The beginning of a new adventure…..

 

Who would have thought approaching 60 years of age would be such an adventure?    

 

Instead of knitting, crochet, painting, gardening, cooking (God forbid), here I am Bitcoining…

 

Ha! And Ha again.  What a fascinating concept!  

 

Background

 

I grew up in the era of two chappies (chewing gum) for one South African cent.  Five cents for a packet of potato chips.  

 

School feeding scheme – summer time it was orange juice and a sandwich and winter time a cup of soup with a sandwich.

 

Twenty cents a week pocket money and One Hundred and Thirty Five Rand a month as a salary.

 

Collecting empty glass cold drink bottles and returning them at the corner café for Five cents a bottle.

 

Hi Ho Hi Ho and Of to Work I go….

 

Sixteen and I started in retail – oh joy! 

 

My corporate journey ended ten years ago with a Twenty Five Thousand Rand a month salary, no pension and gone was my financial independence that I fought so hard for.

 

The Present

 

Here I am, 59, almost 60 and growing my Bitcoin.  Fascinating stuff.

 

Watch this space…….

 

 

JdV – G.i.g. 18/10/2020