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>It wasn’t entirely my fault!

Sorry mate - it was.

>I was 37 and had never invested in anything, let alone digital currency

I'm 30 and started investing about three years ago. Simple vanilla stuff that doesn't get you rich in the short term, but will likely make a profit in the long run. Crypto was always off limits for me, because I know that I don't know much about it.

>but I felt like I was missing out on a huge opportunity

FOMO is one hell of a drug.

>As a precariously employed freelance writer

Invest what you can actually afford.

>I started to hear about cryptocurrency everywhere—the news, social media, even at my local barbershop.

>Maybe I’ve discovered an Amazon in its infancy!

This is the kicker. If you hear about something everywhere, chances are you didn't discover it.

But at least he learned the right lesson:

>Maybe Ethereum will revolutionize the financial system one day, and if my barber tells me about it, I’ll swallow my FOMO

Hope he makes it back somehow...




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