In my opinion, real estate is the safest type of investment, but perhaps the most expensive of all. You're owning a piece of property that you can manage in many different ways: rent it, flip it for profit, turn it into an Airbnb, or simply live in it and avoid the stress of renting. The majority of landlords are awful and simply don't give a damn about providing a functional property at a reasonable price.

Achieving high returns by holding Bitcoin isn't a fast process either. From previous halvings, provided that the halving does in fact contribute to a potential bull market, it might take up to 4 years to notice a major recovery, something that happened already during previous cycles, and it's certainly not guaranteed. Personally, I don't have high hopes; I haven't seen any indication that we'll see a new ATH anytime soon. Maybe I'm too much of a pessimist, but I'd rather be down to earth than too confident. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Bitcoin crosses the $50,000 mark within 2024, which is still a significant milestone, yielding as much as x2 results.

I've been here during the past two halvings, experiencing both bull runs and their crashes afterwards. Although statistics state that Bitcoin is probable to thrive some period after the halving is completed, there seems to be a correlation between halvings and their price, but it's still not enough to indicate that it's going to happen. Three previous halvings aren't enough samples to make such a statement; thus, it's best to set lower expectations to avoid falling short. Personally, due to the awful economic situation, I'm not too confident about the halving and a potential bull market coming after the cycle is finished. This complete chaos isn't very promising.

Bitcoin isn't that volatile for the time being; the past few months, up to a year or even more, have been relatively stable, ranging between $25.000 and $28.000. With that being said, the DCA technique is quite effective in such cases since it's not going to purchase at an excessive price, nor at an extremely low one either, so it's safe to state that it's a relatively safe period. However, DCA isn't a panacea like the OP is claiming, and someone who's not financially well-off cannot acquire Bitcoin, no matter the technique. Purchasing $20 per month, as some users are suggesting, isn't enough and won't cut it, even on a long-term basis.

A well-paid signature campaign ranges from $400 to $800 a month. I'd live like a king if I were earning that much from signature campaigns alone. Currently, if everything is running smoothly, I'll be earning $280 per month, which isn't bad; I'm actually quite satisfied. However,  I've been extremely busy the past few weeks with me moving out and have missed a few payments. It's not enough; it's a decent side income, provided that you have a main source, which I don't.
I signed up in 2014 but was lurking on the forum without an account for quite a while. I didn't stick around for long in 2014, nor did I enter a signature campaign. I managed to rank up to Jr. Member but stopped bothering with the forum somewhere in 2015. Luckily, I had quite a lot of potential activity, and I rejoined in late 2016 or early 2017, quickly ranked up to Sr. Member, and stayed until 2018. I got myself involved in a few signature campaigns and altcoin mining, which was popular at the time. Now that I'm back and restarted from scratch, it was either 2020 or 2021, and I've lost count with COVID-19 quarantines.
That is true; as I quoted the previous user, I joined in 2014 as a teenager with no access to payment methods in order to acquire Bitcoin. I missed the decent acquisition years of 2014 to 2016, which would have helped tremendously now, provided that I had a broader knowledge back then, but anyway, it belongs to the past. I'm being paid a fixed amount, which is great in bear market periods, as I'm getting paid more in terms of BTC. When I joined Roobet a little over two years ago, I started earning approximately 1 mBTC per week ($55) back then; now it's over 2.5 mBTC ($70) due to the lower price.

Not really a mindset issue, I'm not new into cryptocurrencies and I perfectly understand halving cycles and market periods. However, I've never seen a period so stale throughout my involvement in cryptocurrencies. I'm not starting to worry, at least about why Bitcoin isn't performing great, nor am I tired of waiting, not yet at least. I'm fine with the idea of waiting a few years to yield double or even triple results.

The cause of my frustration now may be perhaps due to my financial foundation, as you've already mentioned, because I'm currently unemployed and Bitcoin is everything I got going.
Exactly, I'm not bothered about Bitcoin's price, I'm not at a loss so I don't see a reason to be frustrated yet. My initial plan is to hold until I can at least double my Bitcoin's value, then I'll see how I'm going to proceed, whether am I going to hold and keep aiming for something better, or to sell and be done with it. As I mentioned earlier, I'm not tired yet, however, I can't be 100% certain that if the market performs like this for another year or two, I won't be frustrated. We'll see, only time will tell.
I'm generally not an enthusiastic person, however, I did feel delighted during previous bull markets, it feels nice seeing your coins gain value. I believe that it's expected to feel tired, nothing much is currently going on, no major dumps or pumps in price, which may be causing lack of interest. Anyway, I used to trade a few years ago, the market volatility would cause me an adrenaline rush, now it's too stale, and perhaps the lack of this rush is why I may be having second thoughts from time to time.

First of all, congratulations on your Bitcoin investment. It's wise that you chose a safe option rather than gambling away with random tokens. Although your investment is still relatively small, as others have already mentioned, it is capable of yielding x3 or even x4 if a new ATH is reached. So it's not by any means unreasonable to hope that in a few years, you'll be able to go ahead with your purchase.

On top of that, if you keep purchasing Bitcoin, even in minor amounts such as $10 or $20 per week, you'll be tremendously increasing your chances and earning potential in a few years. Stick to your initial plan and keep going; you'll slowly get there.

I'm not quite thinking of cashing out; I'm not too bothered by its current price, although it wouldn't hurt seeing my Bitcoin double in value. However, I've never seen the market so stale, thus the frustration. This period has been great for accumulation, and the low prices have tremendously assisted.
I'm mostly focused on Bitcoin; I also have some money in BNB and stablecoins, which are staked, but nothing out of the ordinary. All of my bitcoin is acquired through signature campaigns, and I'm keeping it intact. Generally, I don't mind the current value or the state of the market; as I've mentioned earlier, my DCA is not too high, so these minor fluctuations in price are in fact minor to my wallet. Indeed, though, I'm a somewhat anxious person. I'm not in a hurry for the bull market, but I find it a little boring seeing it so stale in the past few months.
I actually never believed that Bitcoin was a get-rich-quick scheme—quite the opposite. Perhaps the reason I quit was because I believed that Bitcoin was over after such a major crash. It was the first time we saw it thriving so rapidly in 2017, surpassing $20,000 in an extremely short period of time and then proceeding to crash back to where it was. I honestly thought it was over. I stuck around for a while but quit after a few months. I wish I was more knowledgeable and wouldn't have quit.

Holding isn't bad in terms of profits; however, this is actually the best technique to maximize your earnings. Sell during bull periods and repurchase your Bitcoin right after the market crashes. I'm quite positive that Bitcoin will surpass its current ATH, but I'm not that confident regarding the overinflated predictions that speculate its value at over $150.000.
I'm hardly ever checking my wallet or Bitcoin's price anymore; it doesn't change anything. My average acquisition price is approximately $27.500; thus, I'm barely at a loss or profit when it's ranging between $26.000 and $29.000 during the past few months.
I joined this forum in 2014, and I started getting involved with cryptocurrencies somewhere around that time. I had very limited knowledge and purchasing power, though, so nothing ordinary occurred, even though I was here early. Fortunately, I'm yet to need to withdraw money from my Bitcoin earnings from the last 2.5 years that I've been trying to accumulate. Signature campaigns are a blessing and my only source of income at the moment since I'm unemployed, but the current volatility is getting a little frustrating.
Fortunately, I'm not too worried about its price anymore. In 2017 or 2018, I'd get extremely frustrated over Bitcoin's price, which was my largest mistake. The 2018 crash made me quit, had I been active during all these years, things would be quite different now.

To be honest, I've had this question for quite a while. I keep seeing people claiming to just hold and hold; it'll take one, two, three, or whatever years for the next bull market. However, I'm often wondering: do you ever feel tired of waiting for Bitcoin to thrive? The past few months, or the whole past year—I'm not sure I've lost track of time—have been quite stale. Bitcoin has been ranging between $25.000 and $28.000 for quite a while. The volatility compared to other periods is lower than we're used to, or at least, to what I was used to in the past.

I feel that there isn't too much excitement and this adrenaline feeling anymore; suddenly you'd see Bitcoin climb or crash; you'd be curious when it'd stop, what your next move would be, or simply feel accomplished seeing your money's value grow. Price movements are quite insignificant at this point compared to the huge pumps or dumps that occurred in 2020 or 2021.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against holding, nor am I getting frustrated, at least not yet; I did it in the past and regretted it, even though my only source of income is signature campaigns. It's just that sometimes you can't stop the thoughts from circling around your head. I generally didn't bother to even look at it's price, but I've recently started feeling a little wearied. Perhaps it has to do with the life-induced stress that I've discussed in a previous thread. Who knows? How do you cope with waiting?

I'd like to add something else too; persistence is also important. I gave up cryptocurrencies in 2018 after the market crashed, which, up to this day, has been the worst mistake I've made during my time with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. I wasn't patient nor persistent at the time; had I been and not given up completely for over two or three years, now there's a decent chance that I would hold up to one bitcoin for sure. Thus, you need to be able to sustain yourself during unpleasant periods. I wasn't and ended up with almost no Bitcoin when I had a pleasant amount at that time. Luckily, some survived and weren't sold until 2021.

I'm not really sure about AI-controlled weapons of mass destruction; I believe this is quite unrealistic and something that came out of a conspiracy theory. I'd be more worried about the potential loss of jobs that AI would replace in the blink of an eye. Moreover, there's an increasing trend of AI chat companions that are so advanced that they are even capable of posing as your girlfriend and having full conversations with them, including voice calls and adult messaging. This, perhaps, is the worst of all. People have become a lot more introverted and lonely, and now with AI, it'll be even easier to have a virtual companion rather than real relationships in order to feel less lonely.

It's about time someone mentions this. I don't understand why some people, especially newbies, believe that Bitcoin is a panacea that will solve worldwide issues, or that is guaranteed to make them money. Not only because it's volatile, but also because a possible mismanagement from someone who's unaware of cryptocurrencies is very possible. Thus, leading to a loss of funds in the process.
Advising someone that an iPhone purchase might not be worth it isn't bad, in my opinion these people care more about the status symbol that the device itself. Financial advise though should be given carefully, I generally prefer to avoid discussing cryptocurrencies and especially investments or how I'm making money. It's too risky and I don't want to be held accountable for anything that happens.

I almost got screwed over trying to minimize risk and approach staking stablecoins as a safe option. Not only was it not worth my time, but I also ended up suffering a loss on what I was considering to be a safe but low-yielding investment. I'm not saying that staking stablecoins is bad, but sometimes, trying to approach less risky tactics isn't always as safe as we thought it'd be. With that being said, trying to find the safest options in the market is often as risky as not taking any risk, because the risk of loss of capital is still there, and when and if it happens, you'll be caught off guard without achieving any significant yields either.

I cannot understand if he's too busy or simply doesn't care at this point. Approximately a little over a year ago the website was down again and remained non functioning long enough for alternatives to start popping up. No explanation was ever made, not that he owed us one, but there was never any communication from his behalf, which was quite odd if you ask me. I don't think he has logged in the forum for the past few years either. It's no surprise that it's down again, even though this is likely to be some error from the hosting's end, the domain isn't expiring soon either.

You have plenty of others reasons to fear investing money, such as loss of capital, not yielding the desired results, or because it might seem too stressful to bother. What you mentioned isn't deemed as a fear anymore, as they're an abundance of exchanges, some of which are trusted and established that you have nothing to be afraid of. You don't even need to be cautious of fake platforms, because they're either so easy to spot or mostly due to the fact that all trusted exchanges are within a Google search.

You don't have to explain Bitcoin to everyone and expect them to accept it as something great, people are hesitant and sometimes prefer to avoid such situations due to their fear. It's easier to call something you don't know a scam, than to investigate it further.

It's not as hard as you think. For AI detection, I've noticed that different websites sometimes detect very different results. I've personally seen and tested posts made on the forum and noticed that one detector would claim it's almost 100% human-written, while others would claim the exact opposite. There were also others that stood in the middle, detecting as much as 50% to 60% of AI-written content.

I've even tried it on a few of my posts, and some claimed that a large portion of my text was by AI, which isn't true, while others found it was perfectly fine. I believe it was caused because I sometimes use QuillBot to detect any grammatical mistakes. Perhaps detectors think that a way too perfect text can't be written by a human and detect it as AI-written content. How can you be 100% certain if detectors show such a wide deviation?

Plagiarism, on the other hand, is a different story; perhaps paraphrasing an article's main subject and not citing the source can be claimed as plagiarism, but generally anything that isn't uniquely written by you may be as well.

Congratulations on your first purchase! Even though it's a small amount of BTC, it's great that you actually went ahead and went through with your first purchase. Some never actually go ahead because they're too hesitant about it and keep postponing it. This is a good start and a stepping stone to your Bitcoin journey, and the time isn't too bad; we're less than a year from the upcoming halving and a potential bull market within the next two years. Thus, your investment's potential is quite decent, provided that you're able to keep investing until the halving cycle.

I believe this is mostly a stereotype. Every individual is different. I used to be much more frugal and economic when I was single. Now that I'm in a relationship, I tend to spend more money, both on myself and on my partner as well. Not necessarily because you're supposed to be the "protector," but because I'm going out a lot more and spending more on being more careful with my appearance, meaning that I spend more money on clothes that suit me more and certainly more frequently than when I was single.

I don't believe that there's a rule that applies to everyone, but I generally think that men are simpler and women are higher maintenance in terms of appearance.

Correct, experience is necessary, but if someone doesn't hire you, then how do you gain experience? Usually, you need a degree to prove that you have knowledge about a subject. Although it's not always true, the general rule applies. That may not be the case with IT and technology-related work, because you can easily prove your worth by showing a potential employer your portfolio and previous work you've done, even as academic projects or practice ones. For instance, a web developer can present a few examples of his work, as can a programmer.

Other professions can't be presented with hands-on work to prove that you're knowledgeable enough, such as financial or managerial work. I don't believe that degrees are always necessary, but I do believe that they're a strong stepping stone.

Don't stress about it too much; it doesn't lead anywhere. You made a purchase to help yourself, and sometimes it's necessary to take a break from time to time. However, if you catch yourself resorting to unnecessary purchases even though you're struggling financially, then you need to step up your game and better manage your finances. You ought to be saving a portion of your salary towards an emergency fund and, if possible, investing, which is likely to lead to a potential source of income in the future. If you're lower-class, then it's likely you cannot afford to invest, but at least try to avoid unnecessary expenditures and build yourself a savings account.