EP 005: The Wife Livability Index
Or, how you can build a citadel with the support of your significant other.
I’ve been deep in researching…
Particularly Federal and State incentivize programs centered around agricultural lands. These lending programs will serve much of the basis of our incoming speculative attack against an inflating currency and soaring asset prices.
My plan was to do a deep dive on the potential sources of leverage and funding that allow the average, everyday Bitcoiner to pull a Michael Saylor in their own neck of the woods.
In true Bitcoin Maximalist fashion I’ve also been harassing my wife with hours of talk about Bitcoin Citadel this, and Bitcoin Citadel that.
Then it happened.
One evening she looks at me and flat out says, “What is a Citadel? It sounds like a prepper bunker.“
In her mind it looked like this:
Extremely rugged, hours and hours from modern life, somewhere underground with a cache of iodine pills and ammunition falling off of piles of MREs.
The common connotation of a Citadel brings to mind a purely defensive place with very few of the creature comforts one might expect in the modern day.
It was an important lesson for me, because when I think Bitcoin Citadel, this is what I have in my head:
Somewhere defensible, yes.
But with all of the creature comforts of home, and importantly, space for community.
NOTE: Follow Bitcoin Citadels on Twitter and pump more of these beautiful, defensible, sustainable locations directly into your brain.
So, I’ve developed a new index for Citadel Building.
In addition to our Core Domains (under Defense, and Advance in our prior newsletters), it’s important to also consider the Wife Livability Index (WLI for short.)
You’ll find the components of this index fit beautifully into our Defense and Advance Domains, and will allow you to translate all of your Bitcoiner Citadel chatter into something that speaks to the community and family comfort of the citadel.
Components of the WIFE LIVABILITY INDEX (WLI):
Heating/Cooling Options
Flushing Toilets.
Doesn’t need to wet wipe her body to stay clean.
Can bake a crumble there.
Low on Rattlesnakes (No jeans and high boots all summer)
You’ll notice these components bring out an important aspect of a successful Bitcoin Citadel.
While I’m very much focused on the principles, philosophy, funding and strategy behind building a Bitcoin Citadel, my wife if concerned with the ‘stuff of life‘.
She wants to know that we’ll be comfortable, clean, safe, and able to live our lives without feeling like we’re perpetually camping.
NOTE: For all of my single Bitcoin Citadel builders, remember, you may have a family one day. You’ll want to ensure your Citadel is a happy place for them as well.
What’s the new image in our heads?
Now we’re getting somewhere (Read: Wife is more excited about Bitcoin Citadel planning and I have a great new standard to use.).
The Bitcoin Citadel looks a lot less like a turn of the century cave you store your oxen in, and more like self-sovereign glamping location you can bring your kids to stay and play.
And that’s all for this week.
As I’m learning, I hope you’re also following along and considering how to build a principled citadel that will be Defensible and rank high on the WLI.
For next week, we’ll jump back into financing and our speculative attack on the USD and cheap money.
I hope you enjoyed this update! I’m really enjoying the process of getting my thoughts down and hope you’re getting excited to build your own Citadel (or are actively in the process.)
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