I first bought 9 ETH and 1 BTC in 2015. Sold all the BTC I had to make a truck payment so it didn't get repoed when I was in school, and lost work. I'm not happy about that at all.
I sold some ETH to pay bills while in school as well. I'm more saddened by the loss in BTC than ETH lol. I still have some that when it climbs I move to BTC, so I figure I'll wait for the next bull run. I'm looking at it like an investment vehicle that is a short term gamble and may go to shit, but I don't have much tied up in. I look at BTC like an investment for my kids and grandkids.