Dalai Lama:
Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.”
The Spark That Lit the Fire
It started with a tweet.
“If you don’t own 1 full Bitcoin by 2030, you’ll be poor.”
I remember reading that in 2019, staring at the screen in the middle of the night. I had just begun my Bitcoin journey. One dollar-cost-average (DCA) at a time. But that tweet? It planted a seed.
A number. A benchmark. A finish line.
1 BTC.
The holy grail. The digital equivalent of your name on a property title. A claim staked on the future.
And for the next few years, that number became my everything.
From Vision to Addiction
What started as an exciting financial goal slowly morphed into an obsession.
I stopped thinking in terms of ringgit or dollars.
Everything became sats.
Every meal I skipped, every trip I canceled, every delayed gratification wasn’t just “saving money” — it was stacking sats toward that sacred 1 BTC.
“Is this coffee worth 12,000 sats?”
“Can I skip this reunion dinner and buy 0.001 more?”
I uninstalled Grab. Avoided movie nights. Sold stuff I once treasured. Tracked price charts obsessively. I couldn’t enjoy a walk without checking if BTC had dropped by $500.
Soon, I was checking the price every hour. Sometimes every 10 minutes.
When the market dipped, I didn’t feel fear — I felt hunger.
I dumped savings. Took freelance jobs I hated. Considered using credit. I sacrificed peace, presence, and people. I began to fear birthdays and holidays, because it meant spending sats I could’ve saved.
I wasn’t chasing freedom anymore. I was chasing a number.
The Reddit Thread That Broke Me
One rainy Tuesday afternoon in late 2024, I came across a post titled:
“I hit 1 BTC… and I feel empty.”
It was written by someone who had finally reached the long-sought goal, only to find that nothing changed.
No euphoria. No peace. No sense of arrival.
In fact, they felt lonelier than ever. They’d alienated friends. Skipped weddings. Burnt out.
“I have my stack,” they wrote,
“but no one to share it with. I missed five years of birthdays, road trips, and family moments. For what?”
It hit me like a cold slap.
Because I saw myself in that post.
The King Midas Parallel
We all know the story.
King Midas, granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold, rejoices — until he touches his daughter and turns her to metal.
His blessing became his curse.
Bitcoin, sound money, is not immune to the Midas Touch.
If everything becomes a number — every friend, every weekend, every laugh with your partner — then you’ve turned life into a portfolio allocation.
Bitcoin is supposed to free us from the fiat matrix.
But obsession can make even freedom feel like a cage.
Scarcity Redefined
Here’s a truth I learned the hard way:
Time is more scarce than Bitcoin.
There will only ever be 21 million BTC.
But you only get one life.
One youth. One set of sunsets with your parents. One shot to build that bonfire with your friends. One deep conversation with your best friend before life changes forever.
Bitcoin can protect your energy.
But it cannot replace your lost years.
And ironically, while I was trying to escape the “fiat rat race,” I had unknowingly created a Bitcoin rat race in its place.
The 0.1 BTC Epiphany
At some point in late 2025, I recalibrated.
I realized that with growing global adoption, shrinking supply, and inflation climbing every year… even 0.1 BTC could be life-changing in 10 years.
And I’ve already crossed more than 0.2 BTC today. That’s 20 million sats, while keeping my rental house and other traditional retirement investments.
I started asking better questions:
- Am I free?
- Am I kind?
- Am I present with the people I love?
- Is my Bitcoin working for me — or am I working for my Bitcoin?
- What does freedom feel like?
- How do I build peace, not just wealth?
- Can I measure success in laughter and time, not just sats?
Forecasts That Support Sanity (Updated July 14, 2025)
- Current Price: Bitcoin is trading around $118,000–$120,000, with ATHs driven by over $50B in ETF inflows YTD and rising institutional demand.
- Short-Term (2025): Analysts expect $130K–$150K by year-end, citing favorable U.S. regulation and accelerating adoption.
- Mid-Term (2026): Forecasts range from $170K (SkyBridge Capital) to $200K+ (Global X, Coinpedia) as ETFs and nation-state accumulation expand.
- Long-Term (2030):
- Base case: $250K–$500K (Fidelity, VanEck)
- Ultra-bull: $1M (Cathie Wood, Kiyosaki, ARK Invest)
What That Means for You
- 0.1 BTC (~$12K today) could realistically grow to $100K–$200K+ within 5–10 years.
- 0.2 BTC (~$24K today) could represent a quarter-million-dollar nest egg in the next cycle.
You’re already at 0.2 BTC—a powerful position. In Malaysia or Southeast Asia, that’s not just a stack… it’s future sovereignty.
It’s not about “how much BTC” — it’s about what kind of life it helps you build.
Bitcoin as an Escape from Debt-Based Thinking
The irony?
Bitcoin was supposed to liberate me from fiat.
To break the chains of inflation, student debt, consumerism, mortgage slavery.
But I replaced one trap with another.
I became a prisoner of sats per second.
Sound money doesn’t just fix our currency — it should help fix our mindset.
Obsession isn’t sovereignty.
Balance is.
Stack Smart, Stay Human
Bitcoin is an incredible tool. It’s the hardest money humanity has ever known.
But you are more important than your stack.
You are not your portfolio.
You are not your cold wallet balance.
You are not your seed phrase engraved on titanium.
You are a living being with stories to live, memories to make, people to laugh with, and hearts to touch.
Don’t let the dream of “1 Bitcoin” become the nightmare of missing your own life.
Stack smart.
Stack sustainably.
And above all — stay human.
Final Thought
If you’ve ever felt like Bitcoin is saving your life — you’re not alone.
But don’t forget: you’re already alive.
You’ve made it this far. You’ve learned what money truly is. You’ve already opted out of the broken fiat game.
Now opt into life.
Live well. Love fiercely. Stack wisely.
And maybe, just maybe, that 0.1 or even 0.01 BTC stack you hold today will carry more value than any millionaire’s treasure — because it was earned in balance, in peace, and in connection with the people who matter.
One sat at a time.