I tried various ways in order not to loose money, but sadly most of them were dissapointing. I learnt not to trust too much the "well-known" exchange platforms. Currently, I'm using Coindeal and so far had no problems with it. USD, GBP, EUR, KRN, RUB, you name it. Also, they offer a voting system that allows the users to choose the next availible cryptocurrency.

I like your attitude. A lot of people tend to forget that nothing comes for free and you need to invest not only your talents but also (and maybe most importantly) - time.

Most of my conversations IRL about BTC are like: "Oh, you're into Bitcoin? I need some money quickly, mind some advice?" I'm getting tired of explaining it, honestly. Maybe I should just send them a link to this discussion  ?