Your first purchase in btc: the craziest, the most moving, the most expensive

[Becassine]

Hello,

What was your first purchase in btc that was a special event for you : it was nice, cute, exciting or great. If you hodl, will you ever spend your btc ?

If you're a dreamer, what would be your dream ?

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[pawel7777]

That's a topic with potential, brings back some memories.

I can't remember exactly which purchase was my first, but I think it was a mining contract at bit-miner.com. Of course, purchases of some altcoins were among the first as well. There was also a website (I can't recall its name) that was selling some sorts of shares in various projects, some of them would pay dividends etc. Obviously it was all unregulated with zero protection, all based on trust.
As for physical items, if my memory is not failing me, I think it was some USB memory sticks, which I didn't really need, but just wanted to buy something with BTC and there was quite large computer equipment online store in the UK that just started accepting bitcoins.

[Nwada001]

I can't say how much joy it brought me for my first purchase. But I have a very good memory for my special event purchase, which was the one I got myself last year as a birthday gift. I cherish it because it's the first time I've gifted myself an asset as a birthday gift and not a liability.

It's been a year now, and I'm still holding it strong. I don't actually have any plans of spending or selling it out any time soon, and I don't even have any Budget for it either for now.

But maybe I could possibly have to spend it on a special occasion. That's when the Bitcoin price might have pumped to the point where I would no longer be greedy but would take profit and spend it on something that could be remarkable for me.

[Aikidoka]

What was your first purchase in btc that was a special event for you : it was nice, cute, exciting or great. If you hodl, will you ever spend your btc ?

If I remember correctly, my first purchase using Bitcoin was when I bought a good laptop for work. The transaction went smoothly and I was really happy with my purchase because I needed that laptop desperately. At that time, I didn't have a job and I couldn't even afford it. It was one of the best investments I made because I needed the laptop for various tasks, both for work and for school related stuff.

If you're a dreamer, what would be your dream ?

I would say, My dream is to hold at least 21 bitcoins in my wallet. For me it's a lot of money, and I hope to achieve this goal before pursuing other objectives. I know that this sum may not be really a lot for wealthier members in this forum, but it would truly be an extraordinary accomplishment to have such a great amount of BTC in my wallet.

Probably later, I'll just open my own business related to bitcoin and crypto in general.

[Becassine]

I had charged a friend's phone plan with the maximum, 20 dollars, the equivalent of a monthly salary in his country. When he woke up he called me straight away and I kept telling him to hang up so he could call his friends. It was magical and so easy after all.

[JoyMarsha]

It has been a while since I earned my first bitcoin, and I have also bought a lot of lovely things that I can't get my eyes on every time I remember how I acquired them through bitcoin. As a result, I can't remember what my first bitcoin buy was. However, there is one action I performed that I am happy of, and that is being able to launch a side business for my mother with the weekly BTC payment I have been receiving. Even just thinking about it makes me happy.

[Becassine]

It has been a while since I earned my first bitcoin, and I have also bought a lot of lovely things that I can't get my eyes on every time I remember how I acquired them through bitcoin. As a result, I can't remember what my first bitcoin buy was. However, there is one action I performed that I am happy of, and that is being able to launch a side business for my mother with the weekly BTC payment I have been receiving. Even just thinking about it makes me happy.

We need cute stories in that corrupt world ! 

Bitcoin is a magic tool

[Ndabagi01]

I haven't been able to keep a lot of bitcoin as an investment plan yet, not because I don't want to, but because I need to first live a comfortable life, and my family around me is doing well with the little I earn from this forum through signature campaigns. I have huge plans for bitcoin investing in the future, but for now, I'm content to see myself and my family living a more comfortable and happy life than we did previously.

Invest just what you can afford to lose, as the saying goes. It will be far better if I invest and do not return to my investments for everyday needs than if I invest and then consume from my investments on a daily basis. Amidst this, I have great plans for bitcoin investment and to hold for a long time and I’m very much hopeful that I’m going to achieve that soon.

[Becassine]

I haven't been able to keep a lot of bitcoin as an investment plan yet, not because I don't want to, but because I need to first live a comfortable life, and my family around me is doing well with the little I earn from this forum through signature campaigns. I have huge plans for bitcoin investing in the future, but for now, I'm content to see myself and my family living a more comfortable and happy life than we did previously.

Invest just what you can afford to lose, as the saying goes. It will be far better if I invest and do not return to my investments for everyday needs than if I invest and then consume from my investments on a daily basis. Amidst this, I have great plans for bitcoin investment and to hold for a long time and I’m very much hopeful that I’m going to achieve that soon.

I think I will change the name of the topic by "the optimistic topic"  

[logfiles]

It was back in 2017 when I made some money off trading shitcoins (ICOs). The first things I thought about were electronic gadgets, as I had just moved into a new house. So I did buy a home theater sound system, TV, good laptop and smartphone among others
Those old days were perfect in terms of personal development. Progress happened so fast, to an extent, that some people started wondering what I was doing for a living. 

[joniboini]

My first ever purchase with Bitcoin is related to online services (VPN and stuff like that). It was really cheap compared to other options I had back then. After that though, I buy some other things like gadgets, TV, and so on. The most impactful purchase is definitely my laptop. It allows me to work more efficiently, with lower electricity consumption and allows me to venture into content creation and stuff like that.

I had charged a friend's phone plan with the maximum, 20 dollars, the equivalent of a monthly salary in his country.

20 dollars for a month as a standard salary is very low, isn't it? Hopefully, your friend will find better opportunities soon and earn a lot more than that.

[BlackBoss_]

Some first purchasing stories are in Announce your story with Bitcoin, first purchase, sale, business, education ... and if anyone has story to share, welcome.

My First Bitcoin Purchase.
This week, I acquired my first Bitcoin, which is a milestone for me.
am now a bitcoin investor(first purchase)
How I decided to buy some fractions of BTC after discussion with members here
Investing in Bitcoin with Tiffin money of my college life.
Helped my neighbor to purchase some Bitcoins
I just bought my first bitcoins!!
My First Bitcoin on the New Year Day 2023.
My First Purchases of Bitcoin
My first investment for Bitcoin
Am now a bitcoin investor

I care more about what people do next after they made their first purchases. Where did they store their first BTC?

In online accounts such as their centralized exchange accounts, in custodial wallets (they don't have private keys) or in non custodial wallets (they own private keys).
Reminder: do not keep your money in online accounts
Cryptocurrency security checklist

[Dave1]

Hello,

What was your first purchase in btc that was a special event for you : it was nice, cute, exciting or great. If you hodl, will you ever spend your btc ?

If you're a dreamer, what would be your dream ?

I can't remember my first purchase, but it was probably a laptop or PC, I invested on it because I have some online business going on that time. So I bought it from a website that accepts bitcoin as payment.

And then from time to time I spent it to pay my bills, like electricity, credit cards and others although I have to go to a third party to process it.

Of course everyone here is a dreamer, it could be a home, a good car etc.

[Latviand]

Hello,

What was your first purchase in btc that was a special event for you : it was nice, cute, exciting or great. If you hodl, will you ever spend your btc ?

If you're a dreamer, what would be your dream ?

My first purchase in bitcoin is probably the Batman Black and White from Iron Studios, the price of bitcoin at that time was around 20k and I spent about 1/3 of what I hodl at that time to buy the figurine, pretty awesome purchase and worth the money I spent on it but not a moving purchase though, I don't think I have found an item that will move me anytime soon. My dream would probably to buy myself a 2-storey house entirely with bitcoin.

[yhiaali3]

My first Bitcoin purchase was a really special event that I still remember even now, despite its simplicity.

I bought gems in the PUBG game for my children via bitcoin and they were very happy. I am from a banned country and I cannot buy from the game directly so I contacted an intermediary and sent bitcoin and he sent the gems to my children's account.

Yes, this may be very simple, but it is a nice memory because it is the first purchase and also because I knew practically how Bitcoin can help people in countries that are prohibited for online payments.

[Yaunfitda]

If I recall it correctly, it was an Iphone that I gifted for my daughter back then, so it has sentimental value.

And up to know, although there are new versions of Iphone, my daughter still uses it. Although I'm thinking of buying her a new phone since she graduated already, but I have to wait for the bull run though so that it will be worth it. 

[GreatArkansas]

What was your first purchase in btc that was a special event for you : it was nice, cute, exciting or great. If you hodl, will you ever spend your btc ?
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My first purchase as I remember was some game credits, which is really unforgettable moment of my Bitcoin journey.
And yes, I hodl also and I also plan to spend my Bitcoin in the future, it depends on what will be on it. I am treating Bitcoin right now as an investment and the same time as an emergency fund.
Bitcoin also helped me to purchase my brand new laptop because but what happened here is I have savings that in Bitcoin, and that Bitcoin I converted to fiat and buy brand new laptop, because they are not accepting Bitcoin as mode of payment.

[big kid]

I haven't sold my BTC, but I definitely will at some point. I wish I'll be able to buy a house with it, maybe even a car too, I wouldn't sell it for anything less than that.

[Darker45]

I think my first purchase of Bitcoin was way back 2016. If I remember it right I got it from somebody close to me. I didn't buy it from a centralized exchange or a decentralized exchange. I gave him money; he sent the coins directly to my wallet.

I'm generally a hodler, but it doesn't mean I don't ever spend my coins. I'm a hodler because the bulk of my coins I intend to keep for a long time. But it doesn't mean I don't have a certain amount of Bitcoin to spend or convert or even trade once in a while.

[Outhue]

Hello,

What was your first purchase in btc that was a special event for you : it was nice, cute, exciting or great. If you hodl, will you ever spend your btc ?

If you're a dreamer, what would be your dream ?

I was excited, the first Bitcoin purchase became successful and that money came from starving myself through my pocket money, I went through big hardships to make my crypto dream come true and a year later I started enjoying the fruit of my labor, this journey turns my soft ass into a hard ambitious ass and I am proud about everything.

The exact feeling I felt back then was I am not investing enough, I hardly have a 100$ invested in Bitcoin at that time and I was still able to make a lot with that small amount that I invested through hardship, it's a time that I can't ever forget.