I though I had it all figured out

I made a six-figure portfolio in crypto, then I lost 600K in a matter of days.

That collapse turned my world upside down — and it might just change yours, too.

In 2022, I was living what most people would call a dream life.

• I had built a six-figure portfolio in crypto.

• I was living in Cyprus, traveling to new countries every few months.

• My passive income covered all my expenses — I didn’t “need” to work anymore.

I thought I was free.

Then the Terra Luna crash wiped out my entire portfolio, leaving me staring at a digital void where my freedom once resided.

In that brutal moment, I realized that tying my identity solely to numbers wasn’t freedom at all — it was chaos.

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The Moment I Realized Money Wasn’t Enough

At first, I tried to tell myself it didn’t matter. “I can rebuild,” I thought. “It’s just money.”

But the truth is, losing that money shook me to my core.

Not just because of the loss, but because I realized how much of my identity was…