>be me
>living in venezuelan shithole
>23 yo
>still living with my parents
>quit wagecucking in 2016 because it wasn't worth it anymore
>tried freelancing, doing okay
>ff Q4 2017
>crysis is getting harder
>money just isn't enough and everything is expensive
>dad starts to resent me for not doing a normal wagecucking job
>mom is less judgmental
>can see they both are disappointed
>things get harder in the house
>discover crypto on late september
>get in, keep it as a secret
>october and early november are a complete slaughterfest with me
>depressed, by some miracle i don't sell anything and just keep holding
>december is fairly great for crypto, including my holdings
>last monday i sold a tiny bit of my holdings ($25 worth) for local currency
>that is like 4 months of minimum wage here
>give money to both mom and dad
>going this saturday to buy some chicken and meat
>the fridge is unironically starting to be empty
>dad gave me an honest hug yesterday when he came back from work
>overall mood in the house is better
>could be possibly cashing out half later this year to move to another country
>and to leave some more money to my parents
>all thanks to crypto
My portfolio is barely over 2k but I had less than $100 a few months ago. Whatever happens from now on, I'm happy.
