I agree that increasing income is better than cutting expenses, even though both can be worked on, and surely there can be times in which it is difficult to increase income, but surely each person has to attempt to figure out his own situation, and surely when we might realize that we are wanting to increase our income so that we can buy bitcoin, then we can get motivated from having had created those kinds of goals.
Another thing that can be difficult is that sometimes we might need to spend time and money in order to be able to increase our earning power, so sometimes we might have to spend time learning new skills and even networking with others so that we can become more employable or more likable so that we end up having potential to increase our work or increase how much we get paid for our time...yet sometimes even with some of the better paying jobs, they might not be achievable until doing worse paying jobs first, and then later getting a promotion.. and there are even some folks who work for free or close to free (sometimes referred to as an internship) in order to be more likely to be able to later receive better paying position(s). It can be difficult to know what any one person could do or should do since there can be a lot of variance depending on the kinds of skills a person has or perhaps how likable (or unlikable) a person might be so that some folks won't get hired (or promoted) unless and/or until they are likable by the person making those decisions.
I agree with you everything you said here because it is nothing far from the truth. I just have a little i want to add to what you have said on this discussion. Increasing our financial goal is really an ideal way to gain financial freedom and that should be what we should focus on, which is the source where we get the money. Because the journey to achieve our financial goal is not as straightforward like we have planned it. Working harder, gaining new skills or networking is good but i feel making the foundation of which we have been using to invest in Bitcoin from the very beginning is very vital and that is where all of this comes to play to help boost sustainability.
Every work is entitled to someday end even there are some job that look like they are permanent. Even a skill might get low people needing the services and some business may tend to be out of date. If times like this comes and we fall under the category of persons with skill, business and work of course its either we are on one. We may lose having more capital to keep investing in Bitcoin.
At all times financial stability should come first. Not everyone is in the position to invest in Bitcoin especially when they are struggling of which i know you are pretty much aware of. Before focusing on Bitcoin or any investment we ought to ask ourselves is my foundation solid? Do i have an emergency fund, steady income, and basic expenses covered no matter what?
In the aspect of internship the idea is great and i love that you brought up the conversation, such as interesting one. With my understanding internship means working for free to get better opportunities, where there can be little allowance to support for transportation or little expense covered. But to someone looking at a bigger picture in life internship will keep them in the cycle of struggle. Because for me i cant afford to put in unpaid labor while waiting for the better pay to come later. In a touch economy like mine, the first priority should be survival not taking risk that may not payoff in the future. People should first look into their economic situation before taking any internship.