I'm not a gambler either. Tried trading, wasn't for me. It's too much exhausting work to try and stay on top of things (at least as much as is needed to be competitive in trading), so I am just an accumulator as well. My time is better spent earning money elsewhere so I can use that money to keep buying more coins. I buy them assuming I'm throwing the money away, so if they are worth $0 or $300,000 in a year I won't sell. My average buy in price is something like $200 for my 210 coins, so I feel lucky. Although my buddy Jake told me about bitcoin when they were worth like 20 bucks and I dismissed him... darn!
I know what you mean. I first heard about Bitcoin when it was $12-$15. By the time I figured it wasn't a scam it was already over $30. By the time I was actually able to buy some it had doubled again. Snooze you lose.