally biased opinion!) green product you just purchased.
Bottom line: Buying an eco-friendly product made with responsible production practices will eventually lead to companies putting more money into this type of manufacturing and will, in turn, affect the price in favor of the consumer.
What happens when you don't put your money where your mouth is
Despite my persuasive argument to always purchase green, you decide to take that $3.00 price difference and put it back in your pocket to purchase the non-green product.
You figured there are plenty of other people willing to buy eco-friendly, so your one purchase is not going to make a difference in the long term.
This line of thinking is just not true. It reminds me of The Simpson's episode when Homer became The Garbage Man and his slogan was 'Can't someone else do it?' 'The garbage man can!' Homer's business model, while sounding good to the people of Springfield, was ultimately unsustainable, and was too much for one person to do alone.
Similarly, if you leave it up to someone else to purchase eco-friendly products, and you don't help any chance you get, there will simply not be enough people to get the job done. Eco-friendly products will stay the same heightened price and toxic products will continue to rule the shelves of all the big box department stores.
Take control over your purchasing power, don't pass the buck for someone else to do it.
So next time when you are thinking about taking the $3.00 savings over the green product, remember, 'The garbage man can't.'
Have no doubt: Your dollar matters.
Eco-friendly products are more expensive than traditional products, right now because demand is lower, and they cost more to produce.
However, fret not, you can change this. By purchasing eco-friendly products over traditional products whenever possible, you are indicating to manufacturers with their bottom line, that YOU want to see more of these products on the shelf.
Money talks, it is the universal language of business, so when manufacturers see their eco-friendly line growing more and more in the green, they will make more of it. Similarly, if they notice their traditional lines are doing poorer in the marketplace, they will make less of them and concentrate on the products that are making them the most money.
Eventually, we may just see eco-friendly products at the same price point as traditional ones, but it will take time and a conscious effort by consumers and manufacturers alike.
Please, let me know what you think. Do you believe green products will ever be the same price as traditional ones?
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Chinmay on March 28, 2019 at 1:36 am
How much years will it take, you think?
Jason Heap on July 3, 2019 at 6:56 pm
This is a great article and something I never thought about. The quality of eco products are generally always better as well so you don't have to keep buying more. Buy cheap buy twice! That's what my grandmother always said.
Kratik Agarwal on September 11, 2019 at 11:02 am
How to start production of eco friendly products
Juliana Rodriguez on October 17, 2019 at 3:22 pm
In my humble opinion I think politics and environmental protections or lack thereof play a big role as well.
Should there be better protection for laborers, a more realistic notion by lawmakers of what a fair wage really is. And should all those nasty, toxic chemicals be banned from our food and everyday products. Manufacturers would have no choice but to comply. If environmentally conscious and ethically produced goods were the norm, I think the market for this would equalize therefore bringing prices down.
Lisa on December 15, 2019 at 9:14 pm
I agree with many of the reasons you list why eco friendly products are often more expensive, however sometimes I do get the feeling on certain merchandise they are just marking up the price because they think slapping a green label on something gives them to right to charge a high elitist price for it, similar to the way they increase the prices on things meant for weddings or for designer labels. When I see the high prices on eco friendly things I sometimes think they are just trying to over charge me .
Kriya on January 25, 2020 at 4:09 am
I think quality costs money and once we understand that, we will be willing to pay more for a product because it is great and has a longer shelf life. Eco-friendly products usually have a human factor in the production process and more demand can generate more employment opportunities and create better systems, which over time ultimately results in better outputs and brings down the cost of production substantially. Yes, it will take time, but we're investing our money on the people who are making our products and not on machines owned by giant rich corporates. This act itself a positive act which when repeated over many times by many people will surely yield positive results.


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The intersection of Co. Rd. 451 and Co. Rd. 634 and head west on Co. Rd. 634 for 4.7 miles. Note: after 3.3 miles, Co. Rd. 634 bends to the left (south), at a poorly marked intersection.) After 4.7 miles from Co. Rd. 451, the east-west Lake Emma Grade begins. At 0.5 miles after the start of the grade there is a two-track off to the right (north). This is on state land. It is recommended that if
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Its just a moment in evolutional reality
On the cusp of transition many fall.
Those left standing will dance
in the light of trancendance
Its just a moment in evolutional reality
On the cusp of transition many fall.
Those left standing will dance
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A life of learning In a for boding reality
I transcend into spirituality
Learning and loving the inner workings of my mind.
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Taking out impurities
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More than an image in these times of complex matters of tangible bliss.
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I'm too wild for you Saturated in music and color
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My dance is not for you as I move through grace twisting my life with every step I'm free
. I have the luxury of moving my hips with the sirens song
Surrounded by trade my soul is almost complete
Surrounded by the beauty created by the dreams of us
I wish for love on every shooting star.
Not settling for anything less than stellar.
My strength comes from my Tribe through the collective consciousness and live music
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There is an epidemic of epic proportions out there. It's t's complying with the order of cease and destroy.it is still successful at killing if it doesn't kill the host it shreds them of their dignity and dreams. Holding their life hostage terrorizing families.
I wish I had some great holistic advice. But I don't other than wake up and stop fucking doing highly processed shot that's killing you. ( I was going to put in the name of the drug but really any processed shit will kill you)
I am sick of unnecessary death and dying and not being able to do anything to help except pick up the pieces. Today I feel so tired. I just want everyone to do the right thing for themselves, their families and their community.look at the big picture envision the future and choose life
Beyond rumination,
I climb higher than the fog bank. don't notice the earth quake or my heart ache.
Enter again
The nights of my dreams
love of my life,
Shaman of my soul.
Secret of universal truth Is…
We are all one…
Watch me dance
Through the horizons and rainbows
Grab my hips and pull me close. Dance with me through the dappled moon light in the forest. Touch the center of my beingWorshiping the ways of women.
Illuminate wonder in a timeless reign and ruminate nomore.
Ravish my body's infernal passion.
Close your eyes learning external composition weaving the source of your dreamscape.
The web of a pure existence over and over again .
Poetry where my mouth wasA cause to support human evolution
A revolution in humanity
Creating a welcoming home for foreigners
Legalizing aliens, ( what the fuck even a play on words sounds dehumanizing)
legalizing travelers that help a thriving community
Utilizing natures laws we create safety in migration
A salutation in solution standing together not in solitude
One nation one earth under the sky
Is finding normalcy in this life even possible? We have all have our preconceived notions of what normal is supposed to be like, but is living it actually what we want? I told my daughter last night that I would love it if she could be happy all the time but that isn't always possible. Sometimes we have to take life by the moments. Sometimes you have to just find one thing beautiful and focus on that for awhile and realize that moment is beautiful and eventually they add up.
Sure I would love a house, a husband/wife I could be faithful too a great job and a group of friends I go out with on one scheduled visit a month. Sadly not my life right now and I would have to give up my summer touring around for one or more of the normal things and I am not ready to grow up that much yet. Stability is not over rated and yet I am not ready to settle for just any house or job that might take me away from my art. The key is balance.
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NJ 4 hours ago
Where are these statistics coming from? It is my understanding that the current population of the United States is about 63% Non-Hispanic White. Also, if current data can be believed, only 20% of Americans go to religious services on a regular basis. Yes, I do accept the premise that identity has been hijacked by political polarization. But this is not simply an issue of race and religion. In a world-wide economy cleansing itself of people needed to produce its goods (based largely on automation), fear is being mobilized for groups to close ranks. Neither political party has a realistic agenda to deal with this. We are all on our own. Some of are worrying about our children's SAT scores and hoping they will be granted the last few passes into a middle-class. Others are buying rifles. The Republicans are orchestrating for more tax-cuts and (more debt); Democrats are protesting. Marx had it backwards, history repeats itself first as farce, then as tragedy.
David Patin
Bloomington, IN 4 hours ago
That "Christians and whites face roughly as much discrimination as", doesn't matter what groups are named, the idea is patently absurd. What they mean is that Christians aren't able to force everyone at their child's high school graduation to pray in a way they think everyone should. Nothing stops them from praying as often and as much as they want at that ceremony, what they call discrimination is that there isn't a group led prayer to reinforce their belief in a Christian identity for this country.
This is of course a phony issue, like all the cultural wars issues they are intended to divide us, to create an "us vs them." What the polling results suggest is that conservative leaders have been very successful in the prosecution of the culture wars.
New York 4 hours ago
The big question raised by this data is what is Christian identity? The racial dynamic of American identity was established early in the 19th century when congress passed the Nationality Act of 1790 limiting immigration to white Europeans. And with the Supreme Courts decision in Dedd Scott African Amaericans were declared to be totally outside the American body politic and therefore never to be considered as full human beings or citizens.
Times have changed, as have our views and laws. But both the narrow view of what America is and its evolution has always been attached to Christian values. So the real question today is as much a theological one as it is a sociological one. Sadly the Christian church is as fractured and undecided as our politics are.
Even worse, It has largely been silent in the face of our shifting politics and demographics. Rarely do you read an op ed by a theologian or other religious leader. Our politicians are quick to exort Muslims to speak out and distinguish themselves from the reactionary strains of Islam, but other than on the abortion issue we never ask for moral guidance in our public affairs from Christian theologians.
The white identity aspect of today's politics is well established. What's missing is the values of Christian virtue. Every politician proclaims their faith, but few measure their conduct by theological principles. And few theologians are willing to hold them accountable to what they proclaim to believe.
new york, ny 4 hours ago
Of all the troubling trends, the most important one is "the death of truth".
Many of our leaders are defining their own facts and label anyone who disagrees as false. It does not matter what the topic is. Sometimes it is economics, sometimes it is discrimination, sometimes it is evolution, or climate science, or medicine, or all of science.
When you label anyone who disagree with you as false, then there is no way to bridge the gap. Where does that lead? There can be no compromise with someone who is completely wrong. The only solution is to destroy the other side. Is that were we are heading? This is insanity!
G. James
NW Connecticut 4 hours ago
We used to live our lives within the framework of national institutions which acted to level perceived differences and create a daily shared cultural experience. Foremost among these, the public schools. Before the Reagan tax cuts promoted a re-concentration of wealth, one commonly found the children of the wealthy and privileged attending public school. Military service performed a similar role until the debacle of Vietnam. Religious observance also filled this role, though the erosion of a national day of rest – from the elimination of blue laws to travel-team youth athletics – did more than anything to kill Church attendance as Sunday became just another day of the week. Instead we have a culture that looks inward. Even in a crowd we are absorbed in our personal electronic devices, oblivious to those around us. To have a common culture, you need a common cultural experience. We might make a start by a national day of rest from our 'devices' where all mass communication networks are required to close so we are forced to talk with our neighbors. We might find we have more in common than we thought.
Father Eric
Ohio 4 hours ago
The racial and religious divide, real though it is, is a mask for the larger and more destructive divide between the so-called "one percent" and the rest of us, the gap between the very wealthy and the never wealthy. White, evangelical Christians at the bottom of the economic ladder see brown-skinned immigrants of other faiths doing what they have been unable to do, i.e., climb the ladder to a greater or lesser extent, and — rather than see those at the top of the ladder (mostly other whites who are nominally Christian) as their oppressors — they see their non-white fellow ladder-climbers as the problem, which leads to the scape-goating of both immigrants and citizens of Latin American, Asian, and African descent.
Researchers (like the author of this piece) focus on the second-level racial/religious division rather than the economic division which fosters it; this focus is misplaced and simply exacerbates the problem. Bernie Sanders was criticized for always bringing debate back to a focus on "the millionaire class," but he was essentially correct. The most important issue is economic equality and economic mobility; the wealth and income gap, and growth of a powerful oligarchy or plutocracy, is the root cause of American identity failure.
Salt Lake City, UT 4 hours ago
White Christian values are like a foreign language to me. No amount repetition or gesticulation will make me understand. Speaking louder doesn't help either. Don't get me wrong. I respect and appreciate an individual's passionate commitment to belief. I know white Christians are speaking a language and attempting to communicate with me. Where I get really lost is translating their professed faith into anything resembling Republican orthodoxy. The words and gestures are communicating two wildly different things. I thought any form of inequity and intolerance was anathema to Christian values. Election results show white Christians haven't noticed the contradiction yet.
I will say Mr. Jones succinctly captures my befuddlement with Democrats as well. Democrats exude an irresistible proclivity for factionalism that makes my head spin. They don't seem to understand that putting different competent groups together while still cherishing each group's individual identity doesn't make a unified whole. Too often Democrats are tossing a salad rather than cooking a stew. Worse is the tendency between groups to in-fight. Sometimes I feel like each component of the Democratic coalition is trying to prove they're the most persecuted and therefore most deserving of attention. Whether true or not, I don't see the American melting pot in the crowd very often.
I, like most of my contemporaries, am desperately seeking a third way.
Richard A. Petro
Connecticut 3 hours ago
Dear Mr. Jones,
Seems to me this country has been "divided since birth".
The issue of slavery was, and still is, one of the major "dividers". Not to mention that the Irish, the Italians and now, apparently, the Muslims have all been subject to rabid discrimination before becoming somewhat assimilated.
Religion has also been a great divider with early Christian preachers touting the reasonableness of 'slavery' while pondering such weighty questions as whether it was a good idea to baptize slaves. Apparently, the idea of enslaving 'Christians' didn't sit well with many of them hence, in the South, the slaves were allowed their own religion and places of worship but they were still not allowed to become literate.
To think that Mr. Trump and his minions are new to the scene is a very poor reading of this country's history.
We've never been a single nation but, rather, a squabbling batch of 50 separate fiefdoms with all competing for a share of the take. The Civil War didn't heal anything and the election of a black president only stoked the fears of the mindless to the tune of 63 million votes or so for Mr. Trump.
That 'divide' won't be fixed anytime soon. Phrases like 'weaving a new national narrative' are merely catch phrases for unfettered hatred, bigotry and fear which was unleashed in 2016, a complete disgrace to this country and to the rest of the world.
Nantucket 3 hours ago
Unfortunately, the loudest Christian voices we hear are angry and intolerant, trying to force their particular interpretation of biblical text into civic life by law: "I don't have to serve gays", "I don't have to accommodate those different from me". Well, okay, not in your home you don't, but in business or the public arena that's discrimination and you do. If we cede ground on these issues, what's next? I don't get a wedding cake unless I'm Christian? I have to remove my hijab to enter your store? That is not a path forward in any diverse society, but a distinct backward step into loss of freedoms dictated by religious oversight.
The evolution to for-profit news programs has shaped this country in ways that will be studied for generations. I grew up watching Cronkite, Huntley and Brinkley, etc. I never saw them rant, I never knew if they had a political affiliation. I don't understand how conservatives looked at programs like that and saw liberal bias.
The concept of a persecuted conservative white minority that needed a champion has been box office gold for Rupert Murdoch. Conservatives can't crack the nut that is entitlement programs so they run "news" programs that blame the country's problems on poor people. The lines between objective and subjective reporting are cleverly blurred. Editorial programs rant against imaginary foes of patriotism making people angry, indignant. Viewership goes up, advertisers love it, but at it's heart, it divisive and unnecessary.
chicago 3 hours ago
I live in a neighborhood that has been a portal of immigrants into America for over a century. Weekly shopping involves stops in a Serbian grocery, a Jewish bakery, a Russian vegetable stand, and an Indian-Pakistani grocery store largely staffed by Mexicans. You could say that's not 'how it used to be', because a few decades ago the businesses around here were run by Poles, Irish, Germans, and Jews. What remains is the 'exceptionalism' that everyone has equal claim to space in the marketplace. We're all Americans–or aspiring Americans–here, our standards are just as high, and we have the same level of understanding of the American national project as anyone else. I doubt there is much discussion in this neighborhood about how people somewhere else in America are less American than they are.
Girish Kotwal
Louisville, KY 3 hours ago
I don't agree with Jones and no one needs to keep up with the Joneses. America is different compared to the last century because it is no longer exclusively B&W. It is transformed into a rainbow nation in the past 50 years, with a new tolerant and different identity but with an ugly tinge of divisive politics. This changed American identity has been mainly due to which continents our wave of immigrants have been coming from in the past 50 years. American flag and values are not tattered, they are just as vibrant and modern as they were when the USA was born. Religious freedoms in our country have been enshrined in our minds and in our physical landscape. Just in my city of Louisville, KY in the heartland of America, people of all faiths are living in harmony. Just in the past 25 years, new temples, mosques, gurdwara and churches have sprung up. Today the defender of American values and ideals in the United nations is not a white American male, but a daughter of Sikh immigrants from India. Our labor secretary is not a white American but a daughter of Chinese immigrants. Our secretary of housing and urban development is a black intellectual with a distinguished past as a neurosurgeon. CEOs of several major US companies are nonwhite and born elsewhere. Google, Microsoft, Pepsi have foreign born CEOs who have consolidated American values and are the chariots of American brain power and innovative American spirit. The face of America may be different but its identity stands tall.
Mary Rogers
Orange, CT 3 hours ago
A significant part of this problem is the collapse of public education in favor of self-isolating charter schools assisted by vouchers. The public schools were the great melting pot of the tribes, but we've done away with that enforced meet-greet-befriend by allowing every subset to have their own flight destination school the way the creation of suburbs allowed people to flee the cities.
Ross Doutat of the NYT wrote a column in the last couple of months citing a new book titled, "The Benedict Option," by Rod Dreher, which calls upon Christians to prepare for a coming "Dark Age." One of Dreher's directives is for all Christians of his persuasion to immediately remove their children from public schools and put them in "Christian" charter schools where they will be protected from other moral compasses as well as other cultures/ethnicities.
Charter schools and eventually vouchers may have had their start in the Clinton presidency, but they were proposed and pushed by the Republican party that wanted to let whites self-segregate at taxpayers expense. We are seeing the results now in the gutting of funding for truly public schools, and the polarization the Republican party has enshrined over decades of control of the school boards.
The irony is that these same "Christians" elected, and continue to support, as president, a man with no moral compass, a serial assaulter of women, a welsher on contracts and promises.
Providence 3 hours ago
There is no bridge –a national voice that we all hear at the same time to help bind us together today. The days of Johnny Carson, news programs that show us largely the same pictures and commentary are gone. A splintered nation…we watch, listen and hear a different narrative of life and become members of our custom made tribe.
Maybe we make a national show focused on finding the touchstone of America that's worth protecting, nurturing and defending. Is it our Institutions that make America unique; perhaps it's the signature line from the 50's TV show Superman…Truth, Justice and the American way; or maybe it's just our basic motto: e plurbis unum–out of many one . What is our collective US core…or what should it be that we can glob on to…If we can find it …the future, I think, will be a whole lot better
Hendersonville, NC 3 hours ago
I am a 67 year-old while male, and I call myself a Christian; I am theologically liberal, so I am I constantly saddened that my identity is painted over with the broad brush of conservative Christianity that is used by the press and pundits. My understanding of the meaning of the Gospel texts is simple: I embrace the commandment to love the neighbor and understand that the "neighbor" as described in Gospel parables includes foreigners. I abhor the tribalism that is rampant in conservative Christianity that lays out markers of exclusion based on gender identity, religion, and ethnicity. Consequently, I struggle daily at respecting and loving my more conservative brothers and sisters and recognize that they are no more of one mind than liberal Christians.
As a citizen I try to adhere to my Christian values when making observations and decisions about politics. I seek candidates who show respect for others rather than degrading others. I favor candidates who begin from a position of humility and self-reflection rather than blind self-promotion. My hope is that the current chaotic situation will move everyone to dig deep into their own consciences and discern what is within them that has brought us to a place of hate, anger, and distrust. This pattern is not sustainable and is out of tune with the values of all of the world's religious wisdom traditions including Christianity. We can do better.
CT 3 hours ago
It should not surprise us that hypocrisy has become evident in every political position: on the left regarding the persistence of class inequality, on the right regarding morals and race bigotry. As long as we are servants of money rather than community, nothing will change.
Capital does not care about community or religion. Capital does not care about your free time or whether you even work. Capital does not care about pollution, about the minimum wage, about town planning, not even about health or education. Capital cares about efficient returns and growth; there is no better system ever created for that.
We do NOT have to become socialists; we do have to put the economy into the service of the middle and working classes. The Democrats have historically aimed at reform but have recently failed badly; the GOP continues betraying its voters, always protecting wealth no matter what they call it. But there is a common task.
Our task is to make the economy work for working people. Culture matters but a fundamental commitment to inclusion, to community, matters more. There was in fact, and there still is one candidate who understands the actual nature of the problem. Perhaps Senator Sanders will inspire by his example a little more honesty and clarity in our debates. Perhaps in 2020 we won't waste so much time and treasure electing an obviously unqualified, deceitful and ignorant man as our leader.
NY 3 hours ago
How about just not having a narrative?
I don't feel I identify with either side. A good part of me is enraged and irritated at Trump supporters, white male patriarchy, and Sunday-picnic Christianity. But the other part of me is skeptical, bored and untrusting of leftward identity politics, despite being a college graduate, a lifelong Democrat, and a single woman. In other words – there is NO one on the right, or the left, that I would like to have a beer with. I don't feel like I have role models in either camp. I long for the role models of my Seventies childhood (who tended to be a mix of Democrats and moderate Republicans) but neither side is offering anything like that. I feel like I was trained as a child with values and skills that are not being asked for today. Whatever happens, I will be ready to deal with it. My narrative is my own.
Crozet 3 hours ago
The problems outlined by Mr. Jones have left many centrist leaders searching for solutions. We are badly split, with access to all sorts of information that can feed terrible confirmation biases that haunt both partisan landscapes. Standards of evidence–such as they might exist–are altered to meet those arguments most comfortable for our group. Congress has been driven by the extremes, each trying to "get even" for past wrongs.
Much of this begins to sound like the modern Middle East, where sectarian fights seem endemic in the air, water and soil. The most partisan among us often prowl the halls of Congress. We now have a president who does not care about uniting an already fractious nation, separated by political beliefs and often by geography. Our president does not read books and gets his "news" from the most fractious sources. He says deeds matter more than words, but are his lifelong behaviors good models?
Our inability to deal with the legacy of slavery is another major contributor to current problems. Our historical tendencies to demonize entire groups (Germans, Japanese, now Muslims) are still in evidence. All these continue to feed our partisan divides.
Mr. Jones says "this end is not inevitable." It will be if we cannot stop lifelong political careers built largely on wedge issues. If the far left insists on tactical behaviors resembling the outlandish House "Freedom" Caucus, there will be no way to heal divides–only more calls for recrimination.
Wally Burger
Chicago 3 hours ago
I thank the author for this enlightening, thought-provoking and (for me) frightening article about 'The Collapse of the American Identity.' It is clear that we are a very divided nation. As I see it, we Americans have two distinct identities. One is open to and embraces diversity. The other seems to have a huge dislike for people who do not look like them and who often don't pray like them, if at all.
We seem to be at opposite poles with little common ground. We, as a nation, seem to be highly polarized around many areas. The campaigns of the two nominees last fall highlighted these very significant differences. Trump appealed to largely rural, non-college educated working class whites, many of whom have deeply felt Christian beliefs. Clinton appealed to more educated, more sophisticated urban and suburban people of all stripes. While it appears to me that Democrats seem to be more open to diversity, many Republicans shun it. Many of these Republicans live in rural areas where there is virtually no diversity at all. Many Republicans have deeply Christian beliefs. A recent NY Times article said that those with deep Christian identity don't trust science; rather, they believe in God and in the bible. Hence, they don't believe the science of (man made) climate change. While Democrats seem softer in their beliefs and in the embrace of diversity, some on the far right are extremely combative when it comes to people who don't believe as they do.
NJ 3 hours ago
There has always been a strong element of concern bout the "other". Benjamin Franklin was concerned about the influence of German immigration into America. The No Nothing Party opposition to non English (mostly Irish at the time) immigration. The KKK grew out of it hatred of African Americans, Jews and Catholics. My Italian grandparents were as unwelcomed by the "Americans" of their time as were my Irish grandparents. Go back only to 1960 and listen to the hatred and fear of Catholics during the election of Kennedy.
Yes, Trump has appealed to the baser side of many Americans especially as some of them see the loss of economic opportunity. But he follows in a long tradition of using cultural differences to divide Americans. We never were of one mind on religion, equality, ethnicity or the role of government.But we share one powerful belief at least since the Civil War, the peaceful transition of power.
Chicago, IL 2 hours ago
Missing is the most obvious point of all: To identify as Christian is not at all the same as actually living according to Christian values. To embrace a political party that seeks to do the bidding of the powerful and wealthy, while harming the poor, the defenseless, the "Other" and the environment is antithetical to Christian values. Recent proposals to gut health care, while providing massive tax cuts for the wealthiest, lay bare the vile hypocrisy of today's GOP. The Republican party is the radical party of intolerance.
Morris County, New Jersey 2 hours ago
To be brutally honest, I do NOT share a sense of identity with people who can claim they worship a god and have huge piety and yet vote for a man who is a racist, who lies without remorse, mocks the disabled, brags about assaulting women and grabbing their most private parts, stiffs his business vendors, and on and on and on. Nope, no shared identity at all. In fact, I left Tennessee 30 years ago to get away from just that type of person. You couldn't drag me back there to live among those willfully ignorant, proudly bigoted people. Let them secede again. This time, we cut 'em loose!
New York 2 hours ago
One might have tolerated difference if there were a promise of a brighter future. But getting screwed over for thirty years with no relief insight, except an influx of opiates to keep you high, and then dead, does not inspire unity.
The American working class has been hammered by lowered expectations and increasing poverty. Again, this is the first generation in over a century that can expect to do worse than its parents. You think this doesn't inspire anger, helplessness, and scapegoating?
And I don't know what US history books you are reading, but I have read about Goons busting workers' heads, lynch mobs executing black men, women not allowed to vote, then not allowed to work, then not allowed to be CEO (exceptions prove the rule), and now Trans people getting murdered. I see videotape of Watts, Detroit, the Bronx, and read about underground terrorist organizations blowing up post offices to protest the Vietnam war.
The only thing that seemed to keep the whole thing from blowing off like it did in the civil war was that people had a chance for a decent life. That's just not true anymore. People don't have a chance. They're screwed. Who would want to go along with that?
It's sick to see fascism rising in America as the right wing scapegoats everyone except the economic system and elites that sold them out. But this is the effect of the corrosion a society run by capital. Profits over people, and now the people want blood.
Ian O
America2 hours ago
Conservative white Christians have confused "Discrimination" with "Loss of power" and "can't say/do bigoted things anymore". I.e., they can't be politically incorrect without repercussions so they have conflated that with being discriminated against.
I am sorry, but not being able to discriminate against gay couples (in the name of Jesus) is not the same thing as actually being discriminated against.


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Manchester City's plans for a new 80-acre training complex could solve the lack of player development in England.
Patrick Vieira believes this new training complex, unveiled on Monday to be next to the Etihad Stadium, will produce a number of future stars of the English game.
"England does not produce as much talent as it should based on the passion for the game and the number of kids who are playing," says the former France international.
Despite the multi-million pound investment of Sheikh Mansour, Manchester City have had one of the most successful academy systems in England.
Shaun Wright-Phillips, Daniel Sturridge, Joey Barton, Stephen Ireland and Micah Richards have all came from Eastlands.
Chief football operations officer Brian Marwood is extremely proud of the club's achievements but admits that most of the graduates do not come from the Manchester area and that is something they will need to improve on.
The new complex is estimated to take around 3-4 years to complete, subject to planning permission.
The complex will hold 15 full-sized pitches, 2 half-sized pitches, a 7,000 seater stadium amongst state-of-the-art facilities and accommodation.
As Manchester City look to make a real mark in Europe, they are looking upto Barcelona as their main idols. Barcelona fielded 8 academy graduates in a Champions League final.


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Dental Practice Rebranding
Atlanta Endodontist, Dr. Helen Sempira, DDS, hires Atlanta Dental Marketing and Consulting for help rebranding, marketing, strategy, website design, social media, search engine optimization signage, and dental practice consulting.
The practice was focused on endodontic care under Dr. Sempira's name but a more comprehensive brand was desired. Atlanta Dental Marketing created a new brand for Dr. Sempira, including a new logo, patient brochure, referral strategy, referral pads, business cards, a new website, social media networks, marketing strategy, seo, advertising ...Continue Reading →


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Chicken Teriyaki Recipe
This Chicken Teriyaki recipe is a combination of salty-sweet-sour dish. You will love this for dinner after a long busy day. You can serve it with steamed rice and broccoli for balanced meals. For ease of cooking, you can use chicken breasts. You can also substitute chicken with any other kind of protein like beef, pork, tofu, or dark meat.
Within less an hour, here's your homemade meal you can enjoy with your family and friends.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
You will need:
For the chicken –
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt
Sliced green onions (for garnish)
Sesame seeds (for garnish)
For the sauce –
⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
1-½ tbsp honey
2 tsp cornstarch
2 tsp fresh ginger, finely minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
For serving –
Cooked rice
Steamed broccoli
How to make the Chicken Teriyaki recipe
Prepare the sauce:
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk low-sodium soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, honey, cornstarch, minced ginger, and minced garlic.
Cook the chicken:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, heat vegetable oil.
- Add chicken to skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook chicken for about 10 minutes, or until golden and almost cooked through.
- Pour the prepared sauce over the chicken. Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the sauce has slightly thickened and chicken is cooked through.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.
- Serve over rice with steamed broccoli.
- Relax and enjoy!


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Younique review overview
Starter Pack: £67 or $99 plus tax
Owners: Derek Maxfield, Melanie Huscroft
Website: YouniqueProducts.com
Overall Rank: 0/100 because multi-level-marketing is a scam
Quick Younique review
The chances are you came across this program in a social media post or through a friend of family member who recently become a Younique presenter and is trying to sign you up.
If you're a woman who loves makeup and beauty products and would like to become an independent and successful business owner, at first glance Younique might seem like a good work from home opportunity.
Whilst I admit some women can be successful, I believe you have to get in early to reach the heights of success within the company.
What I'm about to say next might make some people mad but I'm only here to give my honest opinion and stick to the facts so here goes…
Beyond the hype and 'positive thinking', Younique is a pyramid scheme. The way the system and commission structure is set up, you're strongly encouraged to sign up and recruit others into your 'downline'.
This means you're going to need to harass your friends and family and spend your days spamming Facebook groups to try and get new recruits.
If you're okay with that, that's fine but you should at least be aware of this before getting into it.
As for the make-up products, they're expensive and way overpriced. There are tons of complaints online about the quality of their mascaras and eyeliners too.
If you're like me, you want to be part of something you can be proud of and Younique isn't that.
If you're looking for a better way to build a successful business by using your passion and expertise to help others and promote products, I highly recommend you check out affiliate marketing.
It's where you build successful website or blog around any topic you want, get traffic through search engines and social media and make recommendations.
Affiliate marketing is what I do. I've been building successful and profitable niche websites for 3 years now and I make more than $6,000 a month doing so. It'll take work and determination to get there but it is worth it. No selling, no pushy persuasion parties and no recruitment rallies.
The best part? It's free to get started.
What is the Younique business opportunity?
Now let's take a closer look at the Younique business opportunity and find out what makes them so 'younique'.Younique is a multi-level-marketing, direct sales cosmetic company that specialises in makeup and beauty products.
It was launched in 2012 by brother and sister team Derek Maxfield and Melanie Huscroft.
As of 2017, they have over 200,000 distributors in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
For $99 you can purchase a Starter pack and become a Younique presenter.
They have a strong emphasis on using social media and holding 'digital parties' and every presenter gets a website they can share on social media sites and hopefully generate sales and get new recruits.
The Younique slogan is:
"Uplift. Empower. Validate."
This also ties in with their vision statement:
"Our mission is to uplift, empower, validate, and ultimately build self-esteem in women around the world through high-quality products that encourage both inner and outer beauty and spiritual enlightenment; while also providing opportunities for personal growth and financial reward."
What's typical about Younque and every other MLM company out there is they sell you the opportunity on the back of your dreams.
You'll often hear them use terms like "believe in yourself' and "work towards your dreams" when they're trying to get you to sign up.
I'm not saying you can't be successful as a Younique presenter, but in truth, the odds are against you.
You're going to have to walk around handing business cards out and turn every single conversation you have with family, friends and even complete strangers around to the 'Younique home business opportunity'.
Personally, I think people have had enough with the wave after wave of American MLMs and pyramid schemes and I know I always avoid people I know are on the hunt for recruits.
How much money can you make selling Younique?
At first glance, the Younique compensation structure seems pretty simple but once you get into it, it's really complicated and confusing.
Don't believe me?
You can find dozens of YouTubers trying desperately to clarify the confusing Younique commission structure; here's a 16 minute video, here's a 27 minute video and here's a 37 minute video.
But let me go ahead and try and summarise it quickly…
Younique has a colour grading system. As a new presenter you start out at the white level, though to fully quality for the white level you need to generate $150 in sales for a 20% commission.
Each level has minimum sales requirements and a minimum number of people you have to sign up in order to qualify.
In the Younique commission chart below, the royalities relate to your downline, i.e. the people who have signed up as business owners under you.
Simple right?
Not quite…
Because to work out how much money you'll actually get paid you also have to take into account the Younique status requirements.
The best explanation I've managed to find is on TalentedLadiesClub.com where they say:
"The only requirement you must meet as a white status is to sell $125 in a rolling 3 month period to stay active with the company. If you divide that up by the 3 months, you are selling a minimum average of $41.67 each month. This makes your commission $8.33 each month.
Here is the math:
$125/3 = $41.666666
$41.66666 x 0.2 = $8.33″
Still confused? Me too 🙂
Let's move on…
Is Younique a pyramid scheme?
Let's address the elephant in the room: is Younique a pyramid scheme?
Some people will flat out deny it and argue with you until they're blue in the face saying Younique is absolutely, definitely not a pyramid scheme.
I've been involved with pyramid schemes and multi-level-marketing schemes before (MLM and pyramid schemes are the same thing) and I know how they work and however they try and present it, the fact remains the same: the commission structures are all set up to sign others up.
Here's a lady who gets angry and upset when people call Younique a pyramid scheme:
First off, it's not your business.
I'm really sorry. I know this is hard to accept when your inside the 'hype bubble' but you don't actually own a business. The only thing you own are the overpriced products you paid for.
Your website isn't yours either, it's on loan to you from Younique and if they go under, so do you. They can cancel your presenters account at any time. Truth is: you're just a link in a pyramid chain.
Real definition of a pyramid scheme
In the video she says Younique is in no way a pyramid scheme but I have to disagree with her definition of what a pyramid scheme is.
"A pyramid scheme is when you promise somebody that if they sign up to something that they make money by signing for it wthout having a product or service to sell."
This isn't accurate. Most pyramid schemes have products and services they promote. Here's a more accurate definition of what a pyramid scheme is:
[alert-note]"A pyramid scheme is a business model that recruits members via a promise of payments or services for enrolling others into the scheme, rather than supplying investments or sale of products or services.
As recruiting multiplies, recruiting becomes quickly impossible, and most members are unable to profit; as such, pyramid schemes are unsustainable and often illegal."
The Younique makeup pyramid scheme
While it's true that in order to qualify for the next colour status you have to meet sales targets, you have to meet recruiting targets too. Recruiting others is what drives the whole incentive program.
If it wasn't a pyramid scheme, why recruit others at all? Why not open stores, why not sell directly on Amazon? Why is there such emphasis on recruiting others if it's not a pyramid scheme?
So any corperation has a CEO and a leadership structure and employees which is a pyramid scheme?
Not quite…
When an employee applies to work for a company there's a set agreement on the salary they'll get in return for the work they do.
My biggest problem with pyramid schemes like this is that they often recruit people with false or unrealistic earning expectations. You can promise unlimited earnings and $1000s but the truth is, a very small percentage of people in multi-level-marketing make any serious money at all.
Because by very definition, a pyramid works with a few people at the top making most of the money and lots of people at the bottom making next to nothing, regardless of how much effort they put in.
I've been involved with MLMs like this before and so I totally get that when you're excited about the opportunity and your motive is to make a life-changing amount of money for yourself, its hard to hear the negatives, but sometimes it's good just to take a step back and re-evaluate before you put too much money and energy into it.
The MANY Younqiue product complaints…
Before I get onto the quality of the products, there are tons of complaints online about delivery times. Instead of the 3-5 day window they promise you, you should expect to wait more than 4 weeks if you order from them.
This shocking customer service is due to items showing as available on their website despite being out of stock and you're not told this until after they've placed their order.
I don't know where you are right now, whether you're about to sign up to them or are looking for another work from home opporunity, but my advice to you is before signing up to Younique or any other programis: always do your research.
It took me just 2 minutes to find 250+ customer complaints on sites like PissedConsumer.com.
Some are quite shocking but all of them are from angry and upset customers who felt the product didn't meet basic quality standards.
Do you want to sell expenisve products like these to your loved ones when you can buy much better quality cosmetic products at places like Target for half the price?
Mascaras, liquid eyeliners and lipsticks all have known issues.
In fact, a woman who made it to elite purple status publically quit Younique.
Because the product is crap!
She was doing very well for herself. She achieved purple status, had close to 350 people signed up under her and planned on working with Younique for the rest of her life.
Here's Jenie to tell her story:
"Everyone knew the $30 mascara was horrible but they were told to keep quiet."
Issues with liquid eyeliners, problems with backorders, ow-quality lipstick = all crappy products at premium prices.
I confess, I'm a man who knows nothing about makeup or skincare products, but this is not looking good and certainly not something I'd be proud to be a part of.
What I like about Younique
- It helps people think bigger about their lives, helps them set goals and start to think about working for themselves.
- Younique are embracing the digital age and giving presenters websites and using social media.
What I don't like about Younique
- You end up becoming a spammer on Facebook (and getting blocked)
- You become that annoying pushy sales person other people go out of their way to avoid
- The only way you make money is by selling expensive, low-quality products to your family and friends and destroying your credibility in the process.
- MLMs are really scams.
- This is an MLM with expensive, low-quality products meaning you won't get repeat orders.
My final verdict
With Younique you're getting involved in a makeup pyramid scheme where you're going to have to push low quality products to your unsuspecting family and friends and push hard to recruit others to do the same thing if you're ever going to make any serious money at this.
You can dress it up as anything you like but the fact is: Younique is a pyramid scheme.
And one more thing…
To all women out there reading this, you DO NOT have to join a pyramid scheme to feel empowered or validated.
There are more legitimate, hype-free ways to build an online business for yourself promoting any products you're passionate about without having to deal with shipping, selling, payments or any of that stuff.
So if you're looking to learn how to build a real online business through building profitable and succesful websites (not as technical as you might think) then check out my number one recommendation.
It's where I got my start and now I make more than $6,000/month online. Oh, and you can put your credit card away because it's free to start learning!
What do you think?
Thanks so much for reading my Younique review. As an outsider not getting paid to promote them, I've tried to be as honest and fair as possible.
I'd like to open this up for discussion and whether you agree with me or not, I'd be happy to reply to any comments or questions you have here in the comments section.
I know there are people out there with far more experience at direct sales marketing then I, so I'd love to hear from you and get your perspective on this too.
About Simon Crowe
Simon launched The Make Money Online Blog on a mission to help aspiring entrepreneurs kiss their bosses goodbye.
Get his free Affiliate Marketing Guide For Newbies to learn exactly how to make your dream business a reality.


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Brazil has just crowned 21-year old model Raissa Santana as the new Miss Brazil. The news-worthy reason? Santana is only the second black winner of the pageant to be crowned in history, and is the first black winner in over 30 years.
The beauty queen rose to the top of 26 other contestants from across the country. Although more than 50% of Brazilians identify as being black, Brazilian media has long since been devoid of black representation.
In fact, positive black female media representation is severely lacking worldwide. A recent study conducted by experts at Georgia State University and Boston University looked at how the stereotypical depictions of black women in media have a lasting impact on how African American girls view themselves and how they are regarded in society.
The study reports that media overwhelmingly depicts black females as being angry, loud, bossy, aggressive, big, and violent. In addition, they are often objectified and sexualized beings, often judged by their physical appearance — especially their hair.
Although women of all ethnic backgrounds are often judged by their appearance, the study notes that "black women are being measured against white, Eurocentric notions of beauty." Although 56% of women opt for dark brown as their hair color of choice, black women are subjected to much harsher scrutiny. Black women are expected to have "good hair" — which is defined as being as close to white hair, with a "texture that is wavy, silky, soft, and of long length." So-called "bad hair" has characteristics like tight coils, or a knotted, nappy, or coarse texture.
The images of black women portrayed in the media are often harmful and hurtful, which is why it's so important that countries throughout the world are embracing the idea of #BlackGirlMagic. The hashtag has become popular shorthand for describing African American women who embody confidence and self-love. In an age where black women are still being told they aren't as attractive as women of other races, Raissa Santana's Miss Brazil win is a triumph for African Americans everywhere.
Santana stated that she "didn't expect to win this title," and that she's thrilled to "represent black beauty and encourage girls who have the dream of having something" in order to show them they can accomplish their goals. Santana will represent Brazil at the Miss Universe competition in January.


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To be smart in investments means to have all chances to become rich and vice versa. This direct and merciless correlation wipes out an investor's right for mistakes as one single wrong decision can literally cost a fortune.
If you'll take closer look at the most successful investments in history, then you'll see that seemingly lucky deals were not just a pure luck, but in fact, that was a wise foreseeing and clever money management. By analyzing those deals and interviewing some most successful and experienced investors, we have created the list of key concepts you should follow to make your money grow through smart and timely investments.
1.Evaluate risks and be ready for the worst scenario
The most successful decisions are made out of strategic view and profit hunger rather than risk avoidance. Therefore, in order to eliminate the fear from your inner investment reasoning, you should only invest the money that you psychologically are ready to lose. Always keep in mind the worst possible outcome of your investments and make sure that in a case if you will lose you money it will not influence your well-being and comfortable lifestyle.
This approach will help you to focus on somewhat risky but potentially extremely profitable deals.
2. Think "long-term"
Do not ever make decisions based on short term benefit, as you may (and, surely, will) miss the bigger picture and bigger profit.
For instance, when the market starts panicking and starts selling/buying certain securities due to news or anticipations, you should not follow the crowd as it is usually a hoax created by "big fishes". Big investors often wreak havoc artificially, with the purpose to make the crowd sell assets on low price so big bosses can buy it cheap.
Aim for long-terms investments and long-terms goals and pick vehicles accordingly: gold, shares of top companies, T-bonds, Real Estate. Don't put the lion part of your money in high-risk and high-yield assets, but instead choose reliable vehicles that will make your income grow steadily.
3. Focus on profit, but don't take unnecessary risk
Surely, a total risk avoidance will never make you wealthy as the most profitable deals always require taking a risk. Nevertheless, however strong you hunger for money learn to avoid unnecessary risks, as several small losses will eventually drain your account and destroy your confidence.
It is very hard to resist the urge to join the market during a sudden and rapid uptrend, but remember: "easy money" is usually a trap many market players get into.
One of the best advice and most famous rules amongst top investors is: the best way to earn the money is not to lose it. (Steven J. Lee).
4. Include immediate annuities vehicles in your portfolio
During your long-term journey towards the wealth, you will need to have a guaranteed income that will keep you "afloat". Securities with immediate annuities are the best addition to the long-terms investment strategy, so not only will you have a guaranteed income whatever the performance of your main investment portfolio, you feel also feel more confident and
5. Don't sell prematurely
"Buy and hold" is the most famous investment strategy and it really works. Patience pays off especially when it comes to Real Estate, "blue chips" shares and precious metals. If you have found a great vehicle you believe in, whether it's shares of a promisingly looking startup or other securities with outstanding potential. The most common mistake of beginning investors is a wish to sell something as soon as it has reached its first high. This move is driven by fear that the asset will bounce, go down and will never rise back to that price so the profit will be missed.
6. Adjust your decisions to your financial goals
The first and foremost step that should precede any investing activity is financial goals setting. How much income do you wish to receive from your investments and whether you want your investment portfolio become the main source of money? If your income will mainly depend on how good the performance of your investment portfolio, there is an impropriate risk of "putting all eggs in one basket", means losing everything at once.
7. Buy great assets on low price rather than "trash" assets on a great price
It was said by the legendary investor Warren Buffet, that you should search for and buy outstanding vehicles with great perspective when those assets are at their lows (due to any reason), rather than buy something that appears to "shine" temporarily on the market. Learn to distinguish and identify what is worthy and what only seems so.
8. Pick instruments that are purely data-driven!
This strategy of choosing investment instruments will let you be independents of any financial advisors and brokers as the only thing you will need to understand and predict the behavior of your vehicle is tracking the market data and economic news. Choose those investment vehicles which behavior you understand the most, so it will be easy for you to predict things, not just to react to market's price moves.
9. While making money through investing, live within your means
This is a basic, simple, and mandatory law of getting rich: spend less money than you earn. Do not make expenses that exceed your income in hopes that future profit from investments will cover your expenditures. This is a dead end that one day will make you bankrupt. That is why and you should only live within your actual earnings and start making big purchases only when investment fruits have already appeared.
10. Always reinvest
Analyze your portfolio and figure out what is your most reliable vehicle in terms of steady income. Don't mistake "reliable" with a high-profit one, as high-yield assets are usually risky and unstable in terms of income. So, after you have determined your most reliable investment instruments, get a habit to reinvent in them a part of your profit automatically.
11. Leave your emotions behind the door
Financial markets and investing are not the spheres to involve emotions. We are talking about being overexcited, greedy and fearful. Emotions are not your money friends but rather are the worst advisors in decision making. You should be reasonable, able to foresee and always calculate a risk/yield ratio to have a clear picture.
12. Make sure your is in a healthy balance
Diversification is a cure to everything. A healthy investment portfolio is something that will protect you from the catastrophic loss if one or two of your assets plummet in price, your other instruments that behave opposite to fallen vehicles will save the whole portfolio as their price is supposed to rise (it calls risk hedging).
For example, it's a very well-known fact that in a case major market assets fall due to the economic crisis, gold shows instant jump in price as everyone considers gold as a safe haven to keep money in.