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Sand Worm Weekly Battle Challenge | Splinterlands #101 This week's battle challenge focuses on the Sand Worm: Huge Sand Worms have always lived in the desert of Draykh-Nahka, but with the recent uncovering of the various Untamed Prophecies, they have mysteriously grown even larger. They have also become more wild and free, somehow discovering how to escape from the Sands of the Dragon Splinter. Although it has never been witnessed, biologists believe that the Worms have…
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Getting a Personal Loan via a Credit Union As part of the conquest of learning more and more about crypto, crypto finance and personal finance in general, I came across the concept of a Credit union and the type of debt instruments they offer to their clients. Credit unions signature loans are best for consolidating high-interest debts because of their low interest rates. Credit unions signature loans usually feature interest rates starting from around 7%. The fees that they…
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What summoners should new players buy? | Splinterlands #102 Are you a beginner who just started with splinterlands? Wondering what summoner to buy? This post will focus on one summoner that you should be looking to buy. In a previous post, I talked about a tip that new players to splinterlands tend to overlook, levelling up summoners. Levelling up summoners allows you to play higher level monster cards which can be the difference between winning and losing a battle.…
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Efreet Elder Weekly Battle Challenge | Splinterlands #103 This week's battle challenge focuses on the Efreet Elder: Card Details A reward edition rare rarity monster from the Fire Splinter Splinter at level 3: Estimated cost: ~$7.68 Mana cost: 6 Magic damage: 1 Speed: 4 Health: 9 Last Stand ability: Gains increased stats if it's the only Monster on the team alive. The Efreet Elder is one of the newer reward cards introduced at the beginning of the year. It's a magic monster…
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6 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Investing Investing can be a daunting and overwhelming undertaking. I can't imagine how it must be for new people entering the crypto world. Below is a list of things I wish I knew before I started in the world of investing (some of these may not apply to crypto investing). Investment Costs Count When it comes time to allocate money, investment costs are of the utmost importance. Many first time investors will pick actively managed…
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Should Splinterlands Revisit the DEC Monetary Policy? | Splinterlands #104 The booming demand for Dark Energy Crystal (DEC) has caused the DEC price to break its peg, and at the time of writing this post, it's currently trading at $1.21 for 1000 DEC. It's not uncommon for the price to fluctuate above and below its peg, and the recent boom has been in line with all the new developments that the splinterlands game has undergone of late. And I foresee this demand not letting up…
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Want to Make Millions? Dilbert Has the Secret Have you ever been asked or tempted to attend a seminar that supposedly will tell you how to turn a small amount of money into millions? I work for ___________ **(insert company name here). We have a seminar called the** __________ (insert seminar name) series where we cover various topics on business and entrepreneurship every month. You see these seminars promoted on late-night television infomercials and advertisements in…
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Has Rent to Earn Put Splinterlands Into Its Unique Category? | Splinterlands #105 The debate about rent vs. buying property has been going on for decades, with many books, podcasts, videos, and blog posts dedicated to this post. The property buyers camp continues to shill the pros of homeownership such as; tax breaks for homeowners, freedom, ownership of owning your home, the potential for rental income, property as an investment, etc. The other side of the coin - the…
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Electric Eels Weekly Battle Challenge | Splinterlands #106 This week's battle challenge focuses on the Electric Eels: Card Details A promo edition rare rarity monster from the Water Splinter at level 5: Estimated cost: ~$11.5 Mana cost: 4 Melee damage: 2 Speed: 4 Health: 6 Reach ability: Melee attack Monsters with the Reach ability may attack from the second position on the team. Blast ability: Does additional damage to Monsters adjacent to the target Monster. The Electric…
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2 Fast Ways To Improve Your Credit Score In general, having too many credit cards is not a good thing. You have to manage every account and make sure that every bill gets paid on time. There is no real need for a person to have more than 1 or 2 credit cards at a maximum. One might consider getting a Visa, MasterCard, and American Express if a merchant only accepts one type of card. Every person that has a credit card also has a credit score. A credit score is what lenders…
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Close Range Weekly Battle Challenge | Splinterlands #107 This week's battle challenge focuses on the Beatrix Ironhand... We interrupt this week's battle challenge with news that I don't have Beatrix Ironhand, so I have decided to focus on the Close Range ruleset as this ruleset is the same ability Beatrix unlocks at level 1: Monsters with the Close Range ability can perform ranged attacks from the first position. Close Range Ruleset The Close Range Ruleset strategy guide by…
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Is Splinterlands Setting The Standard For Play to Earn Crypto Gaming? | Splinterlands #108 It feels as if the crypto bull run of 2020/21 has finally come to crypto and blockchain gaming. Every day there are news articles about Axie Infinity by significant publications. The term "play to earn" is becoming used more and more. People are rushing into the crypto gaming space to play these games and earn money from them. The hype and FOMO became very real with the release of…