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Beware of the Pig Butchering Scam

I would like to do a PSA for people unaware of this crypto-romance scam that made me a victim on 5/20. I am humiliated, embarrassed, ashamed, and betrayed both financially and more importantly, emotionally.

I write this now as it is still fresh in my mind so that others don’t experience what I just went through. Overall I’ve lost $50k USD and there is information on YouTube, the news, and Google if you search up Pig Butchering Scam but I was unaware of this beforehand.

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A Few Tips And Tricks That Will Help You On Your Travels Through Life

When you don’t have all the facts, try to give people the most generous reason you can for their behaviour. Annoyingly slow driver? Maybe it’s a mom with a birthday cake in the back. This mindset will gradually make you less reactive, more compassionate and more forgiving of your own bad days.

Also known as the “Most Respectful Interpretation” rule. What’s the most kind reason we can come up with for why said person is being such an ass?

As an additional benefit, coming up with these explanations is usually a nice distraction from whatever was annoying.

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A Few Tips, Tricks And Hacks That Will Make Your Life A Whole Lot Easier

The next time you catch yourself judging someone for their clothing, hobbies, or interests ask yourself “what does it matter to me?” The more you train yourself to not care about the personal preferences of other people, the more relaxed you become. You become a nicer person

Bonus if you can ask yourself why you’re judging someone, it may help get to the root. We all like to make connections & associations but if you drill down to the “why”, you can really start to address the implicit biases.

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Attention Home Buyers: Beware of the Mortgage Closing Scam

My wife and I are in the final stretch of an arduous closing process on a co-op. As is the case with many co-op purchases, small local lenders, local real estate agents and small legal firms are involved on both sides of the deal. Needless to say, with the small players involved, security protocol is lax at best – learned that the hard way.

This process has been very tiresome and emotionally draining with many email chains being passed containing my attorney, seller’s attorney, my lender and the attorney for my lender, over the course of 6 months.

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How To Increase Your Chances Of Survival During A Crowd Crush

The recent tragedy at the Travis Scott music festival event isn’t a one-off and you could find yourself in a similar situation.

As someone who has been in a crowd crush, I can assure you it’s horrifying, and it shouldn’t happen if the crowd has been organized correctly.

Even in cases when it’s not lethal, serious injury occurs, and it can be traumatizing. You should know there are things you can do to protect yourself if you find yourself in a crowd crush.

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