04-09-2021, 07:31 AM
I sold it all
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've come a really long way in my crypto journey and whilst there were plenty of ups and downs, this moment marks the start of a new chapter.</p> <p>Like a lot of people - I got into crypto after realising my savings were better invested rather than sitting in a savings account with a laughable 0.5% interest. So in February 2018 I excitedly made my very first investment.</p> <p>Unfortunately this enthusiasm was short lived as what I thought was a dip, the market just kept going down, and down and down...</p> <p>Yet i persisted with my investing. I believed in crypto and believed the next ATH will surpass this one. So every couple of weeks I put 10% of my salary into various crypto and DCAed for the next 18 months, what ever the price of the market. </p> <p>In August 2019 I was finally sitting on a healthy sum of money, and for the first time, my crypto assets were greater than what I had in my life savings account.</p> <p>I was elated and sold some BTC to treat my family to a 2 week holiday in the Canaries. Whilst I was sunning myself next to the pool, it suddenly hit me - Why did I only invest 10%? I thought about it and if I stopped buying beer and fags (cigarettes to you Americans) I could have invested closer to 20%. So as soon as this holiday is over I'm going to stop drinking and smoking and DCA 20% straight into my chosen coins.</p> <p>So that's what I did.</p> <p>Not only was I investing more but I have never been healthier. Thanks to crypto I was living a significantly healthier lifestyle.</p> <p>In the months ahead the crypto gains were coming week on week and everything kept doubling. I took this as a sign that I need to sacrifice more to invest. After all, I'm thinking of the future and only want to sell if I had life changing money.</p> <p>The fastest way to life changing money is by investing more.</p> <p>To my wife's displeasure I got rid of the cat and dog. £200 pet insurance and £150 on food was clearly better spent on crypto.</p> <p>I didn't regret it one bit because the gains kept coming - even if Bear and Scruffy were no longer part of the family.</p> <p>Weeks later whilst looking around the house for something else to sacrifice for more crypto spending, my wife approached my with tears in her eyes.</p> <p>"Why did you have to get rid of our darlings? I loved them.."</p> <p>And then it hit me.</p> <p>I need to get rid of her too.</p> <p>Months after leaving my wife my portfolio is now over 10 times my life savings and increasing at such a rate its pointless working my job.</p> <p>I'm literally making x3 my salary in crypto gains almost every week what's the point working? If I need some extra cash I'll trade some bitcoin. Buy low, sell high - right?</p> <p>So weeks later I'm sitting there looking at Binance</p> <p>It's still going up.</p> <p>Fuck.</p> <p>Why didn't I sell the house?</p> <p>Then it hit me.</p> <p>I don't <em>need</em> a house.</p> <p>I dont <em>need</em> a car,</p> <p>I don't need any of these meaningless possessions as they're all either decreasing in value or not increasing as fast as my crypto portfolio.</p> <p>All I need is water, subsistence my phone and shelter.</p> <p>So I sold it all.</p> <p>All apart from my phone, a solar charger, a water purification kit,100kg sack of lentils, a 100kg sack of mixed nuts and berries and a basic surgical kit.</p> <p>So I found this cave with an unknown water source.</p> <p>I worked out that if I stay here eating soaked lentils, nuts and berries for the next 2 years the crypto market cap should equal that of gold.</p> <p>Only then will I cash out.</p> <p>If it doesn't and I need more time I'm going to surgically remove my legs and one arm to decrease my bodies caloric needs.</p> <p>This is not financial advice. I'm just bored in this cave and we haven't had an increase in a few days...</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FineLeg"> /u/FineLeg </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mmx2jx/i_sold_it_all/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mmx2jx/i_sold_it_all/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've come a really long way in my crypto journey and whilst there were plenty of ups and downs, this moment marks the start of a new chapter.</p> <p>Like a lot of people - I got into crypto after realising my savings were better invested rather than sitting in a savings account with a laughable 0.5% interest. So in February 2018 I excitedly made my very first investment.</p> <p>Unfortunately this enthusiasm was short lived as what I thought was a dip, the market just kept going down, and down and down...</p> <p>Yet i persisted with my investing. I believed in crypto and believed the next ATH will surpass this one. So every couple of weeks I put 10% of my salary into various crypto and DCAed for the next 18 months, what ever the price of the market. </p> <p>In August 2019 I was finally sitting on a healthy sum of money, and for the first time, my crypto assets were greater than what I had in my life savings account.</p> <p>I was elated and sold some BTC to treat my family to a 2 week holiday in the Canaries. Whilst I was sunning myself next to the pool, it suddenly hit me - Why did I only invest 10%? I thought about it and if I stopped buying beer and fags (cigarettes to you Americans) I could have invested closer to 20%. So as soon as this holiday is over I'm going to stop drinking and smoking and DCA 20% straight into my chosen coins.</p> <p>So that's what I did.</p> <p>Not only was I investing more but I have never been healthier. Thanks to crypto I was living a significantly healthier lifestyle.</p> <p>In the months ahead the crypto gains were coming week on week and everything kept doubling. I took this as a sign that I need to sacrifice more to invest. After all, I'm thinking of the future and only want to sell if I had life changing money.</p> <p>The fastest way to life changing money is by investing more.</p> <p>To my wife's displeasure I got rid of the cat and dog. £200 pet insurance and £150 on food was clearly better spent on crypto.</p> <p>I didn't regret it one bit because the gains kept coming - even if Bear and Scruffy were no longer part of the family.</p> <p>Weeks later whilst looking around the house for something else to sacrifice for more crypto spending, my wife approached my with tears in her eyes.</p> <p>"Why did you have to get rid of our darlings? I loved them.."</p> <p>And then it hit me.</p> <p>I need to get rid of her too.</p> <p>Months after leaving my wife my portfolio is now over 10 times my life savings and increasing at such a rate its pointless working my job.</p> <p>I'm literally making x3 my salary in crypto gains almost every week what's the point working? If I need some extra cash I'll trade some bitcoin. Buy low, sell high - right?</p> <p>So weeks later I'm sitting there looking at Binance</p> <p>It's still going up.</p> <p>Fuck.</p> <p>Why didn't I sell the house?</p> <p>Then it hit me.</p> <p>I don't <em>need</em> a house.</p> <p>I dont <em>need</em> a car,</p> <p>I don't need any of these meaningless possessions as they're all either decreasing in value or not increasing as fast as my crypto portfolio.</p> <p>All I need is water, subsistence my phone and shelter.</p> <p>So I sold it all.</p> <p>All apart from my phone, a solar charger, a water purification kit,100kg sack of lentils, a 100kg sack of mixed nuts and berries and a basic surgical kit.</p> <p>So I found this cave with an unknown water source.</p> <p>I worked out that if I stay here eating soaked lentils, nuts and berries for the next 2 years the crypto market cap should equal that of gold.</p> <p>Only then will I cash out.</p> <p>If it doesn't and I need more time I'm going to surgically remove my legs and one arm to decrease my bodies caloric needs.</p> <p>This is not financial advice. I'm just bored in this cave and we haven't had an increase in a few days...</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FineLeg"> /u/FineLeg </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mmx2jx/i_sold_it_all/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mmx2jx/i_sold_it_all/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R