He saved himself, or BTC saved him??

[Hazink]

I will not say Bitcoin saved him; rather, this is the power of being an early hodler and believing in what you hodl. Just imagine if he had sold that out when the price was worth nothing; that could not have been the case today.

The man saved himself through the help of what he was able to gather during his early days of contact with Bitcoin, and the good part is that he was able to know how and where the key of the wallet was saved.

[WeedGoW]

I completely analyzed your cut story with time. And I’ve been a lot of things from this story. See how unsure and unexpected life can be understood in this story. So it’s important to save yourself if you need that which can actually use any danger later on. It’s been clear that there has been a terrible change in his life after the accident that sometimes we are not ready for the future, some preparation or savings can help us ensure the safety of our lives. Everyone should save some earned money for the future. It’s an educational thing to me that it’s very important to keep ourselves ready for some unexpected situations all the time so that any danger can go ahead with confidence and deal with such situations.

[maydna]

Bitcoin saved his lives because he still saved his Bitcoin in his wallet. You did the right thing by helping him and not wanting anything from him because you know how hard he survive and he really needed that money.

Bitcoin can help our live especially in the financial matter because when we keep our Bitcoin for some time or years, we prepare our life better. That story give a lesson to us that we can not leave what we did before because who knows that will save our life.

We must prepare our life from anything even if that is the worst thing. He must be glad that he can give that money to his family and live without a problem of finances.

[Becassine]

Good for your uncle. He should have no regrets: wife, children or friends, there are no regrets to be had when we lose people who are with us out of interest. It's in difficult circumstances that we know who our true friends are and, above all, who we can count on.

If you can't count on your own children, it's sad, but too bad.

[gunhell16]

In my assessment of your friend's story, although what he went through is sad, from the accident of both his legs to the divorce of his relationship with his wife. Now, the only good thing is that when he decided to mine bitcoin, it is possible that at that time he only thought about saving bitcoin.

If he had not decided to mine bitcoin, he would not have 0.4btc now, and it is good that you are there to support him in that matter and to help as well to do what is the proper
way to withdraw it, and it is also good that he has kept his private key properly, so that is a big thing for him to start over somehow.

[Bitcoin Smith]

I am just remembering what Gustavo Fring told, what men do for their family, we provide for them "Even when it's not appreciated".

But are you sure you're story is accurate? If he mined Bitcoin from pool then it must be in account not a wallet unless he withdrew it already. And also if he had an idea of what is wallet then he also might have an understanding about importing wallet assuming he kept the private keys safe...

[Mrbluntzy]

I don't know why some women can be heartless like that, she divorced the man when he needed her the most, what happened to the early time in their marriage when the man was still on his feet and was providing and taking care of the family. Well, what interested me more in this story is to see that at last the man did not live to suffer because with that amount of Bitcoin he has which is around $33k, he can sustain himself for many years and can even invest some into any passive income asset to be receiving his interest on monthly or weekly basis.

[Natalim]

This is a clear testimony that bitcoin can be a lot useful if the person itself knows how to maximize its advantage, thus in this experience, he saved himself first before bitcoin saved him. Without his passion with bitcoin before, he will never make it in the future most especially that his finances has been struggling all throughout the past years.

So it’s actually an edge if you are naturally tech-savvy wise and smart because that will definitely make a big difference when future comes.

[Becassine]

I don't know why some women can be heartless like that, she divorced the man when he needed her the most, what happened to the early time in their marriage when the man was still on his feet and was providing and taking care of the family. Well, what interested me more in this story is to see that at last the man did not live to suffer because with that amount of Bitcoin he has which is around $33k, he can sustain himself for many years and can even invest some into any passive income asset to be receiving his interest on monthly or weekly basis.

There are good and bad people, regardless of gender. Sons who kill their parents for money also exist, for example.

[Majestic-milf]

Definitely agree with you that he got saved by his past actions but sincerely this wasn’t part of his plan ahead in future. For me he got redemption through bitcoin but was never planned. It was mercy that made him forgot this wallet if not he might h have withdraw those bitcoin long term ago.

True. No one plans for a spouse to become a thorn in their side during marriage and imagine if he had withdrawn the Bitcoin, maybe out of curiosity to see the product of what he has mined.

Another big lesson is know who has access to your bitcoin back ups because imagine a scenario here where the man in question had actually giving the back up to his wife, in real scenario it would have been sensible but stories like this actually gives one reasons to doubt who you trust most of the times. I have seen people leaning towards not making their wives the access to their inheritance in case of divorce and stories like this. This story preaches need for multi sig wallet and taking of other decisions

This is very true  because he would have been utterly finished being that the wife and kids will take the money without having the man in mind. I think matters like this are why questions such as "can you trust your spouse with your keys" and what not comes up. Good initiative taken by the man, I have to admit.
This is a good example of minor something becoming the lifesaver.

[The Cryptovator]

I will say this is an incredible, eye-opening story because we must take a lesson from this story. It's just not a story; we really need to think about our future, no matter how long we live. To me, he saved his life himself, because unless he mined Bitcoin, he couldn't get an advantage right now. Definitely Bitcoin is helping him, but it's surprising still he has been holding it and discovered the wallet when really he needed it in an emergency situation. The story would be a reminder to us that anything unexpected would happen in our lives, so we need to prepare for that mentally and financially. So Bitcoin would be a better option for us, those of us who are familiar with it. Following the DCA strategy, we can accumulate slowly and hold till we really need it.

[coolcoinz]

I had a 7950, but at the time I didn't know about bitcoin. I used it to play battlefield. Oh the nostalgia...

IMO he saved himself by mining, being smart and tech savvy. In the early years only very smart people who loved the technology were into bitcoin. Most people did not care, especially that the coins you mined would barely pay for stuff. Those who mined to sell right away were able to afford a new graphics card, or a phone. They didn't know that holding would mean 10x profit per year.

It's good you helped your uncle and I hope he lives a long life despite his disability.

[Felicity_Tide]

I'm really touched by what I just read. This story clearly reminds us, how left things can go when unplanned circumstances strikes. 0.48 BTC is definitely not a small amount for someone who have no work, but trying to survive. I think he saved himself, and at the same time, Bitcoin saved him. When he mined that fraction that wasn't valued as at that time, that was when he planted a seed. And after so many years, that seed came to his rescue at a very crucial moment.

I just hope the whole story stays between you and those who have been in touch with him for long. His family might start having a second thought after finding out, but that's clearly a family/personal issue to sort out.

[Alone055]

I always think that there's no shame in secretly saving some money without telling anyone about it, even your spouse, because somewhere in life you might need something that can help you stay afloat and not becoming completely broke because this is real life and things happen, and they happen at times you might least expect them to. Such stories make my beliefs stronger, and I feel no shame in saying that I actually do the same and I feel I'm doing the right thing.

You are not always supposed to disclose everything with your family, especially when it comes to finances and how much money you make and how you make it. Always keep some things to yourself and be the only one who knows you have that thing. As long as you are taking good care of your family, they won't care about anything else, but whatever you can do to earn something extra and save it for the future can go a long way.

So, folks, it's right, despite being a family man, you gotta think about these things too, because the way you care about others and their futures and whatnot, no one is doing that for you now when you are a grown up.

[Questat]

I will not say Bitcoin saved him; rather, this is the power of being an early hodler and believing in what you hodl. Just imagine if he had sold that out when the price was worth nothing; that could not have been the case today.

The man saved himself through the help of what he was able to gather during his early days of contact with Bitcoin, and the good part is that he was able to know how and where the key of the wallet was saved.

Bitcoin can save us, only if we are doing something that we could be beneficial in the future. If you buy and hold before the rest have been rushing to buy and hold bitcoin, obviously you made an edge over others. But if you have been doubting bitcoin from the start till now, you will never experience how valuable bitcoin to our lives. Let bitcoin save you, but save yourself first.

[DanWalker]

I always think that there's no shame in secretly saving some money without telling anyone about it, even your spouse, because somewhere in life you might need something that can help you stay afloat and not becoming completely broke because this is real life and things happen, and they happen at times you might least expect them to. Such stories make my beliefs stronger, and I feel no shame in saying that I actually do the same and I feel I'm doing the right thing.

You are not always supposed to disclose everything with your family, especially when it comes to finances and how much money you make and how you make it. Always keep some things to yourself and be the only one who knows you have that thing. As long as you are taking good care of your family, they won't care about anything else, but whatever you can do to earn something extra and save it for the future can go a long way.

So, folks, it's right, despite being a family man, you gotta think about these things too, because the way you care about others and their futures and whatnot, no one is doing that for you now when you are a grown up.

There is nothing wrong or shameful about secretly saving money without telling anyone, including our wives or parents. But on the contrary, we should also respect and accept if our wife or relatives do the same thing.
One thing I see is that many people do not like to reveal their assets or share their secrets with their relatives but they always want their relatives to always reveal everything to them and not hide anything. Is that fair? That just shows their selfishness, greed and living only for themselves and not for everyone as they claim.

If we are distrustful and always suspicious of others, we should not be sad or disappointed if others do the same to us. If we want to receive good things, we must first give good things, we cannot be greedy when we only want to receive good things while the things we give are only bad things.

[Tmoonz]

i bet at the time of mining the bitcoin, he possibly did not know that a time as this will come when the little thing he did years back will turn out to become something really good and of high value like what he currently own now. his case might just be a case of investing without knowing that you have actually invested but it still has a valuable lesson in it, and it is that investing for the future can save you in a manner you least expect.

to have 0.48BTC you never thought is still available is something that is enough to change a lot about the way he lives the rest of his life regardless of his health condition. with that amount, the latter end of his life won't be as boring and devastating as it should have been even with the absent of his children. bitcoin in combination with fate actually saved him.

Exactly, he saved himself and Bitcoin also saved him. However, there are lessons to learn in that story which includes what we may not place much value today can be our tuning points tomorrow indeed it was a surprise and goes along to say that no knowledge is a waste because he invested his time and energy to have mined Bitcoin back then and today he has his rewards even when he least expected it, on the hand the storyline is also telling us not to completely rely on any one for anything even our wife and children family members, friends they can disappointed at one point or the other.

[KiaKia]

I always think that there's no shame in secretly saving some money without telling anyone about it, even your spouse, because somewhere in life you might need something that can help you stay afloat and not becoming completely broke because this is real life and things happen, and they happen at times you might least expect them to. Such stories make my beliefs stronger, and I feel no shame in saying that I actually do the same and I feel I'm doing the right thing.

You are not always supposed to disclose everything with your family, especially when it comes to finances and how much money you make and how you make it. Always keep some things to yourself and be the only one who knows you have that thing. As long as you are taking good care of your family, they won't care about anything else, but whatever you can do to earn something extra and save it for the future can go a long way.

So, folks, it's right, despite being a family man, you gotta think about these things too, because the way you care about others and their futures and whatnot, no one is doing that for you now when you are a grown up.

There is nothing wrong or shameful about secretly saving money without telling anyone, including our wives or parents. But on the contrary, we should also respect and accept if our wife or relatives do the same thing.
One thing I see is that many people do not like to reveal their assets or share their secrets with their relatives but they always want their relatives to always reveal everything to them and not hide anything. Is that fair? That just shows their selfishness, greed and living only for themselves and not for everyone as they claim.

If we are distrustful and always suspicious of others, we should not be sad or disappointed if others do the same to us. If we want to receive good things, we must first give good things, we cannot be greedy when we only want to receive good things while the things we give are only bad things.

I understand your perspective, but from a man's point of view, I believe you are mistaken. Men are often defined by their ability to provide; if a man cannot provide, he may be perceived as less of a man. In contrast, if a woman is unable to provide, she is still seen as a woman, and society often feels pity for her.

If a woman asks for help from ten different people, I am confident that seven of them will offer assistance. However, a man who cannot solve his own problems faces judgment simply for being a man. This societal pressure has led to many men suffering in silence, unable to share their struggles for fear of how they will be perceived. Unfortunately, some would rather keep their pain to themselves than risk being judged by others.

As a man, you don't have to share every detail about your finances with your wife. This doesn’t mean you are being unfaithful, as you might have suggested. Traditionally, a woman's role is to support her husband; God created Eve as a helper for Adam, not the other way around. Men are meant to lead, and women are meant to follow.

The story of Eve giving Adam the forbidden fruit serves as an example of why men may choose not to disclose their entire income to their wives. Simply be responsible and fulfill your duties as a partner. Staying faithful in your marriage is what truly matters, it has nothing to do with your worth or the money you have in the bank.

[FinneysTrueVision]

It is really more of a random fortunate circumstance rather than this uncle mining Bitcoin with the intent of improving his harsh reality many years in the future. Nevertheless, it was still a very positive outcome that can be used as a lesson to teach others the value of hodling. We don’t know if someday we will be in an unfavorable situation, so it would be wise to prepare by setting some BTC aside. I am used to seeing the opposite situation where people don’t have anything saved up when they face adversity, which only makes their problems worse.

[Die_empty]

I will say this is an incredible, eye-opening story because we must take a lesson from this story. It's just not a story; we really need to think about our future, no matter how long we live. To me, he saved his life himself, because unless he mined Bitcoin, he couldn't get an advantage right now. Definitely Bitcoin is helping him, but it's surprising still he has been holding it and discovered the wallet when really he needed it in an emergency situation. The story would be a reminder to us that anything unexpected would happen in our lives, so we need to prepare for that mentally and financially. So Bitcoin would be a better option for us, those of us who are familiar with it. Following the DCA strategy, we can accumulate slowly and hold till we really need it.

In a society where people with physical disability are not cared for by the government, it is very difficult for them to survive. Many of them are out there on the streets begging to survive. The man in the OP is just fortunate that he was able to mine Bitcoin and kept it for a long time.

It is an eye opener that we shouldn't trust anyone because people can be selfish. After years of caring for his wife and children, he has now been abandoned by his wife and children. I know some fathers in my country who sell all they have and even borrow money to give their children a good education. In the end, they are left to suffer.

We would have to prepare for the future because a time will come when we might not have the strength or opportunity to earn enough to survive. And Bitcoin seems to be a good asset to invest in for retirement preparations. I would also agree that Bitcoin saved this man.