I was obsessed too, I guess every beginners that loves tech will get hooked with what Bitcoin has to offer, i did make a mistake that I am now realising, I started wrongly because at the time I had no job and I was not making money, things worked out well because Bitcoin was still very cheap then.
With the obsession I had for Bitcoin I was able to sat and patiently gather Satoshis with the help of Bitcoin faucets and airdrop, I did this for a whole year before I started mining ETH with graphics card and converted back into Bitcoin.
If the obsession was not there I doubt that I would have made it this far, my advice to beginners reading this, having a source of income is the easiest way right now, gone are the days when faucets rocks, the only option now is accumulating bit by bit using dollar cost average.
It sounds like you're leaned a ton from your bitcoin and ethereum journey, that's so cool! You're so right about having a steady income, it makes investing a lot less scary. I think it's great you brought up dollar cost averaging, it's a super simple way to stack up bitcoin especially since faucets don't give much anymore. I love that you got so hooked and tried different things. Your story could really help new people get started with crypto today!