About a year ago, I found myself in the precarious situation of being a single mom with 3 kids, needing urgently to get back into the workforce.
The father of my children no longer lives in the country and he needed to find a reliable way to pay child support. First, we tried bank wires... but between his bank and mine, there just wasn't anything left over for the kids.
Then we discovered bitcoin. He was really excited about it. To me it was simply, "How do I turn this bitcoin thing into rent?"
I wouldn't trust coinbase or similar companies with my bitcoins, not when bank accounts get seized randomly and websites get hacked. I'm just a mom with 3 adorable kids who just wants to do a good job and make sure they get what they need, not have my child support seized by the government!
Now I've discovered Steem. The same friend who introduced me to bitcoin also invited me to join the Steem community. So you mean to tell me I can come here, talk about the same things I'd be talking about on Facebook and Twitter, but with smarter people in general and maybe make a little Christmas money this year? Yes!