For a $149 investment it'll repay itself and make $1300 on top in one month of mining.
Think again. You paid about 23 BTC 10 months ago. You'll make .3 btc/day. Even if the difficulty doesn't skyrocket (which it will), you need more than 2 months to just break even. You aren't making any profit for a long time.
Scared
is right to be happy because
he invested 149$ in the bitcoin currency (through the jalapeno)
and his return will be 149+ $ (actually thousands of them).
Scared
will be right to be happy that he invested in the bitcoin currency
through the jalapenoinstead of directly buying bitcoins when his jalapeno will mine for him more than 23 BTC.