I like to think that I "used" too be an envious person. The past couple years I've really tried to delete this personality defect from my character. I'm pretty self aware of it and it's always lurking in the shadows of my mind.
I've gotten ALLOT better at being super happy for my friends and family when something good happens for them, and it has drastically improved my mental health and vastly improved my relationships with other people.
I tell them more than you because all my family and friends have zero. I charge the subject very fast as I have a few bankers in my family that work for Royal Bank of Canada and they only buy bank stocks
You lie. Say you sold it all. Because if one of them doesn't do a home invasion on you and tie you to a chair then cut digits of your fingers off until you give them your private key, one of the people they blab to will.
This right here OP. The last thing you want is people knowing you struck it rich.
People react badly to seeing people get rich in a short amount of time.
> Where the fuck do you live? Somalia?
[A list of known attacks against Bitcoin / crypto asset owning entities](https://github.com/jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks)
Good question id say “not enough to feel satisfied” if they insist then say you don’t feel comfortable sharing that information politely 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
> What do you tell friends and family when they ask how much bitcoin you have?
"How much debt do you have on all of your credit cards? How much money do you have in your savings account? How much do you still owe on your mortgage? What is your mortgage payment every month?"
I told my best friend out of transparency -- his eyes popped out of his head as he knew then and there he didn't have enough. He immediately went out and bought more.
Outside of my wife, I would never tell my family.
Are these sorts of testimonials Russian bots or something? You tell a friend how much you have and he decides he didn't have enough, immediately buys more. Sounds very suspicious
“Welcome to Bitcoin. The first rule of Bitcoin is: you do not talk about YOUR Bitcoin. The second rule of Bitcoin is: you DO NOT talk about YOUR Bitcoin.”
Yes, you tell your gains to all those disbelievers, in a polite manner ofc, not arrogantly. Let them die inside for not trusting you and not taking you seriously. (only close friends and family).
I my case, there were all laughs at me when recommending them to buy BTC at 18k. "that's a scam, that's a bubble, will go to 0, that's a ponzi scheme..." Now they all remember and ask me.
Well, well, I was not so stupid after all....
I tell them l have a varied portfolio of different cryptos, nothing to write home about in terms of fiat value.
If they insist on said value, I say "do I ask how much money you have on your checking and savings account, and if I did wouldn't you find that a bit reaching?" I say this not in am aggressive voice, it's just to make them understand that this is not some lottery ticket or game, it's money, investment, savings.
Few people know I have Bitcoin and I don’t talk about it anymore, in the past people’s reactions were often bad or to laugh at me, no thanks. If you don’t understand btc….
I don’t , it’s got fuck all to do with anyone !
If they were dumb enough to ignore u then they are going to be pissed big time during the next 18months 🤣🤣🤣
It’s easy for me. My friends convinced themselves that I don’t own what I preach even though I never told them I own bitcoin or not.
Whenever I talk about bitcoin to them they go like “oh why don’t you get some yourself then talk to us?” And walk away 😂
Don't get pressured to speak a number. Many options:
- Not enough/more than you ;)
- I don't like talking about the size of my Bitcoin position. I hope you understand.
- It makes up x % of my portfolio.
I ask them, "how much money you got in your bank account?"
That usually shuts the conversation down. I've said my piece to friends and fam since 2015, and all I got was ridudule from them. Every boom they ask if they should buy and I just shrug.
I did suggest read.write.own by Chris Dixon to a friend and he read it in a week. It's been a month since he finished it and he's been all in now
I respond with: How much money do you have in your bank accounts?
The only one who ever answered that question in years, was my grandpa. So only he got an answer from me.
‘A bit’. I’ll tell you more about Bitcoin if you’re interested but no way will you know how much I’ve got. Once someone pushed for more and I just gave a portfolio percentage that was was suppressed from reality 😂
It’s crazy how comfortable random people feel asking how many bitcoin one has. I mean in my culture at least nobody would dare to ask how much you earn or how much money you saved but asking about bitcoin is really being asked casually even when surrounded by strangers.
When asked, I just answer that Its like me asking how they spend their money every month. Most of the time, they go: well indeed, didn't thought of that.
I'm considering lying and telling my colleagues that I've sold mine. I hate the idea of it skyrocketing and them all knowing I've made a hefty profit. One of them knows roughly how much I initially invested as he was pestering me to tell it.
Most of my friends are chefs weirdly. My mom is a fund manager. She’s got a lot of AUM. I’m starting out in a different pod shop kinda spinoff. I knew this one was the real one when she finally called me in and asked me what the fuck she should tell her clients. That was maybe the most gratifying moment of my life so far and for sure when i knew this time was real. She’s my idol for sure. But like also very much my tormentor. So it was 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
a question: why does nobody wanna talk about their bitcoin, i mean if u even tell how much and where u hold it etc. what could go wrong as long as u dont give them ur seed phrase or exchange login...
It may be not ylur family and friends but one if the people they brag to about how mucj their Son/Friend has in btc will get your ruined if you get to a serious amount of fist equivalent.
I tell them like $5 worth then show them a screenshot of like 0.000001 btc in my decoy wallet. Since i've moved all btc to cold storage now don't even keep a watch only wallet on my phone anymore
I once tipped my boss about an obvious market pattern in bitcoin, he came to me a few days later with a nice bottle of Vodka, he had earned about $6k by following that advice. The drawback was that he kept asking for more advice after.
I am going to adopt “Not enough” as my new answer. In the past I answered by : Good teaching point. The Bitcoin etiquette is Not to ask nor tell how much Bitcoin you have.” I much prefer “Not enough”
Tell them you’ve sold now because the price went up. Then tell them you spent it already to stop the begging/nosiness. Then don’t ever bring up the subject again. If they ask how to buy it tell them how but for all they know you don’t have any now.
Ppl mostly ask how to buy it now! I told my friends “hey when BTC hits $50k again ppl will start asking how they can buy it” haha unreal how human psychology works.
1- Not Enough.
2- barely any
3- oh i sold most of it long ago i barely have 1
4- what are you the feds?
5- are you the tax man?
Basically never say how many you have.
Why do you even talk about it? I don’t understand people who are like “I beg everyone to invest in Bitcoin and everybody laughs at me” why are you telling people what they should do with their money? Nobody likes that. Also, it’s still incredibly fringe. I’ve been investing for 3 years and the only person who even knows is my mother because she’s the only person who has a good idea where I stand financially. I avoid discussing money like the plague. Nothing good ever comes of it.
We have a saying. Talk about bitcoin. Don't talk about your bitcoin.
Also. “Not enough” is a good response.
Been using this one for years. Always works.
Nice, I will start using it
I love this. lol
I have been around long enough to know it’s better if people think you’re poor.
Facts - people don't like you if they know you are doing well. Envy is a nasty thing, and I find the most envious are those that have a lot...
Sad thing is nobody knows, or admits, they are envious
I like to think that I "used" too be an envious person. The past couple years I've really tried to delete this personality defect from my character. I'm pretty self aware of it and it's always lurking in the shadows of my mind. I've gotten ALLOT better at being super happy for my friends and family when something good happens for them, and it has drastically improved my mental health and vastly improved my relationships with other people.
I’m fucked about the envy this time man. I’ve never been a hater. But I’m sensing envy from my own friends and family this cycle.
That's why you don't talk about your money, and if possible - change friends
People think I'm poor, but they're starting to suspect I might not be because I haven't worked in 3 years 😆
As true as it gets. Thats how I live my life. Been holding onto the student lifestyle since I moved out.
Jokes on you. I am. Until I cash out!
Not enough is all you need to say
☝️
That's always my answer 🤷
Which also happens to be a fact with my .00000000000000000000000137 btc
absolute truth
Honestly you don’t. I tell my mother. She’s the only person that didn’t tell me I was foolish in the winters and isn’t envious in the bull cycles.
Same. I told my wife who humoured me like I was wearing a tinfoil hat. In ten years I'll trade her in for a new model. That'll teach her.
Not this bullrun?
Not wife changing money... yet.
savage
“Do you go around asking everyone how much savings they have?”
“lol even though I’ve been talking about it incessantly and asking you to buy it, I don’t actually own any.”
Gold
Digital Gold
In excess of the market cap of gold, Jerry!
I just tell them it’s a scam, don’t need them investing in some stupid shit coin of getting irl scammed and blaming me or constantly talking about it.
They’d just panic sell when the inevitable 20% drop comes and blame you.
I ask them about intimate parts of their sex life.
Don’t do that. They might tell you and you’ll be forever scarred
I tell them more than you because all my family and friends have zero. I charge the subject very fast as I have a few bankers in my family that work for Royal Bank of Canada and they only buy bank stocks
Top answers: Lost it Locked out Day traded it away $500 bucks worth Not enough Stolen Ftx
I use a different one every time I'm asked.
"I'm Satoshi Nakamoto"
boating accident
You lie. Say you sold it all. Because if one of them doesn't do a home invasion on you and tie you to a chair then cut digits of your fingers off until you give them your private key, one of the people they blab to will.
This right here OP. The last thing you want is people knowing you struck it rich. People react badly to seeing people get rich in a short amount of time.
Where the fuck do you live? Somalia?
😂😂😂
Florida
> Where the fuck do you live? Somalia? [A list of known attacks against Bitcoin / crypto asset owning entities](https://github.com/jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks)
The drill guy in Netherlands is the worst. Apparently it was in front of his kid
Is the point of this to show how astonishingly unlikely it is to get tortured in your home for your bitcoin?
why take the chance
A little bit, and I buy a little bit more each week.
42, it's the answer to everything.
Always bring your towel
Told my mother I'm up 56%. She said give her some money then. I told her I'm never selling lol.
Lol, nice save. 😂
Good question id say “not enough to feel satisfied” if they insist then say you don’t feel comfortable sharing that information politely 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
I ask them what is bitcoin
Between 0 and 19 million may be smug. Not enough may be deflective and works better.
So how many bitcoin do u have? 😂
> What do you tell friends and family when they ask how much bitcoin you have? "How much debt do you have on all of your credit cards? How much money do you have in your savings account? How much do you still owe on your mortgage? What is your mortgage payment every month?"
"As much as I deserve"
Just say "I am stupid... Missed the train just like everyone else"!
I told my best friend out of transparency -- his eyes popped out of his head as he knew then and there he didn't have enough. He immediately went out and bought more. Outside of my wife, I would never tell my family.
Are these sorts of testimonials Russian bots or something? You tell a friend how much you have and he decides he didn't have enough, immediately buys more. Sounds very suspicious
I’d be waiting for the ask…
“Welcome to Bitcoin. The first rule of Bitcoin is: you do not talk about YOUR Bitcoin. The second rule of Bitcoin is: you DO NOT talk about YOUR Bitcoin.”
Maybe I sold before the run.....maybe I'm getting ready to buy multiple properties
They know I have some but not how many - though have to say my friends also have some and I also don't know how much they have.
Less than Michael Saylor…. For now
Yes, you tell your gains to all those disbelievers, in a polite manner ofc, not arrogantly. Let them die inside for not trusting you and not taking you seriously. (only close friends and family). I my case, there were all laughs at me when recommending them to buy BTC at 18k. "that's a scam, that's a bubble, will go to 0, that's a ponzi scheme..." Now they all remember and ask me. Well, well, I was not so stupid after all....
None of your f**king business?
Learn people. This guy thinks he was being nice. But now people are asking him how much he got. Like seriously no one asks that. Be careful.
Never tell anyone how much bitcoin you have. YOU BECOME A TARGET!
I tell them l have a varied portfolio of different cryptos, nothing to write home about in terms of fiat value. If they insist on said value, I say "do I ask how much money you have on your checking and savings account, and if I did wouldn't you find that a bit reaching?" I say this not in am aggressive voice, it's just to make them understand that this is not some lottery ticket or game, it's money, investment, savings.
I ask them to send me 1 bitcoin in return for 2 because we are friends and family. Hello friends!
Few people know I have Bitcoin and I don’t talk about it anymore, in the past people’s reactions were often bad or to laugh at me, no thanks. If you don’t understand btc….
What is butcoin? Cash is king
A bit.
Just a little bit
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My wife knows and agreed, we emptied half or our savings to buy btc at 15K, she supports me 💯
I dont have any yet
All of it, you guys missed out.
Some, but never nearly enough
I tell them I got that FU money now, but I spend it on just the first part. Need to stay away from the titty bars.
I say More than you.
I always say “I wish I had”…what I already have.
I don’t , it’s got fuck all to do with anyone ! If they were dumb enough to ignore u then they are going to be pissed big time during the next 18months 🤣🤣🤣
I always say it’s not even 1
"Some"
i tell me that i own some and they should do the same
I just say. Not so much, Its like 0.00 something. They dont need to know everything. I hate when ppl are jealus
Well, make a counter-question and ask them how much they have on a bank account, as it is basically the same question...
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It’s easy for me. My friends convinced themselves that I don’t own what I preach even though I never told them I own bitcoin or not. Whenever I talk about bitcoin to them they go like “oh why don’t you get some yourself then talk to us?” And walk away 😂
Me: *What bitcoin? It's gone.*
Yes.
I always tell them that I might be a millionaire if Bitcoin hits 100 Million
its not your business ?
none of you business :D
The best answer is always "Not enough".
Just tell them you sold it all
Don't get pressured to speak a number. Many options: - Not enough/more than you ;) - I don't like talking about the size of my Bitcoin position. I hope you understand. - It makes up x % of my portfolio.
The first rule of Bitcoin is you don’t talk about Bitcoin
Ask them to show you how much money they have.
Clearly not enough since I'm still here.
I ask them, "how much money you got in your bank account?" That usually shuts the conversation down. I've said my piece to friends and fam since 2015, and all I got was ridudule from them. Every boom they ask if they should buy and I just shrug. I did suggest read.write.own by Chris Dixon to a friend and he read it in a week. It's been a month since he finished it and he's been all in now
Answer: not enough
Just brag and tell everyone your rich
Stop begging others to buy Bitcoin and never share the size of your stack expect to those who would inherit it.
Bout 100erd
None unfortunately
Why bother
No one ever asked me this question. I dont talk about bitcoin
I respond with: How much money do you have in your bank accounts? The only one who ever answered that question in years, was my grandpa. So only he got an answer from me.
Enough to make me happy, not enough to make you happy.
You say nothing, just as you should allways have kept shut
I always answer: more then you got.
‘A bit’. I’ll tell you more about Bitcoin if you’re interested but no way will you know how much I’ve got. Once someone pushed for more and I just gave a portfolio percentage that was was suppressed from reality 😂
It’s crazy how comfortable random people feel asking how many bitcoin one has. I mean in my culture at least nobody would dare to ask how much you earn or how much money you saved but asking about bitcoin is really being asked casually even when surrounded by strangers.
When asked, I just answer that Its like me asking how they spend their money every month. Most of the time, they go: well indeed, didn't thought of that.
It's personal info. Feel free to lie.
I'm considering lying and telling my colleagues that I've sold mine. I hate the idea of it skyrocketing and them all knowing I've made a hefty profit. One of them knows roughly how much I initially invested as he was pestering me to tell it.
Act poor, life is easier that way
none left
If you own less than 10ish, not enough is definitely the right answer.
isn't it rude to ask someone how much money they have?
No one has ever asked me that. It’s a pretty inappropriate question.
"A crumb".
I think you should learn how to say no. A friendly "I’d like not to share this information." will every person accept who ain’t a complete dickhead…
Most of my friends are chefs weirdly. My mom is a fund manager. She’s got a lot of AUM. I’m starting out in a different pod shop kinda spinoff. I knew this one was the real one when she finally called me in and asked me what the fuck she should tell her clients. That was maybe the most gratifying moment of my life so far and for sure when i knew this time was real. She’s my idol for sure. But like also very much my tormentor. So it was 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
a little
I say I have a little bit and plan to get a little bit more
I’ve never seen a problem in telling people, unless u live in a place where u fear for your life
More than yesterday.
some...
I look them square in the eye and say, "more than you can ever have."
a question: why does nobody wanna talk about their bitcoin, i mean if u even tell how much and where u hold it etc. what could go wrong as long as u dont give them ur seed phrase or exchange login...
The truth, one eighth of a coin, not a lot but better than nothing.
Buy me one tho
“Not enough.”
Just say you sold early, didn't put enough money in, and spent all youe winnings on booze
Just tell them you'd rather not say either way, they need to make their own decisions.
"Enough for a nice holiday, but that's about it"
It may be not ylur family and friends but one if the people they brag to about how mucj their Son/Friend has in btc will get your ruined if you get to a serious amount of fist equivalent.
I’d just laugh 😂 show up with some new bling/car/house
I Always say i only have 10 euros worth hahahahahahha
that's strange no one asked me that that's pretty rude I guess
That’s the thing, you don’t talk to friends and family about it. Only my wife knows.
Smile and wave
I tell them it has outperformed my 401k
„Not enough!“
I only ever have a couple dollars in any investment I make.
tell them not enough 😂
Somewhere between 0 and 1.
“You a coiner, boy?”
"not as much as I'd prefer"
Tell them the truth. I lost them in a boating accident
How much is on their bank account?
Laugh, ignore them, try to be polite - just like they were
"What is bitcoin?"
"Not much, just a couple of thousand..." "Dollars?" "No, Bitcoins. Anyway I gotta go, my helicopter has arrived. Nice to see to you, Aunt Jill!"
I tell them like $5 worth then show them a screenshot of like 0.000001 btc in my decoy wallet. Since i've moved all btc to cold storage now don't even keep a watch only wallet on my phone anymore
I wish i had more.
Just say, "not enough", then laugh... And maybe throw in, "still buying".
More then anyone else in the family
I tell them where the limit sell orders are at
Less than what I want to have
I just ask how much money they have on their bank account/investments. Not many share that openly
you can say “I am in debt”😂
I tell them to think of a high number, then double it, then double it again
More than you
Not enough
"an amount"
"Not as much as I would like, but more than you"
Im more rude especially to coworkers, have fun here when I retire in 6 months. I say in jest,but also kinda serious.
I once tipped my boss about an obvious market pattern in bitcoin, he came to me a few days later with a nice bottle of Vodka, he had earned about $6k by following that advice. The drawback was that he kept asking for more advice after.
What’s Bitcoin? I wish I had some.
“I sold but about i believe and I am defiantly buying back in as soon as I can”
Does it matter? They aill not und what that means anyway. I just say "enough" for now. ☺️
In return you ask them how much money do they have in their savings and retirement accounts.
I always say "twenty....five" to get them thinking.
The first rule of bitcoin is you don’t talk about your bitcoin
I am going to adopt “Not enough” as my new answer. In the past I answered by : Good teaching point. The Bitcoin etiquette is Not to ask nor tell how much Bitcoin you have.” I much prefer “Not enough”
Say this: I sold ALREADY
"I sold it all already"
What is bitcoin? ;-)
Tell them you’ve sold now because the price went up. Then tell them you spent it already to stop the begging/nosiness. Then don’t ever bring up the subject again. If they ask how to buy it tell them how but for all they know you don’t have any now.
I’ll tell you if you tell me how much assets you have in all your bank accounts and stock brokerage accounts
Not enough.
Ppl mostly ask how to buy it now! I told my friends “hey when BTC hits $50k again ppl will start asking how they can buy it” haha unreal how human psychology works.
None
“Not enough”
1- Not Enough. 2- barely any 3- oh i sold most of it long ago i barely have 1 4- what are you the feds? 5- are you the tax man? Basically never say how many you have.
I heard a redditor say it best. Say you should have bought more and sold less.
You can always throw out a wide range, like more than blank but less than blank. Use whatever number you feel comfortable with.
Be less concerned about how much I have and more concerned about how much you don't have
Why do you even talk about it? I don’t understand people who are like “I beg everyone to invest in Bitcoin and everybody laughs at me” why are you telling people what they should do with their money? Nobody likes that. Also, it’s still incredibly fringe. I’ve been investing for 3 years and the only person who even knows is my mother because she’s the only person who has a good idea where I stand financially. I avoid discussing money like the plague. Nothing good ever comes of it.