I lost Bitcoins and Altcoins before.  It was definately my fault due to lossing the passphrase.  I was fortunate that Windows had a feature where I could recall a file back to a state before creating the passphrase.  After that incident, I made multiple copies of the passphrase, private keys, and other important information.

Being a bartender is not too bad, I do this on the side while I was going through college.  If you're good with the drinks and quick wit with the jokes, you can easily make the money for the rent.  The other ideas you can do is sell platelets twice a week.  50-100 per a donation adds up over time.  You can also be a part of a case study group.  Paraxel did a few on sleeping patterns.  Sometimes you can bank 2500-3000 depending on the qualifications and duration.

IMHO, the reason I am looking into investing other coins along with Bitcoin is to see other projects create new ideas and support to society.  It is amazing how new innovations are coming out of the impact of Bitcoin especially blockchain platforms and initiatives.  I looked through all the altcoin projects back in August to create a deduction of which one I would start my foot into investing altcoins.  Don't get me wrong, there are so many projects coming out, but I am limited on funding to where I should start prior to believing in only holding Bitcoin.  I might expand the diversity of portfolio in the future.  As of now, it is sort of experimental for me.

I use a combination of a few of these phones due to their capabilities and features.  Apple has some limitations on accepting a few altcoin wallets but the altcoins that are available are implemented to a somewhat secured device.  Andriod is not to bad for other coins.  I might collect devices for this purpose to having a variety of wallets copied and placed in secure locations offline.

If I am patient and persistent in my scheduling I can earn 1-1.50 daily depending on my actions.  I have starting researching other forms of earning so in due time I might try to tap other sources for reference to build a cashflow stream of passive earnings through tier levels programs.  I tried the faucets but things may change with their sponsors and of course if they are using micro transaction services might change my earning ratios.

In the mean time I do unrelated collections such as recycling and a few side jobs to build the capital to exchange into Bitcoin whenever possible.

In due time.  We are half way there with the gradual gains.  A few more plans behind the scenes may lead a few more pushes into the market cap before the New Year.  There are a lot of projects out there, but this one is the type that has a positive long term guarantee.

We might reach 10.5-11k next week or even sooner.  The excitement to hear the announcements coming soon is more positive news on the table.  The gradual gains is good at a reasonable pace rather than extremes.

I only started using Bitcoin two years ago, however I heard about it since 2009 from a friend that was purchasing some items through silk road.  He was into pharmaceutical which took his life from taking something that he assumed was not really the right drug.  At first I was only hearing the negative side of Bitcoin until I created discussions on my online classes.  It broke the barrier seeing how Bitcoins can be used to invest in projects leading to implementation of blockchain technology to healthcare and other businesses.  A lightbulb hit me to use what I learned from my business classes to research further into a different areas of how Bitcoin was used in society beyond currency.  For the longest time I was just reading the posts on the forums and later got more involved indirectly over time.  I finally decided it was time to create an account on BBT and here I am discussing when and why I started to use Bitcoin to invest into projects that may change how the public may see the use of cryptocurrency in a positive way.

I used to donate platelets & was a test subject for a sleep study for Paraxel.  Sometimes case studies can give you a debit card with compensation of up to 3,000 for commiting to the requirements and trying out trial medications.  I think I only got 850 for the sleep study and 50.00 for the platelets.  Twice a week for platelets I believe which adds up over time.  Being a case study subject sometimes can be a race to be a participant if the compensation is good.  The regular blood donation was okay when they gave out 2 free AMC movie tickets per a donation which can be resold.  Ensure that you eat healthy, hemocrit levels are normal and a good amount of sleep before a donation.

I have played Ultima Online for the longest time since T2A.  I finally decided to leave two years ago since most of the servers are barely active with players as it was back in the mid 90s.  There was an old online java game called Dragon's Court that was interesting along with Adventure Quest (sword of awe).  I tried a seven swords but the servers shut down a few years ago.  Everquest was okay, and War of Warcraft was fun.  Then I tried Asobimo's other game Avabel which was fun until my son was born.  After that, my gaming time slowly diminished.

This was an entertaining story, however, it seems more of a fairytale than true.  It would be nice to find a hard drive with lost bitcoins.  Even better if this story was created into a pop-up book.

It may be a challenge but if you apply the funds into a bank that has a decent interest and a cash bonus, it is a good start to build the financial journey to doubling the $100,000 funding.  While it is earning a small chunk of interest, check if there is a tier reward system in place which rewards individuals to open an investment account with a bonus.

While you are waiting for the interest, take part into jobs that may require little to establish such as pet car/walking, bartending (tips are good...when you're working the main or front bar), tutor, tour guide, repair guy, etc.

Sometimes you may be lucky to get between 750-1000 in tips for bartending...72 weeks in a year...thats already almost 54,000-72,000 a year from the tips.
Add in walking dogs in the morning for a couple 12-14 bucks an hour and you're almost at doubling the money.
If you have elderly neighbors you can add in some service for yard care biweekly.  Maybe even do a blog or vlog with excess time.

As you get closer to reaching the goal, it is optional to ease up the workload and put more effort towards passive income gains.
To minimize the use of the $100,000 there is good ole fashion walking, public trasportation, and even car pooling.
Libraries are free resources with internet access if you beginning the journey.
Take advantage of coupons.
Even a little bit of recycling can add up, 32-35 cans is around a pound.  And some areas reimburse for bottles.

After 365 days of doing some of these things, it is possible to double the $100,000 with motivation and effort.  The next part would be filing the taxes.

I would invest into long term investment projects that I beliee may have a potential value on the ROI based on their business plan, white paper, and development.  Once the projects have created passive income, slowly earn the money back with the equivilant sum to earn more. 

I believe Bitcoin has created a foundation for new developing projects opportunity to share their products & services through the similar concepts of Bitcoin. 

When I am happy, keeping the moment simple as possible and enjoy the feeling with family.

I would love to go back into blogging and incorporate passive income programs to at least pay off the expenses into the content.  The blog site does need a renovation since I have not been active the past year, but this is good information to apply to it when it is relaunced.  This is really good two cents.

There will be drops every now and then, but to see STRAT reaching new limits is exciting.  It is enticing to see other new projects becoming available at this time, but STRAT is a nice project retain for long term in an investment portfolio.

I agree it is a tricky question.  It can be a few million, however this like a few million people leaving loose change under a seat or tossing coins into a wishing.  Lossing private keys can happen even if you are very careful, a misstyped phrase or key is a lot of frustration if there was a lot of Bitcoins stored into the wallet.  It would be important to have a therapeutic support system for those that have lost a few thousand Bitcoins.

I agree with you that it is a good start especially with individuals that like to put their foot into the door about cryptocurrency and other projects.  As mentioned there is the risk of time and effort to pursue an altcoin, however it is good to put the effort on research before applying oneself to the commitment.  Personally, I used to just read the threads and was hesitant to reply in BBT, however, it feels reassurring thoughts can lead to applications of ideas as a contribution to the community.  IMHO, it wouldn't hurt to participate on other compaigns, just do the background research behind the project.

It can bring in some publicity to altcoins at the low values if there was a repeat of the pizza story.  It would be nice to be the delivery guy that got some of the 10,000 BTC tip.