It all started in 2012, i was studying and while browsing online i came across something that was being called a government safe way of payment. After the blockade toward WikiLeaks with visa, mastercard and paypal in front, many people saw the need of a financial transaction system that couldn't be disrupted as easy. Freedom of speech is something that means a lot to me, even if i do not agree with what many people are saying. Everyone should have a voice, and no government should be allowed to silence anyone when they are within the boundaries of the law.
This way of payment peaked my interest and i got my hands of some Bitcoin, i spent about 130$ at that time which equaled around 550 Btc. I kept reading for weeks, talking with other people who shared the same thoughts and ideas. School got harder and i had to spend some time away from the computer, gaming and reading about bitcoin. I finished my exams and had some spare time again to read about the development that had been going around and to by surprise the price had gone up the roof. From about 0.22$ to astounding 5$, i was even more intrigued and kept reading and studying trying to find out why the price was going up when almost no one could use it as it was intended. At that time there were almost no shops or anything that would take this currency as payment.
I didn't really find a answer to the rise, and a few months prior during my studying i met a girl and managed to do what stupid kids often do. I got her pregnant, and with a kid on the way, me in school and her working part time i had to get money to support. I sold my bitcoins at 6$ each, a nice profit at the time and it helped a lot. We got almost everything we needed at start with those money.
My daughter came and with no more funds i stepped away from crypto currency.
Now, several years later i regret it like a dog. I could have sold my damn kidney and kept the bitcoins and i would be a semi wealthy man today and could have taken a break from my dead end job. At least taken a vacation, cause i've had none for the past 4 years. The girl i met dumped me about four years ago and i have been working my ass off to pay my bills and child support. With me working as much as i do on a low salary it gives me the weekends to spend with my daughter, and while she is here i don't have the financial capability to buy her anything nice. Or any of the things i feel she deserves.
I am honestly not as bitter as this rant makes me seem, this was supposed to be a quick humorous tale about my biggest financial fuck up. And while i'm writing this i am sort of smiling, cause everything could be a lot worse.
I could have sold apple stock in the 80's.