💸 *The 93 Bet*
- 🧑🎓 In 2014, 22-year-old Alex was broke, earning part-time wages at a coffee shop.
- 💻 He stumbled on a tech forum debating Bitcoin vs a new altcoin: *Ethereum (ETH)*.
- 📉 With only93 left, he ignored skepticism and bought *3,100 $ETH at 0.03 each*.
🗃️ *The Forgotten Wallet*
- 💤 ETH didn’t move much at first; Alex forgot about it.
- 🏙️ Life moved on — job, girlfriend, new city.
- 🧠 In 2017, he learned ETH hit300 and remembered the wallet.
- 💾 After digging through an old laptop and guessing passwords, he found it:
→ *3,100 ETH ≈ 1M*
📈 *From Panic to Planning*
- 🧾 Sold slowly to avoid big taxes
- 💳 Paid debts, invested in BTC and startups
- 🚀 By 2021, net worth surpassed *4M*
📚 *The Lesson*
- 🎯 Took a smart risk with money he could afford to lose
- ⏳ Let time and patience do the work
- 🧘 Didn’t panic in volatility
- 🧠 Favorite quote:
*“In crypto, patience is rarer than luck — but worth far more.”*