I don't want to an hero, however making 1500$ a month from fast food and spending 1000$ on rent and living expenses whilst only taking away 500$ is a FUCKING JOKE. At this point I might even move to Alaska and die of a bee sting like that McCandless guy did.
It just sucks that an entire life is wasted for being a few years late, you know?
Saving 500 USD per month for Bitcoin is absolutely fine.
800-1000 would be better but 500 is a good start.
If BTC will fail, it will be very hard for people to trust again on alts.
On the contrary, the death of BTC would free the alt market.