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The Hidden Agenda Of Christmas 2020

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This year Christmas was definitely different, not only for me but for millions of people around the globe. Who would have thought that in 2020 the world would be chaos?

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Chaos? Yes.

Probably the best way of describing 2020 to the next generations.

CHAOS: Complete disorder and confusion.

I don’t need to go into detail here. Specially because I don’t like talking about controversial subjects:

I feel like there are enough opinionated articles available online. My 20 pence wouldn’t add any value to it or help you get the answers you’re looking for.

Opinions are just opinions, unless you know what you’re talking about.

I miss going on holiday!

Last year I visited my dad in Switzerland for the first time. He has been living there for over 10 years. How come I never visited before? It’s a beautiful place. The picture below was taken just behind is house. Can you imagine waking up every day to that view? It’s amazing. It’s refreshing.

April 2019 in Saint-Maurice, Switzerland.

Christmas 2020

This year Christmas felt different.

I had a normal dinner with my family but due to COVID-19, I didn’t go to Christmas markets, didn’t visit any shops and didn’t go out for a nice meal.

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No More Mistakes With Network Marketing

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Hello everyone, I hope you’ve had a wonderful week. I haven’t done anything exciting this week, apart from catching up with my best friend and laugh at silly GIFs. Friends and family are everything, right?

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Family & Friends Are Everything

We can have money, the best clothes, an awesome car, the biggest house in town and the latest iPhone. But what would we want that for without family and friends? Maybe I sound just like an old and sad man, but I am now at the stage where this is the kind of thing that matters to me.

I am trying to spend and dedicate more of my time with my children and my partner. Will also be contacting the people I love more often and tell them that I care about them. It shouldn’t be that hard.

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Christmas Is Just Around The Corner

Are you a Christmas kind of person? I’m not crazy about it, but I do enjoy giving and receiving gifts. Giving gifts makes me feel good, and receiving gifts tells me that there are people out there that care about me.

It’s week 50, which means we’re rapidly approaching the C-day. Are you ready? Have bought all your gifts?

I buy most of my gifts from Amazon. It’s easy and convenient.

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Here’s my Amazon Wishlist. Feel free to send me a gift. TIA.

Last Week’s Discrimination Blog Post

Remember that last week I mentioned discrimination?

Week 49 – Thinking About Inequality and Discrimination

Well, this week I have learned that we cannot judge a book by it’s cover.

As most of you know, I work for a lettings agency. This couple came in looking for a house, and in my mind, I thought that they wouldn’t afford breakfast. It turns out that they had 10x more money in their bank account than I have in mine.

Lesson learned.

Network Marketing

I have done network marketing all my adult life. That’s 15 years. I’m so old.

I haven’t become rich financially, but I have learned so much and met so many amazing people. I love connecting with new people and learning their stories.

Network marketing is a smart way of generating passive income as well as an escape to the 9 to 5 boring job.

Currently, I work with 2 completely different companies. Over the next few weeks, I will be talking about them here on the blog in more detail, but now I’ll just share them with you.

The Utility Warehouse

UW is the UK’s only multi-utility provider, giving both business and residential customers the opportunity to save on essential services (phone, mobile, broadband, energy, insurance and shopping). Customers benefit from the convenience of having a single monthly bill for all of their essential services, guaranteed savings and award-winning customer service.

Business Opportunity Website

Customers Website

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FM World

FM World is a very easy and fun way to make money working from home. Everyone can join for free and have access to wide range of high quality products.

You decide what you want to do, where and when.

Simply purchase their products with massive discounts or recruit your own team and grow your own business. The training and support is free and extensive.

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Talking Investments

There are other ways of generating passive income. In fact, too many to count.

RateSetter

I invest a lot of my saving on RateSetter. It’s a peer-to-peer investment platform.

Click here to claim £100 bonus.

Property Investment

Hard to get started but probably one of the most rewarding investments you’ll ever make. I have a couple of properties myself and so far I have no regrets whatsoever.

I’d love to give you some advice on how to get started.

Get in touch with me.

COVID-19 Update

Some of my readers emailed me this week asking for an update after I have tested positive for COVID-19. Thank you for worrying about me.

I am now feeling much better and back at work.

Disclaimer:

This blog post contains affiliate/referral links, which means that I might receive a commission when you decide to purchase any of the services/products recommended on this page.

Inequality & Discrimination in the UK? Really?

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How was your week? I have been focused on catching up with work and uni. I have also spent some time thinking about inequality and discrimination.

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On Unsplash by Andy Amrein.

There’s so much to talk about but so little time to write.

Inequality & Discrimination Against Women

I was studying, when I came across the following statement:

Women earn less because they are more likely to be employed in the ‘4Cs’ industries (cleaning, catering, caring and as cashiers), which pay lower wages. They are more likely to work part-time, and these jobs pay lower wages per hour.

The Open University

Where are we? Some developing country? No, this is actually in the UK.

It’s time employers, government and individuals take action towards equality, not only when we’re talking women rights, but in all areas of life. We are now in the 21st century and living in a democratic country, aren’t we?

What am I watching this week?

The Sinner

An interesting series, where Matt Bomer does an exceptional job. I first became a fan of his work when I watched While Collar, another great Series To Watch on Netflix. The Sinner is an intriguing series involving crime, violence, suspense and drama.

Notes For My Son

An emotional movie based on a real-life story (my favourite kind of movie) featuring a mum going through the struggle of dying with cancer. Concerned with the future of her son, this lady writes a book for her son. Watch it on Netflix.

Do you have a Netflix account?

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Revealing How I Got Diagnosed With Coronavirus

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I hope you’re doing well. This week I was diagnosed with coronavirus, but don’t worry, I’m fine.

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I Got Diagnosed With Coronavirus

This was definitely not the funniest week of the year. That is because I was diagnosed with COVID-19, and so was Anna and Nicholas, my oldest son.
We are all doing okay but being at home in isolation becomes boring pretty quickly.
I wrote a blog post about it.

101 Affiliate Programs

Affiliate marketing is the #1 source of income for most bloggers, including me.
I started a list of affiliate programs that will hopefully help and inspire some of you.

Awesome Passive Income Ideas

If you know what passive income is, I’m sure you’d like some.
If you don’t know what passive income is, I highly recommend you read about it.

Black Friday Deals 

It’s Black Friday and I’ve got just the perfect tip for you on how to save even more money on your Christmas shopping.

My Wishlist 

Christmas is coming, and so I published my wishlist on my blog.
If I’m lucky, my friends and family will see it.

Netflix Series 

As you know, this week, coronavirus got to me. One of the COVID-19 symptoms I have is extreme tiredness, so I’m spending some time in bed watching Netflix Series (here’s some that I recommend).

My Resources & Tools 

I’ve also started a list of my favourite tools & resources.
I use them for blogging, but some are useful for my personal life. Check it out.

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I Just Got Diagnosed With Coronavirus – What Now?

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I’m writing this blog post because I’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19, and I feel like sharing my experience might help someone.

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I’m Fine

First, I’d like to say that I’m fine and that there is no reason to worry about my health condition.

The only symptoms I have at the moment are extreme tiredness and no sense of smell. Losing all sense of smell is the weirdest thing ever, but I’ll tell you more about that later.

Other than that, I feel okay.

What happened?

Last week Anna (my partner) told me that a family member got diagnosed with COVID-19. I asked what were the symptoms this family member had and Anna said that the only symptoms were lack of sense of smell and headaches.

I was at my dinner table, so my first instinct was to smell the candle that was in front of me.

It should smell like mango, but instead:

NOTHING

NO SMELL

ZERO

At this stage, I knew that something was up and that the most responsible thing to do was order a COVID-19 test, so I did.

Today, I got the test results: POSITIVE

Positive for me, for Anna and for Nicholas, my oldest son.

What now?

Well, now we all need to isolate, which is not easy an easy task because we’ll have to keep the kids entertained and I’m not great at that.

I have contacted the people that were in contact with me and have advised them to read the GOV guidance and isolate for 14 days.

Timeline

On Friday, 20 November I didn’t feel too well. In the evening, my throat was itchy and irritated.

On Saturday, 21 November, I realised that my sense of smell was completely gone, so I ordered a test.

On Monday, 23 November, I received my test through the post and sent it back straight away.

Today, 25 November, I received the test results.

Up until now, I have also suffered from extreme tiredness, headaches and muscular pain. No high temperature, I think.

NHS, WHO and GOV COVID-19 Guidance

I urge to follow the COVID-19 guidance that the relevant organisations give you.

That is, in my opinion, the only way we can fight coronavirus and hopefully see better days.

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