I'll provide my "story" as well, as I pulled a Bawb as well and "took a little off the top" today.
Joined this forum 11/26/2013 after buying my first coin a month prior in October. Bought the "top" at $1,000 back then, then continued to buy all the way down haha to $190. Then I stopped, thinking oh man, what did I get myself into. But never did stop believing.
What a wonderful opportunity this has afforded me, as I just took early retirement at age 50 and bought a second small home in Oregon and will be caddying part time starting around the end of this summer at Bandon Dunes.
What a majestic use of this invention, it propelled me to be able to step back and get out of the rat race at least ten years earlier than I would have been able to do without it.
So glad a friend emailed me an article about it at work one day. I remember sending him .15 of a coin as a thank you, at the time, this would have been a $100 gift. I do think he still has this $9k+ gift today.
Love reading all the success stories and am definitely trying to keep my stash as robust as I can, and will continue to sell the dips and buy at the top going forward haha
Wow, that's great to hear. I had 21 BTC at one point, then kept liquidating along the way, partly due to debts, partly due to holidays. Today i have less than 1 BTC but it has been a fun ride. I am debt free with a home already paid for, cant say i did too badly, but there is always that lingering thought of "What if...". Fantastic to see someone who actually harnessed the full potential of bitcoin! More power to you!
