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Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
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Jostern
on 24/07/2025, 13:29:13 UTC
@FabrizioRomano
🚨💣 Understand Alexander Isak remains a target for Liverpool even after signing Ekitike… but depends on Newcastle.

If Newcastle open doors to an exit and #LFC sell Diaz, they can bid after direct contact made 10 days ago.

Isak, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 in concrete talks with Al Hilal so far.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1948346962413031699
Now I’m confident Isak is going to end up in Liverpool, The player have already indicated his intention to the club that he wants to access other options and I absolutely think that He has already have some conversations with Richard Hughes and Micheal Edward, For Isak to be left out of the friendly against Celtic and also be left out for their pre season tour in Singapore show that the player wants to leave, Liverpool vividly told Newcastle last week give us Isak and take Ekitike but they refused and said Isak isn’t for sell, Now Liverpool is moving like a big club and they want to take both players, Isak and Ekitike will be playing together, I believe before Isak asked to leave, Liverpool have already assured Isak that they will come for him if he will ask for a transfer and that is what have happened with Isak and his agent, His agent came out last week that they are exploring other options which he will not mention, the Saudis are there but I doubt if Alexander Isak wants to move to Saudi Arabia League at this stage of his career, As a Liverpool fan I’m happy that Liverpool is now acting like a big club after winning the premier league they are making a statement to their rivals that they’re here to stay, And I believe Liverpool wants to build a team that will dominate for years to come, I’m excited about this ambition, Billy Hogan said that Liverpool is a Big Club and is high time we start acting like one and that is what is happening now.

Arne Slot even said We would make this team stronger next season, So everything happening right now have been planned already by the board, and if you should ask me Arne Slot deserves everything he is getting because he won the premier league without spending money so now nobody is going to say that he is buying the tittle. There is more to come from this Liverpool spending spree because Liverpool is not done buying players. It’s going to be a big Summer and it’s already happening, And Alexander Isak will end up at Liverpool, I expect Liverpool to make a bid for him very soon.
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Re: Buy Buy Buy or Sell Sell Sell?
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Jostern
on 24/07/2025, 11:42:30 UTC
You may be right but being positive is different from excessive speculation when you are over speculating you are giving yourself hope but it will be discomforting after giving yourself hope and the price of Bitcoin didn't get to the speculated price. In as much as it is good to be positive we should know how to be positive about something so we don't get discourage when something went wrong. Buying regardless have always been the best way to go about Bitcoin and instead of me to be speculating about Bitcoin I would rather look for a way to increase my holding.
You are actually right here no doubt, because one major problem most Bitcoin investors have is too much expectation, and it's sad to say this that if things doesn't goes as planned, they will feel really bad for themselves, that's why I believe that in as much as we are accumulating Bitcoin and trying to accumulate a very huge stash of it, we should have it at the back of our minds that nothing is promised in this life, anything can happen in the future that may warrant our Bitcoin investment not to go as planned, so going all in is dangerous, not just the financial aspect, but also the expectations and emotional aspect is very bad and dangerous to our well being.
So invest what you can afford to lose, either financially or emotionally.
One of the most overlooked aspects of Bitcoin investing isn't just the financial side, it's the emotional resilience needed to survive the journey. Many people set sky high expectations, and when reality doesn't move in sync with their timelines, it leads to frustration, panic, or even emotional burnout.

Bitcoin rewards conviction, but conviction doesn't mean blind hope, it means understanding the game you are playing. You are  right, nothing in life is guaranteed. That’s why a measured, balanced approach one that considers not just your capital, but also your emotional bandwidth is crucial.

You need to get rid of the idea that you can get rich quickly by investing in Bitcoin. This is not a quick scheme for earning money. Investing in Bitcoin cannot guarantee you profit, but if you invest patiently, there is a great possibility of getting good returns. Bitcoin is the most volatile currency, and it is very natural for there to be a price correction at any time. If the price is slightly down at any time, do not panic, but if you can hold Bitcoin regularly, then it is definitely possible to get good returns. Moreover, it is more convenient for those who do DCA when it is down. In terms of investment, if you keep accumulating a part of your discretionary income in Bitcoin regularly, it will help you risk-free and stress-free investment and you will be able to keep a large part of Bitcoin in your possession in the long term.
I think people should understand that Bitcoin isn’t a get rich quick scheme like a Ponzi scheme where people put money and expect to get some profits back in a short period of time, I would say that whoever treats bitcoin in this nature would be know as a trader. Which is not a very good way of approaching bitcoin, Instead it better to treat bitcoin with a good approach of investing and accumulating bitcoin with a mindset of holding Bitcoin for a long period of time, what we should also understand is that Profit is never guaranteed when investing in Bitcoin and that is why it is wise to invest and hold it for a long term then you could stand a chance of unimaginable returns, Nevertheless whatever happens with the price of bitcoin I’ve choosed in to continuously invest and accumulate more and also apply some aggressive strategies and with a primary purpose to hodl.
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Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL!
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Jostern
on 24/07/2025, 11:19:25 UTC
Yes, waiting for a price drop when buying Bitcoin is not an appropriate strategy for long-term investors. Logically, we should understand that waiting for a price drop is a strategy that is prone to dilemmas. So, rather than worrying and missing out on opportunities, I don't think buying Bitcoin should be fixated on price. Regardless of the current price, it's highly likely that in 10 years, the price will be much higher, and we'll profit. So, why ignore momentum and choose the right price when buying Bitcoin?
There is nothing wrong to wait dips for purchasing bitcoin but experienced investors do it differently than newbies. Newbies wait for lower prices, try to find bottom prices to buy in, while experienced investors can do Dollar Cost Averaging regularly and don't mind about price, or they can wait for price dips of 10%, 20% or 30% and buy without concern about at what prices they make purchases.

They know that price dips are very good for accumulation and if they can hold bitcoin for a long time, profit is very good especially if they buy in dips.
The thing that is always observed in the case of newbies buying Bitcoin is that they act hesitantly. They cannot understand the right time to buy Bitcoin. Of course, I agree with you that when the Bitcoin market is falling, they buy more and hold it for a long time. Experienced people take advantage of this falling opportunity, and they invest more than their Bitcoin buying budget during the fall. On the other hand, newbies are immersed in a panic around the Bitcoin fall and as a result, their Bitcoin investment is disrupted.
When the market is in a slight decline, some investors panic. They start thinking that maybe their losses will start from there. Bitcoin is a volatile cryptocurrency and it is unknown when it will increase or decrease. But for those who do not panic and just hold Bitcoin regularly during that time, the temporary decline of Bitcoin will not have any effect. For those who can speculate about Bitcoin, the decline of Bitcoin is an opportunity and for those who are ignorant about it, the decline is a panic. In any situation long-term holder of Bitcoin will get the advantage. As a new investor, if he only does DCA regularly, he will not face long-term losses but will be able to acquire permanent assets by growing his portfolio.
Most at times when I see people panic as a result of a drop at the market price, I always tell myself that this people have faulty foundation, because if the foundation is right, there will be no room for panic bite. The first lesson every investor should have is the understanding of the terrain, because if an investor does understand the terrain, it will automatically solve 70% of the problems they might face in cause of their investment journey.  Bitcoin investment is not a roller coaster, it has up's and downs which is the integral part of the market formation.
Someone who is an investor in bitcoin and knows the volatility nature of bitcoin would never panic when there is a dip or downturn in the price of bitcoin, Instead what a realistic investor would do is to take the opportunity and keep accumulating, any folks that gets scared an panic whenever there is a downturn isn’t an investor someone who have a good knowledge of how bitcoin works, and knows what Bitcoin is all about and how it appreciate after a downturn, would definitely exercise patience and continue to hodl for a long term purpose and keep buying and keep accumulating more Bitcoin.
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Re: UEFA Women's Euro 2025
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Jostern
on 24/07/2025, 07:45:59 UTC
Germany never really attacked effectively in the first half of the match.
I didn't recognize Germany in this match, having played most of the previous round and reached the semifinals after being shorthanded.
They played very ineffective football.
Spain's goalkeeper Thomas made some good saves in the second half.
What I find most striking about women's football is that they bring the ball around the goal, but for some reason, they don't manage to deliver a powerful finish.
Just before Spain's goal, they came on strong again, but again, they couldn't get the final shot.
Later in the attack, Bonmati might have sent a cross, but the ball went into the net and scored.
The final will be a good match, but I don't think the match will be decided in 90 minutes.
Germany wasn’t very clinical with their finishing they played a very good football game, when I watched their game against France with a player down they still were able to play a very good football, and take the game to extra time even when they could have won during the 90 minutes interval and won on penalties, But the game against Spain was a very strong and entertaining game the both teams are very good and professionals Spain are the world champions, Spain themselves wasn’t so clinical in the game but the both teams had chances to have won the game but I’m more disappointed with Germany because I was expecting them to Eliminate Spain because they’ve been a very strong team in this tournament, if Germany had taken there chances they wouldn’t have gone out of the tournament, Something that is surprising to me in the tournament is the low level of finishing off chances after a good play, Most of this games going into extra time is because of lack of finishing in women football, They don’t produce a very good strike, the level of striking seems to be very low with poor finishing.
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Re: ⚽ Premier League 2024/2025 Discussion Thread ⚽
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Jostern
on 24/07/2025, 06:51:23 UTC
Pep Guardiola is one of the best managers ever, and certainly a top name of who we have right now. So that means, we need to realize, he will figure out a way to win again. Not saying he will, but you can never count him out, that dude finds a way to get the wins he needs, one way or another.

I understand the need to actually look like you are going to win, because most teams look like they are great even before the season starts and City doesn't look like that at the moment, but that doesn't mean we are going to see them fail. Pep is the greatest coach by results, the titles he won proves that, treble with Barcelona, treble with city, he is really a great coach and can do so well, so we can safely assume dude has what it takes to get the win again.

I think we should expect alot from Manchester city next season because pep Guardiola will definitely figure the team’s problem and find a solution for it, even the premier league next season will be a very ridiculous season we will expect to see more than last season from pep Guardiola.

Premier league next season will be very hard to predict as many clubs are commmited to improve their squad to make sure they secure the trophy. They have been a lot of transfers in the premier league this transfer window and we will wait to see the effort the clubs will put next season towards lifting the trophy.

I'm personally rooting for Arsenal because 3rd time with a great team should be a winner right ? Arsenal also made great transfers this summer window by bringing Viktor Gyökeres and other important players to strengthen Arsenal as much as they can also to be able to win EPL this year or even UCL why not.

Regarding City ...I'm sure Pep knows what to do and if he still has the necessary players to make City what it was 2-3 years ago then I'm sure he will do it but I have some doubts regarding City performance for this upcoming season and I can't see them winning EPL or UCL Sad.  
If I’m personally rooting for a team to win the Premier League it’s going to be Liverpool and Manchester City because this teams have experience on how to win the premier league title, A team that have won the Premier League Tittle 4 in a row isn’t a team to write off in the premier league tittle race, Liverpool on there own have spent a lot of money, and have strengthened their team and that will be a very strong team Liverpool are the Champions and will be very strong to retain their title, The thing with Arsenal they don’t look like a team to win a title even with Signing Victor Gyokeres to me, not disputing that they will not fight for the title, well right now Arsenal don’t have any excuses not to win the tittle, But right now I see Chelsea winning the Premier League title before Arsenal, The problem I have with Arsenal is that they aren’t trophy oriented. Arsenal could never have beaten Paris-Saint-German in the Club World Cup. I will root for Chelsea to win the Premier League title instead of Arsenal.
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Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
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Jostern
on 24/07/2025, 06:28:59 UTC
And now it is OFFICIAL
Hugo Ekitike from Germany to Liverpool in a 6years contract.
€80m +10m easy bonues and 5 extra hard bonuses

Crazy amount of money for not a top tier striker imho.
I must say congratulations to Liverpool because they have gotten a very good striker one for the future, I like how Liverpool are conducting their recruitment in this transfer window they’re wasting no time, they are a team moving like a real Premier League Champions, They seems to be on fire with there recruitment, After getting Florian Wirtz, Jeremy Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, And now Hugo Ekitike. People are saying he isn’t a top striker and I will keep asking a question how many top strikers are available in the market, that there clubs are willing to let go. Now some clubs will think about investing in the future, You might probably have money to get a top striker but the club isn’t willing to let there players go and not for cheap this day, players are expensive and you’ve to pay up the asking price to get the player that you want.

Ekitike is a young striker and I believe there is a lot of room for improvement, and what better place for him to be if not Liverpool were he will be given time to learn and adapt to the teams, and I believe Arne Slot will get the best out of him more and more, Sometime top strikers are made and not bought, that is what Arne Slot will do with Hugo Ekitike, What I really find fascinating about Ekitike style of play; he isn’t not just a goal scoring striker he can hold up play and allow the wingers to run in behind him, and gives assist, he can control the ball and dribble, he can also play behind the flank, he is a technical player that can read the game very well and make something out of nothing. Liverpool is getting a very good player for the future in Hugo Ekitike.

Transfers this days are not judged by amount played. Because the transfer market is already crazy because there is a lot of money in football now, players are expensive.
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Re: Balancing Financial security and Bitcoin Accumulation
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Jostern
on 23/07/2025, 14:52:49 UTC
5. Emergency Fund First. Always. I know we’ve been hearing this a lot here on this forum, in fact it was when I joined this forum I started taking my emergency fund more serious.. Bcus it’s one of the most powerful steps. Maybe built at least 1–3 months of your basic expenses in cash or stable value.
When you are building up the amount that you invested in bitcoin to be at least 3 months of your expenses, then during those times, you may well be in position in which it is preferable to build up the emergency fund and the bitcoin holdings at around the same pace, yet once your bitcoin reaches more than 3 months or more that you have put in of your expenses (it might have had grown through bitcoin appreciation too), then you are likely going to be putting your bitcoin at risk if you are letting your emergency fund have less than 3 months - including 1 month of your expenses seems really risky, even though surely guys are free to judge their own situation and to figure out their risk levels.  So many poor people get themselves into trouble because they fail/refuse to build anything close to a sufficient back up funds system, and then their bitcoin end up serving as their back up funds, which ends up leading to their having to sell some or all of their bitcoin at a time that was not of their own choosing, even when they could have had engaged in reasonable levels of back up funds that would have had saved them from such situation, so they end up having fun staying poor... and perhaps never being able to get back to the bitcoin position that they could have had or should have had with the establishment, keeping and maintaining of a bit more preventative precautionary measures in place, and adequate back up funds is one of them and not overdoing and/or shitcoining and/or trading (gambling) with their bitcoin is another those good practice measures that are likely even more important for poor people.
Yup, when one is building up their Bitcoin portfolio to be at least 3 months of expenses, it makes more sense to also build up their emergency funds and their Bitcoin portfolio at around the same pace. When the Bitcoin stash happens to exceed 3 months of expenses, (probably due to appreciation too), the Bitcoin is automatically at risk if the emergency fund is less than e months of expenses. I don't know but IMO, having less than 1 month of expenses in emergency funds kinda sounds pretty much of a big risk. This is why it's important for guys to always assess and evaluate their own personal/unique situation and figure out their risk levels.

It's important for guys to build up a solid and sufficient backup fund, and the reason why poor people often get into lots of trouble with their investment is because they mostly fail to acknowledge this fact, and then they end up dipping into their investment whenever a real financial emergency arises. And this mostly leads to them selling off their Bitcoins at times that wasn't initially of their choosing, and this can potentially keep them stuck in poverty, defeating their original plans of attaining financial freedom through Bitcoin. Having sufficient backup funds and also avoiding getting involved with certain risky practices, like overdoing it, indulging in shitcoin investment, or trading/gambling with Bitcoin is a great way to approach Bitcoin investment, especially for those who are poor investors. In order to avoid getting into financial troubles with their investments, it's very crucial to observe these precautionary measures.

Poor people might have ONLY a very narrow path of opportunities to get out of poverty, and if they spend several years building up something like a bitcoin portfolio, and then they end up screwing up their investment because of their own slopiness they might not be able to recover again... so there could be some poor persons who had spent one or two cycles building up his bitcoin holdings and he does not have much if any of an emergency fund, but then an emergency comes and his whole bitcoin is wiped out because his bitcoin was serving as his emergency fund. .and maybe if the BTC price is down at the same time as the emergency, he might never be able to recover from what he ended up losing.  Sometimes also just a bit of cash can get someone over the rough periods and to prevent a bad situation from becoming even worse because the onhand cash was able to cover the expenses until the person got back on course and started earning an income and/or maybe resolved some expenses.

Bitcoin is a savings that is kept for the future. If a person creates Bitcoin as an emergency fund, then he is making a big mistake. Because investments are made for a long term period such as 5 to 10 years. And we create an emergency fund to protect our portfolio. But there are some people who use Bitcoin as an emergency fund. If you are a person who does this, then he can find himself in many bad situations. For example

*If the price of Bitcoin decreases and then that person needs money, then he will have to sell it at a loss

*If he sells at a loss, then he will be behind in terms of money and then that person will have to take a loan.

*He will break down mentally a lot.

*He may blame Bitcoin, such as Bitcoin is fake etc.

Bitcoin is very risky, but not for everyone. Because I think Bitcoin is very low risk for people who can have proper knowledge about Bitcoin and hold their holdings for the long term. Bitcoin is very risky for people who invest in the short term or use Bitcoin as an emergency fund.
I don’t understand how someone will
Use Bitcoin as an emergency funds, how is that possible well if that should be a possibility then it’s totally a bad idea, For someone to even be trading Bitcoin to make quick profits like they think they are doing, when in reality they’re loosing money from that means, Bitcoin investment is something that should be taken seriously and be invested for the future and long term purposes to hodl, Bitcoin is never a Ponzi scheme and shouldn’t be treated like one, if a fellow choose this part of treating Bitcoin as a emergency fund something you can use when you find yourself in an unpredictable situation and you trade your Bitcoin well I must say you’re not an investor, but a gambler who is looking for a quick profit.

Bitcoin is best invested for a long term purposes to hodl.
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Re: Buy Buy Buy or Sell Sell Sell?
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Jostern
on 23/07/2025, 12:12:44 UTC
Yes  i agree with you, if  Everyone’s strategy is shaped by their goals and risk tolerance. DCA really takes the emotion out of investing, which is crucial in a volatile market like crypto. Whether someone holds or takes profit along the way, what matters is sticking to a real plan that makes sense for them. No one-size-fits-all in this space and that’s what makes it so interesting.
Everyone will strive to find a strategy that aligns with their investment plan over the long term, because a consistent investment plan over the long term is far superior to one that changes frequently every month. And from my observations, methods like DCA are already more widely used by investors, so we can conclude that it's a method that's more suitable for all groups, although some may still use methods other than the one you mentioned. But we can all see how everyone's path, where their own personal fit with a strategy, will continue to be sought in order to invest in Bitcoin more comfortably and without burdening themselves as long-term investors.
Bitcoin investment will definitely somehow require an investor to choose a suitable investment strategy that will best fit his or her financial abilities, because definitely we have different financial abilities, but for someone who wants to invest in Bitcoin with a low financial abilities it’s more likely to appreciate investing with the DCA method which can help to invest and accumulate consistently with your discretionary income, and can also be more effective in terms of sustainable strategies to enable us to hodl our bitcoin for a very long term, which I feel it’s the primary goal of someone who is called an investor in Bitcoin. Just like we know there are so many other different methods which some guys might still want to appreciate that are effective to them, which I still think that strategically it’s all depends on our financial ability, nevertheless we can also apply some financial management which can be a good idea of helping us accumulate more bitcoin.
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Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL!
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Jostern
on 23/07/2025, 11:48:16 UTC
Yes, if rich people buy, they certainly have to buy too. If we have money, for example... if we don't, just be patient and wait until we get wages to buy.  Grin

Buying BTC when the price is dropping is a good thing because we'll get a lot of BTC. However, I think buying when the price is rising is also fine, as long as we intend to hold it for the long term. In my opinion, buying BTC using any method is certainly a good idea because BTC certainly fluctuates, and we can certainly take advantage of those fluctuations. However, in BTC investing, I think the most difficult thing is the temptation when the price has risen high and we suddenly want to sell it. Of course, I think that temptation is sometimes difficult to resist. So, in essence, I think that temptation is difficult to overcome. Of course, currently, many people regret selling their BTC at prices like $70,000 or $100,000 because they thought it would drop again, when in fact it didn't. The point is, a strong intention to hold and retain BTC is certainly one of the keys to successful BTC investing.
Buying BTC when the price is falling is a must for those who are already familiar with Bitcoin because they don't want to miss out on accumulating more Bitcoin. But if they use DCA to invest in Bitcoin, they won't pay much attention to the price. They'll simply focus on buying at specific times and then holding on. They won't be swayed by temptations like selling when the price rises, because their goal is long-term. They could have sold their Bitcoin at $122,000 yesterday, but those with long-term goals won't be tempted to sell. They'll hold on until their target is reached. But some people sell some of their Bitcoin to take advantage of their long-awaited gains, and that's not wrong either. They have their own plans, and they'll certainly be different.
I agree with you, everyone who understands the basics of Bitcoin correctly, they all time decides to deposit and hold Bitcoin consistently, and DCA is the best for this, only by maintaining a long-term view in Bitcoin investment, real profit opportunities are created, otherwise you will never be able to achieve real success by thinking about short-term profits, because Bitcoin is successful in the long term. Therefore, in Bitcoin investment, a long-term planned decision is required and that decision must be completely fixed, in the meantime, never think about selling for short profits, and do not panic and decide to sell during fluctuation, you have to hold for the long term with patience.
An individual who wants to have a successful investment and wants to build a successful bitcoin portfolio, would definitely consider investing and buying bitcoin consistently, Investing with DCA is quite suitable for someone who have a small income and a discretionary income to keep accumulating consistently and buying bitcoin on a regular basis, Not forgetting there might be people who also try to accumulate bitcoin with a large sum by appreciating lump sum, who have into other details of financial abilities and have some money somewhere that can decide to buy bitcoin on a regular and want to also front load there Bitcoin because they want to meet up with some past time of ignorance by not starting earlier which might also be working for them to accumulate more, but I will think that some folks would have to accumulate through DCA because it’s more sustainable for them depending on there financial abilities.
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Re: Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: World Cup Qualifiers - CAF.
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Jostern
on 23/07/2025, 07:56:21 UTC
Congratulations to the Super Falcons as they qualify for the finals of the Female African Cup of Nations. The match was heading to extra time before Michelle Alozie got the winning goal in the 94th minute. The Nigerian side will play with either Morocco or Ghana in the finals. The Bayana Bayana bowed out as heroines because they gave the nine-time champion a good fight. The injuries of Gabriela Salgado and Makhubela affected the South Africa side adversely.

The trophy is coming home soon because our only worried has been conquered and proven that the Nigerian Falcons are better than them, although I will not be too hurried or using this wining as a mode in saying that South Africans are not what we think they are because irrespective of this wining that's given excitement the South Africa was very impressive. The Morocco and Ghana match did not end with straight win as the Nigerian Falcons and right now they are left with penalty as the only option to decide for them but it seems Morocco might be the winner because the Ghana has already missed one penalty.
It was a very keenly contested game, I wasn’t expecting the South-African team to be this strong against Nigerian Super Falcons, After watching there game against Senegalese women I thought it was going to be an easy game for the Super Falcons, then I realized they are the defending Champions in this Competition, so that means a lot to them, it was a very strong game, I thought the game was going to go into extra-time, Should the game have gone into extra time it would’ve been a different game entirely, Michell Anozie goal was unexpected and unbelievable a mistake from the South Africa’s defense caused them the game, Congratulations to Nigeria Super Falcons for reaching the Finals, And they will be playing against Morocco who are a strong side after Eliminating Ghana on penalties, They will be very motivated as the host nation and there fans would be right behind them, Nigeria should not Underestimate them, they’ve been a very good team in recent times they will want to win there first African Women Cup Nation in there home soil. The Super Falcons have to be ready and prepared for the game.
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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Jostern
on 23/07/2025, 07:09:10 UTC

First pre season match, Manchester United being draw against Leeds United indeed played with full team but can't scoring any one goal yet, new recruitment Cunha can't scoring goal at his debut match but Amorim not priority the winning result and looking for right formation. Upcoming pre season match Manchester United will face West Ham United and Bournemouth.

I didn't expect Manchester United to draw against Leeds. Right from this pre-season, I am expecting good results from Manchester United to show how serious they would be in the main season. I didn't watch the match but as you said, if Manchester United can play with their full squad and still draw against a team like Leeds, I don't really think they have a strong enough squad to compete in the main season.

It looks anyhow for a full Manchester United team to play Leeds without scoring any goals, it’s really bad to me. But let’s wait and see how the rest of the pre-season matches go. I know pre-season is not all about main season form, but I am expecting Manchester United to start showing that they are ready for the season. At the very least, they should give fans some hope by trying to win most of their pre-season matches.
With Manchester United you should always keep your expectations low because they can do anything and it doesn’t matter which team they play against, top, average or low they can be defeated. I watched the highlights of this game and Leeds had the better play throughout 90minutes, makes me wonder what Manchester United have been cooking  Huh
Why would I not be keeping my expectations high because it’s Manchester United a team that have not been doing well in recent times, Manchester United have been know for a lot of grate things and they are regarded as one of the big teams in England, if not the biggest team in England with a lot of fan base and, so my expectations are high for the team to play a good and attractive football, the fans have been through a lot in recent years, because of the bad performances.

The manager Ruben Amorim have come in and right now he is having his first preseason with the players he has also outlined players that aren’t in his plans, and have also brought in some players that are in his plans that’s suits his playing style, so as a fan of Manchester United I’m expecting them to play well and qualify for the UEFA Champions League season because that is were the club belongs, the coach will face criticism if he doesn’t do well and win football games,
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Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
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Jostern
on 23/07/2025, 06:47:56 UTC
Make no mistake, the Premier League is tough—Gyökeres must be prepared for all its demands, as it will undoubtedly be a source of pressure if he isn't productive in goals.

How many players have failed at his £80 million price tag? That's a lot, but hopefully he can shine as many expect. He must also be able to adapt easily to be even more productive.

But wait? I'm not convinced he'll be the Premier League's top scorer. Cheesy

I don't like the negativity spreading around football fans ever since Arsenal became linked with Viktor Gyökeres. Why all that? The team he is joining is known for been the best defending club in the Premier League for the past two seasons and also one of the best creating multiple chances,  he will come in settle in like the king  and give Arsenal the necessary goals. I'm happy Arsenal got a hit man, there's nothing stopping that team from winning the Premier league competition.
You know why there is negativity surrounding Arsenal link to Victor Gyokeres. Is because of Arsenal’s comment on other teams signings most especially Liverpool and Manchester United, they wish other teams signings to flop which is a very bad thing to do, but I understand we’re all football clubs fans and we tend to appreciate our own to be the best, Liverpool won the title and Arsenal fans were saying that PGMOL won the title for them, I’m quite happy Arsenal have gotten there man in Victor Gyokores, now I believe they’re favorites to win the Premier League Tittles no excuses anymore.

I disagree with you for saying no team would be able to stop them from winning the premier league title, There are so many teams in the premier league to stop them, Liverpool have strengthened their team, Man City have strengthened there team, Chelsea just won the Club world cup and they’re motivated as ever, Manchester United have made some excellent signings, So I expect a very strong Premier League season ahead. There are so many teams to stop this Arsenal team. This wouldn’t be like previous seasons that they finished second, they will have to fight for Top 4 first before talking about title.
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Re: Balancing Financial security and Bitcoin Accumulation
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Jostern
on 22/07/2025, 13:09:42 UTC


If a guy is taking time to get his financials in order as he is slowly buying bitcoin, he can increase the levels of his buys and the level of his aggressiveness in regards to bitcoin the more his financials get in order and also it is good to have some bck up funds in case there are mistakes in the level of aggressiveness and you have extra expenses, your back up funds can save you.. and surely the more you build the more comfortable you likely will be to have a little bit larger levels of back up funds so that you are not feeling stress over finances and you can tolerate both mistakes and even a lot of volatility in the market.  Yet part of the goal should also be to set up your finances so that you are not putting yourself into emergencies due to poor cashflow management practices... And, with debt there can also be ways to order the debt so that you are paying off the  higher interest and the most oppressive forms of debt first.. yet perhaps investing in bitcoin at the same time that you are cleaning up your debt to at least resolve the worst ones..
You’re absolutely right, When we consider to get our financial management in the right way and also trying to get our level of finances in a way that it will help us accumulate and be more comfortable during our stage of accumulation is quite a good approach because it will definitely help us in a way to have to know how to manage our finances or income like trying to adjust to some certain circumstances and lifestyle to be able to have a quite reasonable amount of discretionary income to accumulate and buy more, I’m not saying that we can’t buy little by little, but at some certain stage of our accumulation we might decide within ourselves to accumulate more and apply some aggressive strategies, surly there is room for mistakes that is why we’re human to make mistakes but if we have some strategic plans like reserve funds to be sustain our bitcoin investment when there is a mistake or a loophole to fill them we can always fall back to this strategic plans to fill more comfortable and be in charge of our Bitcoin portfolio, So I will just suggest that making a good financial plans so I might not get into trouble that will require me to think about my bitcoin investments should be avoided, so that is why I did try apply that there should be no room for lapses for lifestyle appreciation during my accumulation stages, instead managing my finances should be my priority.
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Re: Have you been addicted to gambling in the past.
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Jostern
on 22/07/2025, 09:54:45 UTC
Gambling addiction is a very serious problem with people, I’m not going to dispute the fact that I was also addicted to gambling myself, gambling addiction did really ruined my life at some point, it started when there was just a gambling office there was no online casino at that time, as soon as I’m paid my salary I will immediately take out some money for my gambling business, it was like I had a budget for gambling, sometimes I will have to take some loan just to place some gambling games, it was like I was suffering from this gambling addiction, then when visual games came in I had to place money on it, I will not leave it until my money is finished, it was a very big problem and challenge to me for a long time, then Online casino came in I had to be playing games with so much amount of money, and I will still loose money,

One very day I was like my life is ruined and this is not good for my life, I just had to delete all the casino gambling applications on my phone and blocked my bank from it and decided I was not going to do this anymore, I had to stay away from casino office, it’ was just a decision and I had to quit it immediately, sometimes I still find it difficult to believe I could stop gambling.
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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Jostern
on 22/07/2025, 09:35:51 UTC
Well I agree with you that Amorin took charge at the middle of the season which everyone expected him to wait till the end of the season before joining. I can't blame him for not having results because he joined mid season and also and had to use the players he met at the club. We all gave him the grace of last season but we will judge his performance this season and if we don't see results then people will start criticizing him. I am sure there will be a lot of difference in the team, the performance and tactics and I am seeing Manchester United get better under his management.

Well, this is football and there's no excuse for anyone's failure. It doesn't matter whether he joins at the beginning, middle or end of the season. What matters to the team and fans is result and as far as he's not giving them the desire result, criticism will kick in immediately. Manchester united makes some new signings to boost their squad strength and no doubt, we expect to some drastic changes and developments in the upcoming season. Amorin should not end up like predecessor that becomes a nightmare for united despite winning a trophy for them.
Manchester United last season was very poor, Well I could say that when Amorim took over from Erik Ten Hag it wasn’t as poor as that the performance and results was so poor, But the pressure wasn’t on him because he could say that he inherited a team that isn’t his, now he has been given an opportunity to sigh some players which he has done by sighing Cunha, and Bryan Mbuemo which I also think they are also a good sighing for them, But let’s see if the would fit into his game plan, but there is something that is going to be guaranteed for him this season is the pressure if he doesn’t get the ground running and putting the team in a good performance, most importantly to win games, Big clubs doesn’t give you time to settle in with your game plans and winning games, Manchester United legends were already talking last season and criticizing him style of play, This coming season would definitely be more critical if he doesn’t get the results.
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Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
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Jostern
on 22/07/2025, 09:26:44 UTC
Hugo Ekitike will not score 20+ goals this season. Which means that they are spending 110 million give or take on the first year for transfer fee + salary. They could have gotten Osimhen for the same money, you mean to tell me Ekitike worths more than Osimhen? That makes no sense and he definitely doesn't. They could have spent less to get better players, they just wasted a ton of money for no reason.

Liverpool made a huge mistake with this deal, I am sure of it, they are going to not see his mistakes and issues over course of just one game, but after a while, he is going to be like a Nunez deal. Liverpool won the title twice without a proper striker, so maybe they will do it again, but they seriously need a good striker one of these years.
Liverpool has Mo Salah as goal getter but they impossible to rely on this player for whole season especially Liverpool have to play on several different competition with tight fixtures so Liverpool should have good depth of squad and last season without proper striker they can get the title but Slot feel forward lines is the weaknesses which should be improved especially after Diogo Jota death and Nunez rumoured will be left this summer

Ekitike is potential player especially he is still young 23 years so maybe Liverpool can consider him as long term investment for the team but indeed he certainly overpriced but Slot is very confident Ekitike can being an a good player in Liverpool so that's why he personally convincing Ekitike to moved to Liverpool and in this team Ekitike will gets 6 years contract
Liverpool seems to be doing a very nice business, for a team that just won the tittle I’m impressed with transfer business, Just like you have said Mohammed Salah has been the goal getter for the team, and you can never take that away from Mohammed Salah, But I’m very convinced he will come up with the goals again for the coming season, Slot was very good to get the best out of him considering his age, because he doesn’t have to do much defending anymore because of his age, and the coach have looked at the team and they will not have to rely on Mohammed Salah goals, because at some point he might get injured and he will also need some rest when fatigue comes in, so they will definitely need more legs in attack to cover up his goals.

Speaking of Ekitike he is a very good signing because he doesn’t only offer goals he can also give the assist and hold up play, and allow the wingers to drift into the box, so he has good qualities, I wouldn’t say he is over priced considering the nature of the transfer market now, players are not cheap anymore, if you need a player you have to pay the asking price, And I don’t think £69 million and £10 million add on is over priced for the nature of the market, Ekitike is just 23 years old and his a plan for the future, so he is worth every penny that have been paid for him, I’m anticipating what the coach will do with Nunez if he stays or leave the club, I feel Liverpool aren’t done in the transfer window. And Ekitike will come good and the coach will try to get the best out of him, he is young and there is room for improvement.
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Re: Buy Buy Buy or Sell Sell Sell?
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Jostern
on 22/07/2025, 06:26:39 UTC
..... nobody is in the position to tell anyone how much of his discretionary income that he should use to invest in bitcoin. ....

Many of us use the term aggressive for someone who chooses a high percentage of his discretionary income to invest in bitcoin and the term whimpy to describe someone who chooses a low percentage of his discretionary income to invest in bitcoin, and these should be considered as merely ways to emphasize one direction or another, even though in the end, each person needs to figure out his level of aggressiveness or his level of whimpiness.

Furthermore, there could be other funds that a person has at the time that they get into bitcoin that they might choose to allocate some of those funds into bitcoin, and they may choose whimpy levels or more aggressive levels, and surely they are personal choices  - even though I personally suggest that guys should invest into bitcoin as aggressively as they are able to do without over doing it.. yet in the end, they have to decide for themselves, even though I am making a bit of a value judgement suggestion that may or may not be agreeable to another person to have that same orientation.. so then in the end, each of us are ultimately responsible to make our choice regarding whether or not we get into bitcoin and the level of aggressiveness and then to live with the consequences of acting and/or failing to act.

By the way, I also acknowledge that so many folks, perhaps 99% of the world's population are no coiners and/or low coiners, so surely even folks who decide to get into bitcoin whimpily are likely going to be better off as compared with those folks who continue to decide to not get involved in bitcoin and/or not to look into bitcoin further  so that they can decide to whether to get into bitcoin based on an informed position rather than based on a likely lack of looking into bitcoin.  So, I remain of the perspective that something is better than nothing, even though at the same time, I think that everyone should attempt to accumulate bitcoin as aggressively as they can without over doing it and to continue with such behaviors until they reach enough or more than enough bitcoin (which again is a value judgement regarding how much bitcoin is enough or more than enough).
You’re absolutely right, We all know that in terms of being aggressive in Bitcoin is something that we should always consider we don’t have to be told we should know that it’s necessary for me to be aggressive, I don’t think it’s like someone should be telling anyone okay guys you have to be aggressive as an investor at some point when we could have opportunities of being aggressive it’s quite wise for us to choose going down that path, in the world that we find ourselves there is a whole lot of people that we might come across who are yet to hear about bitcoin and some must have heard but they don’t know how to start and how Bitcoin works, and there are others who have heard about bitcoin as well but they don’t have a discretionary income to start a bitcoin investment which I consider to be very important to enable a fellow to start investing in bitcoin we have a high number of no coiner and a low coiner who are quite desperate to go into bitcoin investment but there is no discretionary income to motivate them.

There are some folks who are here that are very aggressive in accumulating bitcoin, it might not possibly means that they are investing from an income to discretionary income, they might have had some money save somewhere in there bank before getting into bitcoin and I have come to understand that this fellow can decide to take some of that money and be aggressive in there accumulation of bitcoin which I think is a very good idea considering that keep that money in the bank is of no use and just a savings, instead it’s better to decide to go aggressive with our Bitcoin investment, and now they might not be doing it in detriment of some pushing them and forcing them I think they are wise to make such decisions that would benefit them more, more like it is always emphasized here to not avoid being aggressive, we can always try to be aggressive but not over doing it to go beyond our discretionary income, it would be a wise decision for me to attempt being aggressive with my bitcoin investment and accumulation, we can still figure out the level of aggressiveness that we can achieve, so it’s better to get involved instead of not getting involved. And knowing to be involved in aggressive buying.
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Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL!
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Jostern
on 22/07/2025, 05:30:56 UTC
The best time to start accumulating Bitcoin shouldn't just be anytime as you have mentioned meanwhile the best time to accumulate Bitcoin is when you have your discretionary income available anytime doesn't sounds good to me anytime can be no time or anytime can be next 2 years or more if you can figure out what is your discretionary income you can start accumulate as little as you can or as much as you can gradually using the DCA strategy weekly or monthly consistently and persistently and hodl for long time.
You can also say when you have they little you can afford to invest with steadily without any pressure until your income level up, the truth is that source of income matters in Bitcoin investment but we must not start big atleast what matters is a steady source that we can be using to do our DCA without any break, to me in have learnt many things being part of this investment, is have learnt to be conservative, we talking about the future not the immediate stuffs and for us to grow financial in the future we have to be very futuristic financial and that has to do with discipline although I might have deviated but that's what came to my mind, mate you got all right.
For someone that is a low coiner and I want to accumulate a large amount of bitcoin, like wanting to stack enough bitcoin for my future investments plans of long term holding, All what I will do is to make sure that I have a discretionary income that will enable me to keep investing and accumulating on weekly basis or monthly basis depending on the structure of my discretionary income, there are people who are paid on a weekly basis, and there are also people who are paid on a monthly basis, and there are also people who are paid on daily basis, this are people who falls into the category of being self employed, in a nutshell what I’m trying to say is that we should try to figure out a best possible way in our financial position to be able to keep accumulating on a regular basis, You don’t require a stable source of income to invest in Bitcoin, all what you need is a discretionary income, which you can start as little as you can afford. I learnt how to manage my finances so I can possibly have more discretionary income and attack the Bitcoin system with some aggressiveness and enthusiasm.
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Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL!
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Jostern
on 21/07/2025, 12:31:18 UTC
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Anyone who is a no coiner or a low coiner has to get started buying bitcoin in order to be prepared for up.. Otherwise they are not prepared for up.

And yeah, it could take 4-10 years or longer for someone to stack enough bitcoin to start to feel comfortable that he has enough or more than enough.  

Even though measurements can be made along the path, sometimes the first several years can feel that progress is being made slowly, even though there are some folks who are able to front load their investment into bitcoin in their beginning years of investing into it.
You’re absolutely right, as a low coiner it’s quite mandatory for me to start buying Bitcoin as much as possible as I can and there is no reason to be hesitating because there is up in the price of Bitcoin instead I will have to continue buying consistently, it’s wise to be prepared before starting to invest in bitcoin, when I mean prepared for someone that wants to hold for a longer term plans we should be aware for the up and downs as well, I plan to hodl for a very long term of 4-10 years and more to be able to stack a lot of bitcoin for someone who is a low income earner and a little discretionary income to buy from each and every week or monthly, and it’s better to take every opportunities that comes when accumulating bitcoin.

The word mandatory is wrong perhaps the right word to use should be necessary and not mandatory,  anyone who is determined and interested in Bitcoin investment would know it is important to accumulate regularly using a method that will suit them  depending on there source of income and the level of their discretionary. Bitcoin is volatile yes but as an investor with long term vision, the ups and downs or the volatility of Bitcoin should not be a problem as Bitcoin will always do better in the long term. It is only traders that should be weary of the market movement as they can be cut short by the market.
There is nothing wrong with the word mandatory, it’s a choice of word you could decide on what phrase you have to use, well it might not be mandatory to you, but it’s mandatory to me because I want to build a successful bitcoin portfolio. It all depends on what you can mandate yourself in what you want to achieve in a particular time from of 4-10 years you set a time frame for yourself and wants to achieve your goals in this time during and also how to stay disciplined to achieve my goal of long term bitcoin investment and hodl.

There are people who have a large amount of income but doesn’t have much discretionary income to help them accumulate
more bitcoin, but there are also people who have a little income but are regularly accumulating and buying more bitcoin than people who have a large income, its could be that the difference is the mindset and goals set on what I want to achieve and what I mandate myself to achieve.
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Re: Balancing Financial security and Bitcoin Accumulation
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Jostern
on 21/07/2025, 11:59:48 UTC
⭐ Merited by JayJuanGee (1)
Not everyone's income is the same. There are many people who work as daily wage earners. For example, after working all day, they are given a certain amount of money as salary, they can continue to buy continuously by adopting the DCA method every day. This will not be bad at all. Because all the people who work as daily wage earners cannot accumulate or save much money. Because they have daily income and they spend almost the entire amount of money from it, so if they want to buy daily by adopting the DCA method, then it is not a bad idea at all.
I don't like the idea of purchasing bitcoin daily, especially when the person is not rich. Only a rich investor can buy bitcoin daily based on his cash inflow is large daily. Like the person that you mentioned in your post above should not buy bitcoin daily because his discretionary income will be very little since you said when he gets paid, he spends almost the entire money to take care of his daily needs.

It's better that such a person should pile up his little discretionary income for one week and buy bitcoin weekly. This will save him from the stress of buying everyday. If it's someone that lacks discipline on keep money for long, he can give the money to someone he trusts to keep it for him till the week comes to an end.

To invest in any business or any other platform, you must have a good amount of money. And managing that amount of money is easy for the rich but difficult for the middle class and very difficult for the lower class. And it is a time-consuming matter. Many may be scared by the price of Bitcoin, but in the case of investing in Bitcoin, if you only have the desire to invest, it is possible to go a long way.

A daily wage earner can arrange another income in any way. He can live his daily life with his previous income and keep the next income as savings. And it does not take much time. A daily wage earner can buy Bitcoin once a week instead of buying Bitcoin every day. He will not feel any pressure in it.

That is, Bitcoin does not guarantee investment only for the upper class, Bitcoin guarantees investment for people of any class or profession.
Exactly, Bitcoin isn’t reserved for the rich it is a tool for anyone willing to be disciplined. You don’t need to buy a whole coin.... even small, consistent amounts over time can build real wealth. A daily wage earner doesn’t have to break the bank. Saving a little weekly and stacking sats regularly is a strategy that works, especially if done with patience and long term vision. Bitcoin respects consistency, not class.......
You can say that again buddy, Bitcoin respect consistency not class. Most Bitcoin Investors don't know that consistency in accumulating Bitcoin is what's define how successful you might be in the future or not, they take it as a joke, not knowing that those small satoshies that is being bought weekly or monthly on a steady basis is what makes your stash of Bitcoin huge to the extent of making you wealthy in the future. While some newbies thinks that they will automatically become wealthy by just investing as low as a $100.
But looking at Bitcoin from a longer perspective, constant accumulation for a  longer duration of 10 years or more is what's going to determine how successful you will be or not.
Those new investors before investing did not know that they have to accumulate Bitcoin from their discretionary income. They do not have any idea about fund management and they gradually start looking for great methods to Bitcoin within their means. Before joining this forum I did not have a better idea about accumulation Bitcoin in DCA method but with time and through discussions, learning about this method has made me more motivated about saving Bitcoin and I am doing Bitcoin regularly. Bitcoin can make us rich, this is the right idea but we have to be honest in our regular purchases through discretionary income for long. Buying at least one digit more Satoshi by reducing your personal expenses can take you to an impressive level.

You are right, Fund management is very important in any type of investment, not just Bitcoin. You should go for any investment only after gaining complete knowledge about this subject. Investing in Bitcoin is a long-term process. If someone really wants to profit from Bitcoin, then they must prepare for long-term investing like at least 4 to 10 years. Having knowledge about financial management greatly reduces the chances of making mistakes after taking risks in such a long investment process. One thing to keep in mind, whet ever you invest $200 a week or $20 you must continue to invest regularly following the DCA method. And to maintain this accumulation of investments, you basically need to have a very good understanding of finance management so that you can determine the amount of discretionary income in line with your income as well as expenses. Many people do not have a fixed income every month or every week. In that case, they will calculate their own situation and determine a reserve fund and emergency fund. If the regularity of investing can be maintained for 4 to 10 years through funding management in this way, then it is certainly possible to get many times more profit than any other investment.
Bitcoin investment doesn’t require you to gain all the necessary knowledge like you said before starting an investment in Bitcoin. Bitcoin investment doesn’t require to have all knowledge and knowledge can be gained when we practice the little that we know about Bitcoin investment, all you will require is having a discretionary income after paying all your expenses then you can now start investing and accumulating gradually gradually, I must say that I didn’t have all the knowledge about Bitcoin before I started, it was after I started then along the journey I was learning other things that have to do with long term investment and hodl, then I learnt about Emergency funds, Reserved Funds and Floating Funds which are quite essential in our journey of sustaining our Bitcoin investment in a long run.

If you have a discretionary income it’s just better to start immediately instead of waiting to gain all the knowledge which isn’t a very good way of starting Bitcoin investment, considering that you are waiting to get all the knowledge then you will be loosing opportunities. So most importantly is better to start immediately instead. Financial management help in a long way to help and manage your finance to also have more discretionary income to help and accumulate more and probably accumulate aggressively.