Never more apparent than now, working a fiat, overtime-heavy job whose salary is 10-12 years behind inflation, hasn’t been upped more than 3% total in the last 4 1/2, leaving almost no capital to embark on even the most basic improvement projects. I’ve got a million ideas for things to build,but have to buy materials and tools over such a long time span projects often feel like a non starter.
Not to mention the fact that what used to be my two hours of gym time every weekday is now being stolen.
It often feels like you can’t talk to anyone in your household about the dilemma without reducing their faith in your manhood and your ability to “hold shit down.”
I still remember a time when a little bit of dedicated saving for a few months could see a couple thousand dollar project take flight.
Now the best I can do is sock forced savings every couple of weeks into an asset that provides some hope of making things possible in ten years, by which time I may not even be here.
I swear Bitcoin is the only source of light right now. I’ve never felt more impotent otherwise. But I won’t quit.
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npub1z5…mplkv
2024-12-10 14:27:37
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2024-12-10 14:27:37Event JSON
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