For me, it's a long and great journey many ups and downs but still rewarding I am not an early investors but I made a good profit from trusting the technology, buying on dip and selling at its high it's a proven formula, and you can also get free coins by participating in various bounty campaign.
I think, bitcoin is new way to sent money to the world in next times! A lot of people earn money from Bitcoin exchanges but there are quite a lot of losers when joining! But important is the way you participate!