I will be honest with you, the reason I'm here is because I really like the idea. I've started putting some initial cash in order to kick-start my wallet. (after-all, no money, no wallet, no bitcoins, now what?)Problem is, that I am worried about the fact that I've spent a *bit* more than my initial 100$ test. I saw the price going up rapidly, and wanted to catch the wave, so I'll have some BTC. Next thing i see, is speculated drops because of the ASIC units. So it makes you wonder, why did you buy so many bitcoins at the high price.

And thank you very much for the long and thoughtful reply mate, I'll continue reading on the spec forum
The reason I created the post here is because I've read that I'm not allowed to post there.

Thanks again guys!