I'm new here, but it's depressing to read all fail and bankruptcy stories. Let's share some success stories to brighten up the mood and inspire some people. 
the thing is, when people make money and are successful they don't just come and share it with others. specially publicly on a forum and with random people. but when they lose money they are more than happy to share their failure and losses with others to seek sympathy. which is why you see a lot more "I lost money" topics than anything else!
and here is a success story for you:
with $3400 you could have bought 17BTC in less than 2 years ago and now with $3400 you can only buy 1BTC and in 2 years from now you will only be able to buy 0.01BTC with the same amount of money. that is a success story for you.