<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:44:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ianarko/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Economics is FAILING US]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a village with 100 people. the each start with 100 dollars. to keep it safe, they form a bank, allowing everyone equal access. They choose one person to be the banker. The banker sees the opportunity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ianarko/economics-is-failing-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ianarko/economics-is-failing-us</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 04:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZpmcASFWEBtqtJEyxtcvPS16fWcd1NLWwZSwXoncc7mFhomJmykZgtPX6yjhk2Df3mvL1HGgiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency Investment Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The general consensus right now is that the currencies are in a gigantic bubble. That being said, I am personally heavily invested in cryptocurrency. They are the future, nobody can deny that, so then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ianarko/cryptocurrency-investment-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ianarko/cryptocurrency-investment-market</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 05:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbN3YSMydbNd1t4a3aGaRorcjqMF2hbWPoEqTjENn6vAN9yrJaL4R72N3axz8gjr3XALfdN9fc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay Yourself : Rich Dad Poor Dad]]></title><description><![CDATA[After first getting paid, what is the first thing you do? What I used to do was immediately run and and buy myself something new, something cool. The issue with this is that it leaves you broke for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ianarko/pay-yourself-rich-dad-poor-dad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ianarko/pay-yourself-rich-dad-poor-dad</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 02:30:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZooVhykraW8ZUASb3PFYrH9j7mnKESLLJhW7oudtHmDYw5vb2kogUAKMSHGhVwE99MwLPd4H9Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Economics of Overpopulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[First off, when "overpopulation" is used it implies that the population of people in the economy is more than what can be supported by the economy in terms of providing full employment and a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@ianarko/the-economics-of-overpopulation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@ianarko/the-economics-of-overpopulation</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 03:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtc1yVF4NVSBy56ucdYxUEXzCdLsstqgtEmM8wLpSiGmiHV3nBzj2JqtChEDfsZEAeUHnmiXQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Make Self-Help Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nonfiction and self-help books dominate the majority of all I read. Even then, the nonfiction books that I read often consist of biographies for the sole purpose of learning how to be more like certain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/improvement/@ianarko/how-to-make-self-help-help</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/improvement/@ianarko/how-to-make-self-help-help</guid><category><![CDATA[improvement]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYzkBUXmmePsjuwyhvDthkAisqkwEu2YV58f6my8sZaTV4HNg7u66ofwhCTZpCyQiBiGRoStKTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something Steemit Desperately Needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brief complaint-- The more people that join the platform, the more varied the languages become. There needs to be a filter, a setting which we are all able to change so that the only things in our feeds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ianarko/something-steemit-desperately-needs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ianarko/something-steemit-desperately-needs</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYv2no8odgPshW5zNXeK69ofd9pgbEj5oDWtvJVnLVKwaSvwjoDQq9vn5zbHBLxbnzeTcXckrPY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving Forward: Developing positive habits by changing goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every morning when right after wake up, I ask myself -- What will you do today that will make your future prospects look brighter tomorrow than they do today? Though, I'd hate to lie, I did clean up the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/improvement/@ianarko/moving-forward-developing-positive-habits-by-changing-goals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/improvement/@ianarko/moving-forward-developing-positive-habits-by-changing-goals</guid><category><![CDATA[improvement]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNKbKRvbzDRE54VmgZdPpPx2yujeZcDN2P7VSfpLgd4bZAgQFJifxmkksVUipdZpkF6J2cdvDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alone -- A Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a place in my head, In time and space-- My empty room. Alone. Apart. You will never see the interior Of this, endless, salty sea-- A place in my head And a space in my bed. My salty friends Wishing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@ianarko/alone-a-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@ianarko/alone-a-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 04:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeut1qR2LTH4HXiFG4e8SSokS9c1Bt6BVDvvsqCTnCksqPGVYRePF7DsB89Fzn3xCxCHyZnGHyiBY2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living For FREE]]></title><description><![CDATA[By diversifying your income streams, you can save your entire income, much like the way discussed in Rich Dad Poor Dad.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@ianarko/living-for-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@ianarko/living-for-free</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dupFibdy2kbVBpUJvtx3cGyRGwMEWUuuWna?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Cash is Better Than Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine if you will that you are poor, living with the bare minimum: rent, ramen, and water. After a year of scrimping, you finally have 1,000 dollars saved. What would you rather do—spend it all now and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@ianarko/why-cash-is-better-than-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@ianarko/why-cash-is-better-than-things</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:17:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Letter to the DNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a student and a member of the American Middle Class. Climate Change, Global Security, and Tax Reform are important to me, but I am afraid that my voice can no longer be heard. The issue is that public]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ianarko/open-letter-to-the-dnc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ianarko/open-letter-to-the-dnc</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianarko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgu1S4JJnmXxC7ftndtNFNqaYstFay88D1M3jdHUxP3va8x5DscRf26R5N2hj3VSouv9zPNaNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>