I never really thought about what percentage of my income I was investing in crypto — it was always just a fixed amount. But now that I’ve considered it, I realized I’ve been investing 7% of my income. Maybe that’s too little, or maybe it’s too much.

I recently read up on how much one *should* invest and found that 5% is considered the optimal number. Anything more than that is seen as risky. I never based my decision on a percentage of my income — I always just thought about how much money I wouldn’t mind losing. That’s how I ended up at 7%