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Meanwhile in spain: Unemployed, barely can pay bills, my pet is sick to boot. On top of that: I learned about Bitcoin back in 2009 but didn't invest because it was always linked to criminal activity so didn't look into it, as a result, I see it on mainstream news 4 years later about how it went to 700 dollar a coin. Thank you Bitcoin for making me suicidal for life.

Yep - i found out about Bitcoin a few years back too..(not sure exactly when) guess what? i didn't invest either, as i thought it wouldn't last.. was only 4 at the time..
Then it was only associated with Silk Road.. I didn't invest then either.. too dodgy, and I assumed the powers that be would eventually shut it down and my investment would be worth nothing.
(I was both right and very wrong!)

But, I did buy some.. and kept buying what i could afford (to lose) which was sensible.. but i wish i invested every penny i could afford period.
If only i could have seen the future then.

It doesn't matter really. I have some now.. I can't see the future from here.. but i can guess better now with hindsight. (hint: i will be awesome, and probably well beyond expectation)

Buy what you can afford.. as much as you can.. weekly, monthly.. whatever.. keep it safe and hold on.
This is 1000% times better than saving..
This is future saving on steroids.
Do it!

Yes, I do think you are right, im trying to buy as much as possible, but with my little savings I can get like what.. 0.05 a month. For this to change my life, Bitcoin would need to go 100K a coin, literally. I see this as too far fetched. This would mean total adoption, surpassing paypal, surpassing everything, being the king, and the demand being ridiculously high. Let's hope what now seems extremely ridiculous becomes true tho.

Depending on the size of your total net assets (I am thinking go more aggressive if it is a small portfolio) put up to a maximum of 80% into BTC, keep the other 20% in gold. I would not touch stocks right now or real estate (although that depends on where you live).

Get a job if you don't have one already. Spend only on necessities, put whatever is left in bitcoin.

Don't trade and keep your coins safe. I have no doubt that if bitcoin is still around in 5-10 years, it will be ~$50k+. Good luck and keep your head up. As someone else said, you need to go through pain in order to feel joy