I'm just 1 out of 26 million people in my country. It’s a rat race, where everyone is struggling to succeed. Luckily my head has been screwed on right, and I started saving from the time I entered high school, although I can’t say I can account for every pesewa I put aside. I developed a habit and in college I had savings accounts with 3 banks, earning from work-study duties. If any average person on the street hears my story, they are going to be envious, thinking I have millions in the bank. Well, I certainly don’t have millions, but I kept something to keep me going once I left school. Am I happy about the savings? No! Don’t call me an ungrateful brat. I just wish I had invested in cryptocurrencies instead.
I first heard about bitcoin in my second year in college. That’s 2014. Did I take it seriously? No. It was something that my lecturer mentioned in a discrete math class. It went through one ear and out the other. Besides, I did not know how to buy bitcoins. Fast forward to January 2017, when a random individual mentioned bitcoins in relation to GCR coins. Price of bitcoin then was $1000. This time I was interested because herein lied the opportunity to invest cryptocurrency. Did I invest in bitcoin? No!! I considered it too expensive. I bought $20 worth of GCR coins, a decision I regret today for 2 reasons. 1) I was skeptical about giving my money to someone else to purchase for me, so I didn't buy enough, 2) I got GCR coins instead of BTC.
I appreciate my skepticism because it led me to follow the cryptocurrency markets closely. Unfortunately, when I got ready to buy few satoshis of BTC, it had become too expensive to purchase. It has been challenging so far. Getting trusted merchants to buy from is my number one problem. My study of the markets shows that Bitcoin price is at its lowest between 5 and 6 am GMT. Imagine waking up to a low BTC prices and you send a text message to an agent and get no response. Having no dollar or euro account to buy with on exchanges compounds my problems. There are some instances that I sometimes think I’m not supposed to get involved with bitcoins. Whenever I run out of money to buy, the price of bitcoins fall, and the instant I have money the chart reflects an upward move. Given the cost of electricity and data in my country, mining is completely out of the question. The odds may be against me, but I’m not giving up now.
Despite all my challenges, I appreciate cryptocurrencies. I can buy online in other parts of the world without a dollar or euro account. With PayPal not being accessible in my country, I can trust that when I do any online jobs, I can get paid with bitcoins. Now with my new-found love for viable altcoins, I know it’s not too late to get on the crypto wagon. Join me!
