Thread: Your "1" Post Opinion, Story, About the "Iraqi Dinar"...

I was a mod here when I first noticed talk about the Dinar by "OSW" and "Adster". I tried to argue with them. I guess I was jaded by some more recent losses; 12dailyPro, Pips, etc. After I thought about it though (2 or 3 weeks) it made sense. There was no way that GWB was going to let Iraq go down in flames; we'd be there until at least early 2009. That's plenty of time for things to get settled down and for the value of the currency to improve. I was sold in no small part to the counter arguments that OSW and Adster had made to me. I've since moved on and mainly stop in to check out what Adster and the rest of the Dinar gang have to say day-to-day as a guest. I'm glad I "listened". I might just have to show up in the Caymans with the rest of you. LOL.

Everwiser

My entrance into this was actually just a day at the mall. I was working a mall show with a buddy and we got into politics...typically I stay away from that type of discussion but I was intrigued by what my coworker was saying. We battled back and forth and eventually we came onto the subject of Iraq. I simply stated that we would not leave until the job was done (senior wouldnt let his son tarnish the family name). It was at this point my coworker introduced me to the Dinar.

I went home and did my due diligence...slowly but surely I built up enough to retire on if this hits. I have told several people that I knew could understand what this investment (gamble) was. Suprisingly very few were able to comprehend it and passed on the opportunity. I let them know that when this does pan out not to expect any handouts...I had already given them the chance to change their life.

Now I am expecting my first born son any day now and hoping that this happens sooner rather than later so I am able to provide for my family as well as being able to see my son grow and be involved in his life. (I am a bit of a workaholic) I want to be there for him at all stages.

Dinar Dreams and Cayman Wishes all.

Alright...here is my story. My friends and I at work decided to get involved...there maybe 12 of us on the floor I work on who have bought Dinar, nobody has bought millions, only enough to get us out of debt. To me, mortgage free at 32 would be great. I wish all of you the best of luck, I will send you a case of Moosehead Adster when this R/v's....and Neno...I'll send you a case of Steamwhistle...you can bring it with you to the Caymans for the party...I however will not be attending....maybe after the Dong R/Vs

I could not stand being part of the history making gang here at rolclub, so here's my story:

Someone from a "previous lifetime" suggested I contact Neno concerning questions I had about the dinar. I emailed him and he responded....thusly becoming my mentor in this adventure. What a trip. I have loved every up and every down of this trip. I feel so fortunate to have become familiar with so many folks from so many places. For me the R/V will mean retirement. I am a "senior" without any means other than social security. I am a registered nurse who spent most of my career as a traveller, providing services to areas with nursing shortages. The pay was better, but was without benefits such as retirement. When I was young that was not a worry. The years passed so fast, and suddenly I was without security for retirement. For me, this is such a blessing in that regard. Not only will I be able to retire, but I will have the ability to care for my parents and my husband myself. In addition, we are sending three disadvantaged children though nursing school in the Philippines. Without our assistance they are doomed to the poverty they have experienced all their lives. With the nursing education, they have the chance to achieve a better way of life for themselves and their families. With the dinar, our dream is to help others help themselves.
I nearly turned away from the dinar investment, fearful that I would lose my money. Thank God, Neno gave me the enouragement and the assurance to jump in. Thanks to Neno, I am in and loving it! Thanks so much NENO!
And may the glory be given to God.

Well............. I never really thought about the Dinar until after I joined this forum(I joined because of mardsen's fiasco), I read a little did some research and thought what the hell. For me this will be a lifesaver, my life is is need of some change and this is gonna do it for me. I would bank on a hefty revalue within a week. I am even gonna go get my passport right away so I wont have to wait. It's fortunate that we all took the risk because it is going to pay out very nice for us.

I am a 71 year old man living on social security and my salary as a schoolbus driver (I keep the rotten kids from hitting or hitting on each other and/or sending Italian handsignals to passing policecars when I can take my eyes from the road). I do not have extra elective money .

I was futzing around on the internet a year or so ago and found a site selling dinars...which made it seem to me that to buy some would be a patriotic act and supportive to our military. So I sent my beer money and they sent back two 25K dinar bills.

These ended up on the refrigerator door (and are now in a safedeposit box).

Without beer for the month, I had to do something, so I started to do what became DD. I learned:
1. I had made a 4600 to 1 bet.
2. I could participate at a rate I could afford.
3. I was speculating - not gambling.
4. I was going to bed each night thinking that I might just become wealthy.
5. I could "give" others the same opportunity - which I have been able to do.
6. The whole dern thing made me happy.
7. I didn't miss the beer and did buy more dinars.


I found rolclub and was delighted with the camaraderie and civility. I have learned more (I lurk a lot) here than from all other sources. I thank and warmly appreciate you all.

I also thank the moderators for their "routing" of comments - I believe they contribute vastly to our success.

I am stunned and moved deeply by the display of my fellow rolclubbers altruism - so far removed from the stereotype of capitalists/investors.

A final note: After the reval when I sell some dinars and accomplish many tasks and good things...I will buy a 1932 3 window Ford coupe (I've wanted one since I was 17). It is "arrest me yellow" and - for a short while more -lives a town away from my home. I'll replace the ooogah horn with a horn which goes "WOOT". You will know me when you see me - bald with gray fringe, walrus moustache and grinnin' like a possum. Beside me a lovely lady (who could have been hanging with Redford, Beatty or Newman), but chose me. If you ask her why... she'll say because I make her laugh...and because

Excellent and fun idea for a thread. I've been in the IQD investment now for slightly over 1 1/2 years (feels like 10!!!). Some good fortune left me some "play money" with which I decided I was going to take a long shot "high risk, high reward" investment attempt. After much reseach I decided on the New Iraqi Dinar. Believe it or not I had strong doubts about 6 months into the venture but decided if I'm gonna go for it I'm going all the way. Now, after all that time I am more convinced than ever that this thing can pay off huge. My biggest concern is the security situation and in my calculations it is the only thing that could sabotage this investment. I do believe we will win, but the time it takes could be the cause of any significant IQD value increases. I created the "Munny Model" in order to project the future value and timeline of this investment. The original model, while fairly large, was limitted on information at the time. It still entailed the current "gradual appreciation" based on security, GDP, infrastructure, debt relief, oil production, and reserves but was wrong on the exact timeline and value. Since then I've learned (the hard way as every other single investor here) that you cannot place a timeline on the Iraqis. I then shifted strategy and tried to use variables that the original CBI, Tant, and Shabibi looked at in setting the denominations and projection of future value. My projection is it will end up somewhere between .10 and .31 (+ or - 10%) (achieved by the CBI using a gradual value appreciation) before Iraq combines with the other GCC state currencies around 2010.

Where to start???


Let's see it was last April and I was visiting friends and family in the beautiful state of Montana. As I was there I met an individual who was a good friend of theirs and one hell of a guy. "Pure cowboy" is the only way I can describe him, anyway he made his fortunes in the oil field and real estate. He had rights to 3 or 4 oil wells throughout the state which in turn pocketed him millions and 1000s of acres of property throughout the state . He was also a very savvy investor which also made him some money.

Now some might ask what this has to do with the dinar, well everything. His #1 investment that he was telling us about was....you guessed it the Iraqi Dinar. Now at the time I was trying to understand the concept he was preaching. "Honestly you want me to believe that I can become a millionaire by purchasing some currency from a war torn country in the middle of a civil war?" Remember all knowledge I had about Iraq came from the media so you can see how I came off as what we like to call a "naysayer". After I put my two cents in he continued on this time giving us a little history lesson. Immediately after mentioning Kuwait which is the only thing I could make a connection to my interest was beginning to climb.

Later on in the week I kept trying to squeeze out as much information out of him as I possibly could without getting too annoying. I must say at this time I already made up my mind that buying a few million wouldn't hurt so heck with it, no risk no reward. Funny, you here that quite a bit "no risk no reward" but today my feelings toward this are different. I'm happy to say risk is not a factor anymore only time. On my last few days visiting I found out that he did indeed have connections and friendships with some very powerful people around the world. One of which is a billionaire, yeah I know that sounds like some made up lie to some but trust me this is truth. Anyway Steve as I will call him to protect his privacy is actually heavily invested in dinar, and I have no idea why seeing as he already has more money then one can imagine but I guess the rich always strive to get richer. I asked how he knew so much about the dinar and they told me, now get this he is actually friends with the vice president himself! I still find that hard to believe but it's the god honest truth. Anyway they said that it was Dick himself that told Steve about the dinar 3 years ago and how in time will turn thousands into millions. Now if that doesn't get your attention I don't know what will.

I have never personally met him and probably never will but he does visit Montana a couple times a year to catch up with old time friends, mainly Tim AKA the cowboy. Recently he has called time to time to give us a heads up on the situation of the dinar and all I can really say is it looks real real good. Everything has fallen into place now all we can do is wait. I have been told it should be soon but again it's Iraq were talking about. Bottom line is it's going to happen, too many deals have been made for this to be an impossibility to fail so that in itself can put some at ease.

In conclusion a lot has happened since April especially my knowledge of economics and the Middle East in general but most of all getting to know each and everyone one of you. Keep the faith because we are at the end of the long and windy roller coaster, just be thankful you were able to take advantage of something that will never happen again. Thank you for your time and thank you Rolclub for providing a civil, fair balanced forum for all of us to use.

I have sure enjoyed getting to know everyone a little better.
Iv'e been lurking for a long time now but prviously I was right in the thick of it. I am a sixty seven year old man with a wonderful family and a son-in-law home from Iraq. When I heard the story of what happened with the solders in Kiwaite, buying their Dinar at .10 cents to the dollar and seeing present value, it didn't take me long before I was reading all I could about the NID. I think it was Nov 2003 when I bought my first mil. Family and friends soon was saying that I needed help. You know what kind of help they ment. However, to date, I think there about seventeen persons down wind of my voice that have this pretty paper "IQD". My youngest son is the only one who wants out, but he can't because Warka won't respond to his e-mails and I'm not so willing to help eather.
When I started, it was my first experience in communicating with someone, with my PC, thant I had never met in person before. Blog was a new word for me that year. Truck and Barter soon filled up and we had to move to another board. A couple or three time things got a little nasty and there were "boards by invitation" one wanted payment and got it WChanger. Then there are the stories of "don't shoot the messanger" and "110% correct" the "fabulous five" etc., etc.
Yes, a more explicite term to describe the last three years, cannot beat "Rollercoster".
Over the last three years I have spoken on the phone with five of the commenly mentioned heros who have or did have direct input to this grand event. Let me say, that if we were getting input from the PM or Pres himself, I don't think the past would have been very different. Change is the order of the day in Iraq. Everything is effected by the events of every hour. My take is, that when it happens, I will still be holding my breath that they don't change their minds the next day and reverse it. Don't get my wrong tho, I am very happy to read the rumors of value and when. I am very convienced, that through the needs of the country, inflation, HCL, etc. we will experience a revaluation very soon. Hopefully before the end of Iraqs fiscal year 15 Dec. Please pardon the spelling. I can teach you to weld with any process but spelling you'll have to find from another. Thank you all, and have a wonderful Merry Christmas.

MY STORY

I became involved with The ROL Club through Barbara 919. I also had invested in PIPS. I wanted to keep my finger on the pulse just in case. Through her I also became interested in the Iraq Dinar. I really liked the sound of it but being on Social Security couldn't afford to buy it for a while. She bought 350000. and gave to me. I am very grateful for this opportunity. I am 72 yrs and still have to work as S.S. doesn't cut it. I know that is a drop in the bucket to the rest of you investors but if it revals at a decent rate, I can live easier for quite a while even after taxes.

I have read every thing posted every day. I enjoy everyone's posts and have acquired tons of information I was unaware of. This is a for real investment.

I'm not good with words (expressing my self) is why I don't post. I'm always here lurking. I have never given up hope and know we will have reval soon. I have been in several Hyips that did not pay off. This investment is way different. As for thanking people, for some reason I could not log on and have the thanks button.

You probably don't want to hear all this, but Neno said to say what was on your mind.

P.S. I don't hate working, I'm just starting to get tired. I have worked since I was 12.