Paul is a husband, dad, business owner and now bitcoiner, based in Victoria, Australia.  

We first met at a BitcoinBushBash (are you noticing a theme) in 2022, again at Bitcoin Alive in 2023 and now he joins us on the pod to tell his story.  

This one will resonate with business owner/operators who have had to navigate through a difficult few years, since that thing which we cannot mention and the government overreach in response to the thing that we cannot mention. You know the thing. THE THING.  

But more importantly, as we come out the other side, the hope we all feel thanks to the positive changes and outcomes we see in our move towards a Bitcoin Standard. 

We discuss: 

• Brendo selling his chairs 

  
  



• Why are Bitcoin conversations more comfortable 

  
  



• Surviving the business turmoil caused by the hardest lockdown in the world 

  
  



• Burning through the rainy-day account 

  
  



• The “recession we had to have” 

  
  



• The inevitability of our high inflation environment 

  
  



• Working on a 200-year plan  

  
  



• The manipulation of the system against everyday people 

  
  



• Operating in both the Bitcoin and Fiat systems 

  
  



• Personal responsibility 

  
  



• Estate planning 

  
  



• Government poor decision-making forcing individuals to find answers elsewhere 

  
  



• The Bitcoin safety net 

  
  



• Interest rate rises and black swan events 

  
  



• Spending less than you earn and living frugally 

  
  



• Giving yourself choices in life 

  
  



• Families attending Bitcoin meetups, and allowing kids to learn by being in the room 

  
  



• Art by Pixel 

  
  



• Being the example for your children and creating learning experiences 

  
  



• The difficulties incorporating Bitcoin payments into your business 

  
  



• Australians not appreciating the hardships being felt in other countries 

  
  

Pod Shout-outs 

https://twitter.com/BitcoinAlive  

https://twitter.com/SharkGregNorman  

https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash  

https://twitter.com/theamberapp  

https://twitter.com/jack  

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