Founder & Head of Rewards at RewardBig | Innovating Rewards for Better Engagement

🚀 E-Commerce Professional with extensive experience in Buying & Sourcing. Passionate about innovation and relationship-building.

✨ Current Role: Leading the way at RewardBig, where we optimize redemption catalogs for loyalty platforms. We offer a diverse array of rewards from top brands, supported by robust catalog and delivery APIs.

🌟 Key Achievements:
•	Optimized redemption catalogs for leading loyalty platforms.
•	Established strong relationships with top-tier brands.
•	Implemented efficient last-mile delivery solutions, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction.
	
🌐 Interests: E-commerce trends, loyalty programs, supply chain optimization, and building strong partnerships.

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The world just entered 2026.
But one country didn’t.

That country is Ethiopia.

No time travel. No mistake.

Just a completely different way of living with time.

Ethiopia follows the Ge’ez calendar.

A system where the day doesn’t begin in the dark.
It starts at sunrise.

When the sun rises, the clock resets.

Time begins with light, not darkness.

And the calendar?

➡️ 13 months, not 12
➡️ Each month almost perfectly equal
➡️ New Year in September, not January

So yes, while we say it’s 2026,
Ethiopia is officially in 2018.

Not because it’s behind.
But because it chose a different starting point.

Ethiopia follows the Ge’ez calendar,
a system it kept long before the Gregorian calendar went global.

Here’s the part most people miss:

Different timelines don’t mean wrong timelines.
Different systems don’t mean outdated systems.

Sometimes, progress isn’t about updating the clock.
It’s about staying aligned with nature.

P.S.: Did you know this about Ethiopia?

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗦 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴! 

I checked the currency rate for Iran today. It showed 0.00 USD.

It wasn’t a glitch. 

The Iranian Rial has collapsed so hard that 1 Indian Rupee ≈ 11,719 Rials.

And 1 US dollar commands over 1.4 million Iranian Rials.

It's isn’t just weak, it’s functionally extinct.

To put it in perspective:

Buying a simple loaf of bread? You need a bag full of money.

This isn’t just economics, it’s a humanitarian crisis:

➡️ Inflation over 40%
➡️ Food prices up 70%
➡️ Savings wiped out overnight

Here’s the bigger lesson:

Money is just a promise. 

When that promise breaks, the math of daily life collapses. Yesterday’s savings may not even buy a single crumb.

But this goes beyond finance. It’s a reminder that:

➡️ Stability is fragile: No economy, no currency, is immune.

➡️ Diversification isn’t just about investing— It’s about skills, income sources, and even mindset.

➡️ Preparation matters—Whether it’s cash in multiple currencies, tangible assets, or essentials you can rely on when systems fail.

This is why smart investors never keep all their eggs in one basket.

P.S.: If you woke up tomorrow and your money could barely buy bread, what would you do first?

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