<?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 05:34:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@rikki-brm/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Café etiquette...for all you Steemians writing posts from coffee shops]]></title><description><![CDATA[I LOVE working from coffee shops. The smells, the calm conversations, the coffee—but it seems more and more coffee shops are setting policies against bringing your laptop. Some of my tips are pretty common]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/remotework/@rikki-brm/cafe-etiquette-for-all-you-steemians-writing-posts-from-coffee-shops</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/remotework/@rikki-brm/cafe-etiquette-for-all-you-steemians-writing-posts-from-coffee-shops</guid><category><![CDATA[remotework]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYMLWW68RhhZD2au3UpnuLgbJdnZYJ2o2ogqw8sMt1FVDr8Cn9ja2yA3rRHfj2REgxup98WaMfc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working remotely and housesitting: the perfect pair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housesitting is the perfect side gig for remote workers. Working from a hostel or Airbnb can be a bit of a nightmare—bad wifi, drunk girls giggling and slamming doors at 3 a.m., an uncomfortable twin size]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/working-remotely-and-housesitting-the-perfect-pair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/working-remotely-and-housesitting-the-perfect-pair</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:17:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you have an example of, or are you part of, a lifestyle community?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians! I'm working on a book idea about what I'm currently calling 'lifestyle communities': groups of people that live and work together. For example, someone I met is a member of an online education]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@rikki-brm/do-you-have-an-example-of-or-are-you-part-of-a-lifestyle-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@rikki-brm/do-you-have-an-example-of-or-are-you-part-of-a-lifestyle-community</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 04:08:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready to ditch the desk job? Here are three different ways to work wherever you want]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flexibility, travel, more interesting employment opportunities—these are a few of the main reasons people decide to work remotely. Sixty-eight percent of workers in the US say they expect to work more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@rikki-brm/ready-to-ditch-the-desk-job-here-are-three-different-ways-to-work-wherever-you-want</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@rikki-brm/ready-to-ditch-the-desk-job-here-are-three-different-ways-to-work-wherever-you-want</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:13:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU4b7Litw3scozJFMo5G3ZydsVoUYJoMpvMbiqrrLQ2XxjjbWJsrXMqVa7GHSiCzzB44zAuxBNtrNgiFXc6JcCwDcC1PJsMhtttWadaYKSBK2a2aZF2gKArZ4nGQsXk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your cryptocurrency tanks but everything is still right with the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got a morning text from my partner that said check your crypto—it's tanking! I checked and surely my meager investment had dropped in value, though not as much as I expected it to. My heart sank a bit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rikki-brm/when-your-cryptocurrency-tanks-but-everything-is-still-right-with-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rikki-brm/when-your-cryptocurrency-tanks-but-everything-is-still-right-with-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 02:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2ywH9aEcvZ81eCRhVDu2uSa3bEjHR9PLAgkrtAb3b9pqN9XPF1QFXWMrcMcHjgcBTKsADnV263zCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why investing in real estate is only good for investors & alternatives to traditional renting/owning property]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and I are getting ready to finally become homeowners (probably sometime next year) and I've been looking into where we want to live, what we want to buy...or build. I refuse to be house-broke]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/why-investing-in-real-estate-is-only-good-for-investors-and-alternatives-to-traditional-renting-owning-property</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/why-investing-in-real-estate-is-only-good-for-investors-and-alternatives-to-traditional-renting-owning-property</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGS89gaHbbgsXVyvusGBBUUwF2iAiegq5y3ELy6k82BUUFP1sLNr3fvT3EGwJatjfyqHFfu2LeNSAc1KysXRVdsSD4dnpnUrweTC7jjgWefXH326?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A better way to set new years resolutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that the hangover's passed and my thinking is mostly clear again, I want to share a better method for setting and achieving your 2018 resolutions. I've set new years resolutions almost every year since]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@rikki-brm/a-better-way-to-set-new-years-resolutions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@rikki-brm/a-better-way-to-set-new-years-resolutions</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 22:49:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the Steemit community need?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been actively using Steemit for about a month now and am really enjoying it. I've more or less sworn off other social platforms besides Twitter...but the troll/bot problem and groundless celebrity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@rikki-brm/what-does-the-steemit-community-need</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@rikki-brm/what-does-the-steemit-community-need</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:05:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe the best book on writing you'll ever read]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been writing for about 10 years now and FINALLY read Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird". Why did I wait so long?! Well, for one—I've been focused on copy and news writing for the past 10 years,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@rikki-brm/maybe-the-best-book-on-writing-you-ll-ever-read</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@rikki-brm/maybe-the-best-book-on-writing-you-ll-ever-read</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcc686QmTBSRVeFN1G2fbaxBh5XzjJEFCg5u1UJjKoTArRMkgdWAYxRiCt3CyopFHXE2pCgwbt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nomadland by Jessica Bruder and why you should read it]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The last free place in America is a parking spot.” I just finished Jessica Bruder's "Nomadland," where she shares stories about the disappearing middle class and the growing number of people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@rikki-brm/nomadland-by-jessica-bruder-and-why-you-should-read-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@rikki-brm/nomadland-by-jessica-bruder-and-why-you-should-read-it</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1omAz1T4rvL3QfGjdN4nZXJPf1bM8wDASyo5D1VSvb3y49jg2dEt6h91NMy3RgBakgCQEfMYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you save money working from home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been reading a lot about Millennials' issues with paying down school & consumer debt while trying to save for the future. Things look pretty dismal. I wondered if working from home could save]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/can-you-save-money-working-from-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/can-you-save-money-working-from-home</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYmeQu2JLbwG4pBENT578aSVNeRtpeE55zkGuTaMqiEnJdbF2kGjWJ7FGY6cypTbPwAHyvvYdgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you work from home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband surprised me while I was on a "workation" in Spain by making our bedroom closet into an office! ( I've worked as a freelancer and then from home full-time for the past 2 years. And]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/do-you-work-from-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rikki-brm/do-you-work-from-home</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYSuNkjWNv3yV2xLzoWKgw6ekefKTXkkkxK1BbWU6a5J93LzjQqs1FzTSnsHRevC6Z7aTz49UGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writer, looking at new ways to live & prosper in the age of Capitalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone (Steemers?) I found Steemit doing some research for work (I write/research about crypto and blockchain) and immediately fell in love with the idea. Facebook infuriates me, especially with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@rikki-brm/writer-looking-at-new-ways-to-live-and-prosper-in-the-age-of-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@rikki-brm/writer-looking-at-new-ways-to-live-and-prosper-in-the-age-of-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:42:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4B9c5bP7YnPChG1ZrEbnd4X3Xz9a4mhksepBeCqjyc6MYrEkA5N76e8Y1CbdYXbYu4jKXnvbQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are all the women in crypto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great story in Fortune about the gender bias in cryptocurrency and the blockchain.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@rikki-brm/where-are-all-the-women-in-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@rikki-brm/where-are-all-the-women-in-crypto</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:20:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you like the first chapter of my e-guide about remote work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've ever dreamed of ditching your office job, or your finding it hard to work from home because you feel isolated, distracted, or overworked, I wrote this guide just for people like you. I've been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/remotework/@rikki-brm/would-you-like-the-first-chapter-of-my-e-guide-about-remote-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/remotework/@rikki-brm/would-you-like-the-first-chapter-of-my-e-guide-about-remote-work</guid><category><![CDATA[remotework]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYm8x6Tfrq25NLnDT5bBqHufjbCzftc8e3eVSesAaf6N5wWAcJ4m19ZiKvwDw2Nq1939ANwdtyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining Your Dream and Working Remotely]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been working remotely full-time for the past two years, which has been a really positive experience. This year, I traveled to Spain and met several "digital nomads", people working from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/working/@rikki-brm/defining-your-dream-and-working-remotely</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/working/@rikki-brm/defining-your-dream-and-working-remotely</guid><category><![CDATA[working]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYSvRwk9t5UMHbXRBYkmsfb9KJnbDLiSo7aFkoUGBypur616Ryk29vjbDWtc8LVxxfUjAWcgAGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just finished No is Not Enough by Naomi Klein ... thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naomi Klein's book "No is Not Enough" fits well with the cryptocurrency vision—taking the power away from banks and other financial institutions and middlemen, and distributing it to the people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@rikki-brm/just-finished-no-is-not-enough-by-naomi-klein-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@rikki-brm/just-finished-no-is-not-enough-by-naomi-klein-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1fJKtwiQQFx5kH828ra9rd5TyUEez9ZmixbE6zaLwfNt8sVEDXHCnharCmkRb7NpT9rWFi4BG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 years in, this is what I know about working remotely]]></title><description><![CDATA[2017 was my 10-year freelancing anniversary. I freelanced part-time until two years ago, when I launched into working from home full-time. Working remotely has completely changed how I feel about work]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/remotework/@rikki-brm/10-years-in-this-is-what-i-know-about-working-remotely</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/remotework/@rikki-brm/10-years-in-this-is-what-i-know-about-working-remotely</guid><category><![CDATA[remotework]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6cHFn2N21QbjQofxDVacmjK3YCyY2fBarJa9BqEqhygH52HYPY6rWzNoz6XvGZXxWsxLfHJ7g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overcoming doubt and discouragement]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are times when life throws everything it has at us, when our strength is tested and when our connection to our purpose in life falters. What do you do when that happens? I started a podcast in late]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/millennial/@rikki-brm/overcoming-doubt-and-discouragement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/millennial/@rikki-brm/overcoming-doubt-and-discouragement</guid><category><![CDATA[millennial]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rikki-brm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:57:18 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>