Crypto saved me from the lame and the known

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Living off crypto was a concsious decision I made at a point that I believe was a crossroad in my life. In the past, I earned from crypto but as the months and years passed, I evolved my strategy to suit a lifestyle, rather than a flash in the pan income.

It has been quite an experience for me and it's a story that I like to share to anyone willing to listen. It all started from an introductory post in 2017, and that has morphed into my source of income.

Getting rejected

For a long time, I felt like I was an impostor because unlike professional traders who knew all the fancy analysis, I just knew how to write articles. Many people would hit me up to enquire about the best coins to buy and all I'd say is "have you heard about Steem(hive) though".

To make matters worst or better, depending on how you look at it, I applied for a job and didn't get accepted. Actually, I've been rejected by a bunch of companies over the years, including Paystack, one of the leading Fintech companies in Nigeria.

I remember when I applied for that job and got rejected. it hurt so much because I was certain that I would offer a lot more than what the other applicants had to offer because of my extra knowledge in the cryptocurrency industry.

I thought I was special back then and was open to the idea of working for the company. I didn't get the job, and my friend who works there told me about the extremely qualified person that got employed in the role I was applying for, so no harm done.

Other than that job, I also got rejected at the school I did my Masters in. This one was rather surprising because I didn't think I'd need to participate in all the political crap to get the job.

Some of my classmates eventually got employed and at the time of writing, they've all pretty much quit the job at the school. TO be completely honest, I would have been absolutely miserable if I got trapped in that job at that dumb ass military base that gives me mad anxiety.

Crypto saved me

Throughout this period of my life, I had been earning crypto from my activities on Hive and beyond. I had invested quite a lot of time into writing and producing content that it grew into an income.

On top of that, I was also strategically reinvesting my earnings into various projects, including Leofinance, and Splinterlands. In fact, I recall buying a shit ton of Untamed packs with about $300 worth of Hive in the past. That tiny investment has turned into a goldmine and paid off in multiple folds.

My crypto activities and earnings helped me to develop a source of income that has enabled me to live a decent lifestyle.

Hindsight is 20/20

At the end of the day, I'm extremely happy I got rejected at all the jobs I applied for. None of them would have given me the level of satisfaction and peace of mind that I have now.

Well, peace of mind is contextual of course, because I'm hardly comfortable in this country. However, I don't have a boss or supervisor bugging me about some target or whatever they do at companies.

I get to live life on my own terms, wake, live and explore various opportunities that constantly present themselves. I get to make my own schedule, pay my own salary and live life on a daily basis.

I'm not saying my life is perfect, oh far from that. I'm also not trying to talk down on anyone that's employed right now because that would be unfair to the person and the service they render.

All I'm saying is that I'm glad I didn't end up getting employed by either company. Due to my nature, I probably wouldn't have been able to balance life out and I would probably have missed out on many opportunities in the process.

Gratefully, I stuck around and in the process, crypto saved my ass. It's a gift that keeps on giving.