At the beginning of January 2023, when Bitcoin was $20,000, I went all in with 99.9% of my assets to buy Bitcoin, and I happened to buy 7 Bitcoins. I also bought 10 hardware wallets, only using the 2 that were the most convenient, while the rest of the hardware wallets are gathering dust.
I have no mortgage or car loan, I live in a rental, and every month I leave just enough for necessary expenses, putting all the rest into Bitcoin cold storage.
Later, Bitcoin's price rose to around $68,000 each, and my Bitcoin holdings were worth $620,000. However, in reality, I had just a few hundred dollars in my bank account and cash on hand, living like a poor person. I plan to hold Bitcoin long-term for over 10 years, only buying and not selling. I'm preparing to save money... otherwise, I fear I won't have cash and life will be hard.
Later, when the price reached $70,000 and then corrected to $65,000, I really couldn't hold back and sold! I wanted to wait for it to drop again to buy back in, hoping to improve my life, only to realize what the big players say: "Holding coins is harder than guarding a harem."
To be honest, I entered the crypto space in 2018 and used to like chasing those low-quality coins, got burned too many times, losing everything! Eventually, I relied on HODLing 80179210026, recovering all my previous losses and even earning money that I wouldn't make in ten years of working, I'm very grateful for Bitcoin!
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