This community just got a little bigger!!

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FInanace.jpgHey, you crypto nerds! I wanted to hop on here and introduce myself as a fellow nerd, however, my nerdiness encompasses more books on metaphysics and the law of attraction, the stars, and the environment, and fewer numbers but I think I can figure it out.

My name is Samantha Schein, Michael Schein's (a.k.a @leoschein) daughter, which is how I got to be here, in the world of investing. His family and his dad are super into business and investing in stocks and I was always interested in money, even from a young age. I am actually surprised that it took me this long to hop on this wagon.

A little over a year ago, I finally opened up a RothIRA through Schwab and I have been buying stocks ever since. I do some research on stocks that align with my morals and then I have a good time buying them and watching them do well! It’s actually pretty fun to check and see how much my money has increased. I also use the rule to pay myself first. So, every time I get paid, $50 automatically goes into my account before I even see it, and then, because I forget that $50 automatically goes in, I put another $50. I put 100 bucks into my RothIRA every week and then I put 30% of the rest of my pay into my savings. Now I know savings accounts are not the best way to make money but I use mine as kind of a security. I also pull from it to buy stocks sometimes but besides that, I rarely touch it. For the first time in my life with my Schwab and my savings account, I have finally saved/earned over 10,000! I am 27 and I feel like since I am new to this and I travel a lot it’s kind of a big deal.

Before all the investing, I was always pretty good at saving money but I was never able to save enough. My whole relationship with money has taken a 180. Before, I felt like I couldn’t afford things and had alligator arms but now, after reading so many books like The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles I like to save, give, and receive. I am a money magnet. It has completely changed my perspective and outlook on the circulation of money.

After opening up a Schwab account, I opened up Acorns, Robinhood, and Webull. I also have bought Bitcoin and Ethereum with PayPal (I was a little late to the crypto game so I don’t own very much of it but at least I finally made it). Acorns is great because it’s money that I am saving without even realize I am saving it. I do the roundups and also put in 5 bucks a week. Robinhood is awesome because I got some free stock when I opened the account and then I put $100 in it to buy some stock so again it’s a good app to have and forget about (because I have Schwab which is my main account). I also have bought some Dogecoin with Robinhood which was a lot of fun. Webull is supposedly super user-friendly but I haven’t explored this app too much. I put $100 bucks in it to get some free stocks. I really need to take the time to learn how to use it because it’s supposed to be an awesome way to trade with no fees. I will have to do some research, watch some YouTube videos and then I can get into it more!

I am a preschool teacher as well as an ESL teacher on the side. I am interested in real estate and hope to one-day purchase multifamily. I like to volunteer when I travel to give back and serve different communities. In the fall I am going to New Mexico to learn how to build Earthships because one of my biggest passions is taking care of the planet (which is also why I am plant-based/vegan). I enjoy hiking, snowboarding, skating, and making money! I am excited to add Leo to my portfolio of sorts. I have a beginner’s mind and a lot to learn. I am grateful to use this site to learn from others who are more experienced and knowledgeable.

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Sup nerd!

If you enjoy investing while managing to maintain the moral high-ground, crypto is definitely for you. This new financial system of cooperative capitalism is about to blow unapologetic imperialism out of the water.

Don't believe the Big-Oil / central-bank propaganda that Bitcoin wastes energy, as it is actually leading the charge for Green energy. The ability to turn energy into digital currency is a legit miracle (RE: Byzantine General's Problem)

Same thing goes for all the other propaganda: money laundering, drug dealers, blah blah blah.

Good to have you here!

KITTENS!

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Great intro. You come to the right place to blog. Wish you the best in your crypto investing journey. Thanks.

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thank you!!! I am glad I finally found a good place to start blogging because it's something I've been wanting to do for a while now. glad you enjoyed it :)

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Giving you a follow! Happy to have you on the site! Also glad to see another person adding LEO to their portfolio. Good luck!

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followed you back! Looking forward to reading your posts. Thank you so much :)

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Very well written intro. I welcome you to the community. You will have a great time here.

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So far so good!! Appreciate it :)

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Welcome to the block chain! You will love it here and you have a great set of skills for the platform.

Thank you for joining us

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Thank you thank you!!! :) ready to learn a lot!

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Welcome to the community.

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happy to be here! I know I have lots to learn but I'm glad I am not the smartest one in the room :)

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Welcome. I hope dad showed you how to leverage side-gig entities to protect your teacher salary from taxes!

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I will definitely have to ask him about that! lol

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He said I have to ask you!

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lol ok.

Short answer: Set up a business for your side work. There are lots of things to do that can help reduce the taxes on your day job income. Specifics vary depending on your situation of course.

Also I just saw the part about going to do an Earthship course. I've had this idea forever to build Earthships and AirBNB them.

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It's always good to have another vegan getting into crypto.

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You seem to know a lot about finance, how about https://hive-engine.com tokens? Just sent some LUV for your intro.You can see the tokens at H-E.

I have been investing for over a year now and trying to learn all I can but I still feel pretty new to the game!! Thank you so so much though :)

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Welcome to the lions den and the bee HIVE, sounds like you've got plenty of interesting things to share with us and I hope you learn from some of our experiences too. Wishing you all the best with your time here :)

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thank you so much! I know I will learn a lot from everyone and hopefully do the same for others! I'm glad I made it! :)

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And you earned your first crypto with this post the milestones will keep racking up I’m sure there will be many more firsts ahead! Join us down the rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳 we don’t bite

Great intro post! Don't know how old you are but I know you are "young" to me. You seem to be on a very good path and you won't be sorry for getting finance in control and under your belt at a "young" age.

It is so much harder if you put it off until later in life! Been there, doing that :-(

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Thank you so much! I am 27 years young!! I feel like I am getting a late start but I am happy to be starting at all! I can't change the past. Got to keep moving forward!

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Estas muy bien yo tengo 46 y estoy iniciando mejor dicho descubriendo este mundo super nuevo....

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Welcome! It's great to have you here! I'm sure you're gonna love it!

I'm a beginner myself and I can assure you this is THE place to learn about crypto and other investments. This is a great community made by great people who are willing to help!

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This is awesome! it's nice to be a part of something like this :)

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Welcome to the Leo community, Samantha.

Judging from your story you have been doing a lot of investing and have a lot to share with the community. Hope to see more of you in the coming weeks. Cheers!

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I want to start posting at least once a week!! thank you for your comment and see you around :)

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@megaleoschein Welcome to the Curating community of #LEOFinance and great post to start out! You can join the daily post challenge me and @scaredycatguide are on! 30 Days and 30 posts!!

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Welcome aboard! Sounds like you're in the right place. As others have said, if you're already $10k to the good and hungry to learn more at the age of 27 then you're far, far ahead of most of the world. Soak it in, keep doing the little things, and enjoy the ride. It's going to be fun!

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It's all a learning experience! I appreciate it. I am definitely enjoying this ride and having fun already. :)

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Dear Samantha, Good to have you here. I'd love to learn more from your blogs about investment strategies and basics. I myself is new to world, but most of my investment is on hive & hive engine rather than on stocks or savings.

Good Luck with your goals. Welcome again.

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thank you! I will definitely be blogging about that and hopefully, you can find some value! I know nothing about HIve so maybe I can learn about it from you :) Thank yoU!!

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To get started about hive you can try following two links.

  1. https://leopedia.io/hive/
  2. https://thehiveguide.com/

Rest you can always ask any questions. :)

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It's nice to see a young person so focused on their finances, we all wish we would have started younger. Welcome the Leo Finance!

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Hey! I read the post with interest. It's good when you have time everywhere, and even invest even here on LeoFinance.

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Welcome to LEO Sam!

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Thank you so much! :)

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So young and already having the investor mindset, that’s great !
I wish my family was more aware of this world, would have given me a head start.

Welcome in the Leo family :)

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Welcome here. At the age of 27 you have really understood lot about investment.Nice to see you here.

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Hi Samm

At 27 I'd only dipped my toes into crypto as far as investment is concerned, and now I'm not even halfway in, so you've got a nice background and motivation, and quite early too,...wish you all the best, see you around.

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Congratulations at saving so much. Saving 10k when you are not even 30 is a big deal. I wish you a lucrative year in terms of investment. Just not buy anything you cannot afford to lose and you will do fine.

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Welcome here @megaleoschein!

Looks like we have a lot in common. Is good to see someone with passion for investing and environment caring.

While my parents never knew about investing (they like debt more) I was curious about stock market since I was child and ended up here.

I also like to take care about our planet. My mission in life is tree planting and clean the oceans.

Have a good time!

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Welcome to LEO, hope you enjoy your stay! LeoFinance.io strength is definitely learning from others experience, staying up to date on the latest, and also sharing your journey. Enjoy!

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Just got here myself! Nice to meet you.

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Cool, nice to see you on Leo!

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Welcome to the best investor community on blockchain!

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We are so happy to have you as a new member to the LeoFinance Community!

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Welcome to the community. Great post. I rarely see come across plant-based crypto nerds but it's a welcome surprise. Congrats on your investing decisions and wishing you a bountiful year ahead. :)

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What an intro! Welcome to the fam.

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You are correct in having some fiat cash set aside. I think the security it offers is knowing that if you have to make an unexpected expense, you don't have to rely on credit or are forced to cash out an investment. Cash is a good buffer to help you navigate those periods in which traditional banking slows you down with their prolonged transaction times.

Glad to have you at Leo Finance.

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Welcome. I used to do the 50 a paycheck to my roth when I was working. Sadly, medical and other expenses for my spouse wiped it out. I am starting from 0 again. Someday...

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Welcome friend to the best crypto community in the whole blockchain!

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Welcome to LeoFinance and the Hive Ecosystem. I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.

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Welcome to the community, Samantha.

Looking forward to reading some of your personal finance wins from time to time :)

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welcome to leo and hive (cause automatically you got a hive account as well) I bet you will love it here!

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Nice to have you onboard. We need to balance the diversity of genders on Blockchain/Finance/etc.

Bit fat upvote for some motivational greeting.

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Welcome to LEO! The best place for crypto, whether you're hear to learn a thing or two or just share your knowledge and ideas with us. If you have any musings I'd encourage you to dedicate an #askleo post to anything related to crypto and finance that's on your mind and the community will share its view on all sort of topics. It's a community interaction initiative that I launched a few months ago and so far it has played out well. Have fun in here.

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Welcome aboard Sam!!!

Welcome to the family, @megaleoschein.

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Welcome to LeoFinance. I trust you'll have a great time. Consider to add other Hive-engine tokens and get richer sooner.

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Excelente tambi3n soy docente y me estoy iniciando en las criptomonedas solo manejo hive y leo... Pero veo que te a ido muy bien... Espero seguir leyendote y ver los éxitos que alcanzas...

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Hello and welcome to this wonderful platform. 🙂✌️