Quote from: JimboToronto on Today at 04:07:23 PM

Quote from: Paashaas on Today at 07:22:28 AM

Congratulations with you early retirement Sirazimuth!

It happens occasionally when you meet someone talking about social life.... and work, what do you say to them assuming not reveiling you became a rich Bitcoiner enjoying early riterement but using a blatant lie for your own security?

Personally, using the alibi; "work at home due to Covid as a customer service employee for a cyber security company." Gaslighting scamming methods. Funny thing is they all giving similair examples and compliment them not bait the trap pulling the long bow by placing the ball at their hands. It works very well for me after 4 years retirement. Although, only a handfull knows my real situation that's only i can't lie to certain people.

It's so much easier after you reach 65.

People start assuming you're retired and if the question arises about how you can afford a few luxuries, you tell them you're liquidating some of your investments to augment your pension income.

Having a convenient fictional word-of-mouth sole proprietorship or two also helps.

It's also important to explain that you're not spending as much as they might think. I had to explain to my taxman that I was actually saving money by flying down to Mexico for my winters by showing him that I was saving more by turning down the heating at home and spending less for food and expenses than I was spending to fly down and back.

By the time I discovered Bitcoin I already had decades of experience at keeping up appearances.

It's funny how many contractors have asked me if I am a doctor. That's when they see the house I've been living in for 20 years now and bought as a result of my real estate activities. I can't imagine what people would think if I bought a new house after discovering Bitcoin. Since buying a Cybertruck I do get the question, "What do you do?" quite frequently. My answer is always the same, "I sell insurance." I have yet to ever receive a follow up question to that answer.