Dear diary… 🖋

To really get into this story… I suggest to pop this link in a new tab and take a listen: Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Eunice Waymon

by Amerigo Gazaway

It’s my soundtrack for the coming days. Helps me relax, and write. Here’s hoping it improves your reading experience.

UBI day 1

The night before, I pitched the whole UBI idea to my girlfriend. She wasn’t convinced, neither was I. Anyways, I woke up and bit the bullet.

This is how it started, maybe some mis-placed confidence, who knows. Anyways, let me now if you think this is a “real question”. I was tweeting as I went along. I’ll let them do the talking for now.

Biggest shocker for day 1.

It goes without saying care givers and hospital staff are heroes 💚 so are all key workers, thank you. In the U.K. we have NHS, with free scrips in Wales. In terms of living from a UBI of ~$4 per day. I would find it difficult if I had to buy my $2/day meds over the counter 💚NHS

The moment I realise that UBI is no silver bullet. There are people out there who are in worse situations than me. They may depend on an expensive support systems. For them, UBI will not be the only solution for their basic needs.

In short,

A cautious start. No extravagance. And, being careful not to use too much electricity.

A very minor sacrifice, no milk in coffee.

With little money, but with more coming soon, I prioritised free activities. Like tidying the office and listening to music.

Then, this happened. “I grabbed a can of Pepsi from the fridge without thinking… 50c. I’m realising I’m blessed and fortunate & at the same time… how crucial UBI would be to so many.”

I finished the day on a high, with $3.70 spent all day.

UBI day 2

Right off the bat, not great start.

Electricity use over last 24hrs was 13.8 units that’s $1.90. This means yesterday day 1 total spend was $5.60. I’m over budget. Breakfast today will be basic …

I was surprised to be honest. Cut backs on electricity and food & drink. See day 2 in servings of 280 characters or less.

A world first? I don’t think this needs an explanation.

I’ve been tricked into drinking a huel. Gf said it would be really cheap. Drank it and then did the maths. $1.50 This means I’ve spent $6.30 today so far 😓😓😓 I think I need to supplement my UBI. Think brain, think!

Oh SWEET!! Thank you bro :D see this people… my man T.H. here, possibly on the other side of the world has just bought me a damn heul. By sharing some of his UBI with me! This👏may 👏be👏a👏world👏first😎 #idena Idena

Thank you T.H.

Also,

A flip created in Idena wallet

A creative side emerged with a plan. Planting seeds and doing woodwork. I was running out of money. From tomato seeds would grow ripe tomatoes to supplement my meals. And, could I make something beautiful from wood to sell?

At the end of the day I created flips ( what? ). This is still possible with some debt, it doesn’t take long, uses little electricity. It does however need a computer and internet. Luckily I have that covered. It’s a potential entry barrier for some. In the future a smartphone may be sufficient.

UBI day 3 — The game-changer day

Some good news, & a usual start to the day.

Boosh! Only used 6 units of electricity yesterday 82c — less than half of the day before. It’s day 3 of living from Idena UBI of $4 a day. I’m over budget but… I will be back on track later. Breakfast 80c. Feeling fortunate 💚☮️

It’s validation day

I have 2 alarms set on validation day. One to let me know in the morning. And one about 30 mins before the session.

Now, getting mise en place for Idena validation (UBI) in 30 mins.

Laptop charger

Low fi beat tape

Hot drink 20c

lofi hip hop radio — beats to relax/study to — credit

As a quick reminder… the validation session is when everyone on the Idena network will solve the flip puzzles. There’s a short ( quick-fire ) session where you’re given 6 to solve in under 2 minutes. Then a long session where you can take your time to solve them. This is also your opportunity to report any bad flips, please do your part to fight bots, follow the instructions and don’t be too lenient.

The session is complete, it took me about 25 minutes — but you can take up to half an hour. Soon after you are able to see the rewards:

For submitting flips

For validating

For giving invites

As you can see from my tweet. I wasn’t expecting that much. I was also relieved that I was now in credit. I had some spending or saving money!

I did the math

Eating like a lord over here thx to Idena UBI. I got $73 today. Ty also everyone in Idena discord chat, and wouldn’t be possible without qTradeio Legit very happy right now. And feeling lucky.

Enough about me. Zooming out to the bigger picture, let’s look how the whole network has grown. As people activate invites, numbers increase every validation. We just made the new taller lines on the right.