It’s an absolute disgraceful affair.

You’d have thought that by now we had grown out of that old tribal and archaic mentality. Fussing over borders and national identities is so last century.

But it seems that over the last few years, mankind is being dragged backwards by the regressive opinions of a few selfish individuals clinging to power that they either stole or never actually experienced.

Wetherspoon’s day drinkers banging on about the blitz and the British Empire springs to mind.

Anyway, I don’t want to talk too much about the state of the world or the regressive politics that decent people are currently forced to deal with.

This email is to talk about a couple of the things the crisis in Ukraine has forced me think a lot about… things which I think people here in the UK really need to consider.

Although I highly doubt that the UK is going to experience events that Ukraine is currently dealing with… there is always the possibility.

But it’s not just war that can cause instant changes to a person’s life.

The World Can Be A Dangerous Place!

The Covid pandemic of the last couple of years has also been devastating and destructive to many families.

Changes to climate have caused weather which has resulted in flooding and landslides which too have destroyed people’s homes, families and livelihoods.

What the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic have taught me is this…

People need a second income stream which is online… and they need a second online bank account like PayPal or Monzo.

Before you say… ‘What’s the point? Without power both are useless!’

I am fully aware that the power has been cut off in parts of Ukraine and that online and global platforms can also be closed to specific countries as we have seen with the global response to Russia’s actions and the sanctions imposed on the country.

The point is this…

There are over 2 million Ukrainian refugees who are now in foreign countries; many without a way to earn money.

If they have their bank cards with them they could maybe withdraw the money from their accounts as long as the global banking network keeps connected to the Ukrainian banks, but without a way to earn money, those bank accounts will soon empty.

Without a way to replace their income, the money will run dry.

People were forced to flee with very little so I doubt a salon owner with children took the contents of her salon with her.

These refugees are forced to use whatever money they have and rely on the handouts and kind donations of the people and governments of the countries they were forced to seek safety in.

As I watched the people of Europe rush to help the Ukrainians by opening their homes to them and donating food and clothing, another form of ‘donating’ emerged… one which is inspiring!

Helping Ukrainians Through Their Online Businesses

There has been a call to help Ukrainians who have ‘online’ business by buying from them.

People have gone to platforms like Etsy, searched out Ukrainian sellers and ordered digital download products which they don’t need as a way to pass money onto those individuals who need it.

People have gone to Fiverr and ordered gigs from Ukrainians to pass work to them so that they can earn money while they are displaced.

Some people have even gone to websites like Airbnb and booked Ukrainian holiday homes that they have no intention of going to… homes which are likely to have been destroyed.

People from all around the world have been able to pass money directly to the people who need it most.

With many of these platforms being linked to banks such as PayPal, Ukrainians have access to money which they can use to buy items or even pay their way a little when living in the homes of kind locals who have taken them in.

Thanks to the changes to the border controls because of Brexit, supplies and donations from kind Brits are taking ages to get to where they are needed.

Brits who want to drive to Poland and offer a home to families, like many of our European friends have, can’t because of the government’s decision to not open the doors to them.

So the best and quickest way to offer help and support is to send them money directly through these online platforms.

Because people are buying their items or passing work to them online, many Ukrainians are able to buy food, clothing, medicines and pay for shelter for their families.

And it is this that has made me aware of why I think people need to have at least one way to make money online.

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