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Yesterday I got a friend request on social media. It was from someone who had the same name as a friend I hadn’t seen for ages. I agreed to the friend request although I was not convinced this was the same person.

Within a few minutes I got a message asking me how I was. Then they sena few messages trying to establish a rapport. My scammer radar started to beep and although I was polite and continued the conversation I was wary not to give away any important personal information.

Slowly this person let me know that they were an entrepreneur and asked me if I had invested in Bitcoin. I have never done so but even if I had I was not going to give away financial information to someone I didn’t know. Therefore I responded in the negative.

They then asked my why I hadn’t been tempted yet and tried to convince me that Bitcoin was best thing since sliced bread. In the end they said and I quote Bitcoin investments is the best and hottest way to create massive wealth. Grammatical mistake and all.

My reply was simple I am not interested in massive wealth which basically killed the conversation.

I have since blocked this account and I am sure they will go on to try and scam the next person.

I really do not want massive wealth. I wouldn’t mind living comfortably but excess riches do not interest me. They never have. And now that I see the pickle the richest man in the world has got into, I am more convinced.

To me Elon Musk does not seem happy. He is unpopular. Backed a man who was always going to use him and eventually discard him. They had a very public spat with both threatening each other. It was an unpleasant exchange and now Musk is walking back what he said.

Act one is over and maybe the richest man will prevail. Or maybe he will be the next Macbeth. He could do such good with all the money he has. It is not the money that makes a man who he is. It is how he chooses to use it.

The Price of Pricing

Since we are talking about money, one of the hardest part of self-publishing is pricing your own work. I was encouraged to go for a higher price for Old & UnWise – A Haphazard Collection of Poetry and Thought. There are over 170 poems and many have commented on the number of pages.

Since the original release in March of 2024 I have reduced the price trying to make it more accessible to everyone. Now I have decided to halve the price of the Ebook further. It is a way of celebrating my 60th birthday with others.

Check out where you can get either version of the book and please compare prices. I have found platforms where the book is retailing for a much higher price than the recommended price. There are links here and more on the homepage.

This blog is the twelth in a series of 30 leading up to my sixtieth birthday.  Thanks for getting this far. Please consider subscribing to my blog to keep up to date with my posts.

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