One of the best parts of living off crypto is the endless ways you could earn money to fund your life. Depending on your society, if you have the means t throw a couple of thousands of dollars into certain lucrative projects, you could turn into your own boss and live on your own terms.
In the years that I've spent growing my portfolio, I've dedicated more effort to ensure I have some level of stability and sustainability. I've benefitted from some flash in the pan goodness, but the ultimate goal is to be able to sustain life anywhere I find myself.
Looking at my portfolio value right now, I think if I liquidated everything, I'd be able to handle the emigration of me and my wife. However, the question I ask myself is if that's what I really want.
I'm by no means a high roller and in reality, the money I earn from crypto can hardly sustain life in virtually any country with a decent standard of living. This simple fact is the reason why I've been focused on growing my portfolio and invariably, improve income.
In Nigeria, I can afford my family a fairly decent life. We have food, health, and then some extra spices that make life worth living. Despite being able to afford certain things, I'm pretty certain that it won't be the same in other parts of the World.
Thanks to this situation, I have to always keep my eye on the ball. I mean, life has to be lived but the future has to be considered as well.
Life is short, and if you don't live it, time is just going to pass you by. A friend of mine told me "regardless of how you plan for the future if you die today, the only life you've lived is the life you lived" and that thing stuck with me.
That statement really hit home and after pondering on it, I decided to live a little. I made certain changes in my life and started taking profit to improve my life.
I figured that while I plan to exit the country and work towards that, I still have to live and feel alive in the place where I find myself. Yeah, it's more dangerous, with higher chances of being kidnapped and many other vices, but that's just life and the cards I was dealt.
I can't afford to keep babying about the situation and have to chest it like a man. So, while I stack coins towards relocation plans, I also enjoy the simpler things with my family.
I'm glad I do these things because it's actually easy to shut out the world and be caught up in my reality. It's easy to forget to be alive.
Living is for the living, and if you're not living a life that's worth living, then what's the point of it? So, whether it's hitting a cool spot with the wife, or buying some nice shoes, I'll do it once in a while.
I mean, yes I hate it here because of all the problems but I'm still here, so I might as well make it fun. We want to exit this place but until then, we'll spend our hard-earned money on improving the quality of life we live.
