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My son trashed his second vehicle in 12 months on Saturday night.

He went off the road & down a hill. He narrowly missed a pole and only took out a few lantana & bottle brush bushes. No-one was hurt & no private property was damaged.

The little dude was bummed to lose his independence and having to be driven to the worksite by his folks. He decided he wanted to tap into some Bitcoin that he bought with his own money almost 4 years ago.

We had a long chat about opportunity cost & the subjective nature of value.

He somehow found a reasonably clean 2007 V6 Commodore for 1.1 million sats with an error code on the dash. We had a look at it, took a test drive & I cleared the error code using my ODB scanner tool. The seller said he'd replaced the oil pump but couldn't clear the code.

The little dude was lucky on so many levels but I want him to learn from the whole experience.

Parenting boys is stressful & challenging. Be grateful for what you put your parents through & the lessons they helped you integrate.

🧡🤙

nobody 1y ago

You are a great dad Brisket! Have patience with him; when I was his age I had no idea what I was doing. It’s part of growing up.

Hopefully her can quickly buy back those 1 million sats to make up for it :)

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Brisket 1y ago

Yeah same - I don't think I found any wisdom until my late 20s.

We also had a lengthy discussion around saving & where Bitcoin is going. We've all gotta touch the stove & he will someday inherit wealth beyond his comprehension. It's good to learn these lessons early.

I've been kicking this thought around for a long while now & in some ways I'm glad his childhood was not a privileged one. Easily received wealth can destroy a man.