Trying to be prudent with bitcoin

[kanta]

I'm not invested heavily into bitcoin, as it's just a curiosity for me, but I do want to maintain a small investment in it. To that end, I am just about to get my first whole btc, and although I am thinking of buying something with it, that would just instantly spend the btc that I have, so I wouldn't have any investment in it any longer. Is it prudent to- for example: decide on a btc purchase within the amount of BTC that I have, and then before buying whatever it is that catches my fancy, buy that many BTC so I still have my original BTC?

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[djalexr]

invest as much as you can afford to lose!

[ScrapOfCat]

[The 4ner]

Do whatever you like but just don't invest what you might regret later. Bitcoin is a gamble ATM.

[xxjs]

You don't have to be prudent.

[ThatDGuy]

Do whatever you like but just don't invest what you might regret later. Bitcoin is a gamble ATM.

Worth repeating.

Long-term, BTC has completely insane potential.  Short and mid-term? Be ready for a bumpy ride.

[ukuna]

always step by step... as for anything

[WiW]

I have BTC put aside in paper wallets for savings (even if I wanted to use them, taking them out of the paper is a hassle ).

On top of that, every once in a while I take all the paper money (or as I like to call it, monopoly money) change that I have in my wallet, convert them for BTC, and keep them on my phone. That way I always have some small change in BTC ready to spend. Between friends we settle small debts in BTC, buy eachother beer for BTC, etc. so I always have use for this pocket change.

tl;dr - If you want to have savings, put in savings. If you want to have spendable change, put in your phone. These do not contradict.