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We have these cool dragonflies zipping around our garden right now and it turns out they let you get pretty close

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Reflecting on the Bitcoin journey so far: About three years ago, I started to teach myself personal finance. I had never had a financial education, and I was starting to notice that it was not as easy to get by as it used to be. I also saw how tiny my pension forecast was and realised I was heading for poverty in old age. On top of that, we were starting a family and buying a house. I started investing in stocks, as all the financial educators were telling me that was the tried-and-tested way to build wealth. I also bought some Bitcoin, but at that time, I still thought it was risky so I played small. Fast-forward and the interest rate on our mortgage was bumped up. I was further motivated to make my money work as hard as possible. But it was only after my little son was weaned and started sleeping that I really had the attention span to deep dive into Bitcoin. In August last year, I decided to start saving every month in Bitcoin. Since then, I have been gradually selling off all other investments and converting everything into Bitcoin. The results are clear: the earliest Bitcoin I bought back in 2022 has almost 4x'ed in value. The gains I have made in fiat terms this year alone amount to a quarter of my annual income. It makes the stocks I owned, which didn't even keep pace with inflation, look pathetic. But I haven't only gained monetary value. For the first time, I have hope for the future that things might actually work out okay. That I might be able to retire one day, without deacdes of work being eroded away. That I can give my son the life he deserves. Now that I've seen what Bitcoin can do, it doesn't matter so much what the price does in the short term; why would I ever go back to trad-fi now? I'm in it for the long haul.

Then maybe just going to the LFO meetup is perfect! Thanks for sharing 😊

I am definitely someone's crazy ex-girlfriend 😂

Having a garden makes me feel so blessed. What do you mean I have my own little slice of paradise where I can relax in the sun and fresh air, play with my child and grow my own food and flowers? 🌻🌷🪻

Our car has broken down so summer has to be enjoyed from home for now 😅

Not in the UK, it's BTCHEL I'm thinking about. I've signed up for the Les Femmes Orange fringe event, but unsure about doing the full conference! Have you been to one before?