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Ben Justman🍷
@BenJustman
This dip feels like Deja Vu.

My goal for this bull run was to get out of debt with as much bitcoin as possible, but as we kept ranging above $100k, I kept waiting for "just one more pump".

It never came.

So now I'm facing the potential of another bear market with business debt that I swore to myself I would pay off.

Deep bear corrections are brutal. That's why staying humble and stacking sats is so important. When the tide goes out, it goes out far and any weak hands will be tested.

My debt choice wasn't particularly greed-oriented. Starting a winery is a capital and time-intensive business. Debt was necessary. Once I discovered Bitcoin, my choice was always between paying down low-interest loans or stacking sats. Easy choice, but freedom is my goal and being debt-free is something I'm dying to be.

I'm still bullish for 2026, but who knows where we go from here. CAN YOU TAKE ME LOWER?



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Keith Meola · 21w
easier said than done but now you know to not be too greedy and take the profits next time
DanWedge · 21w
I was at the bank last week discussing how they changed my contact info without me knowing. I said the only positive was that I had more of their money then they of mine. It contributes to a system I don't like but I still live in a fiat for a few more “cycles”
SATsStandard · 21w
Stay humble always
Stephenph · 21w
I am still going ahead with my IRA stacks, but focusing more on DCA then originally planned
LiveJazz · 21w
Thanks for sharing. For better or for worse, I remain on team “cycle ain’t over”. We’ll see. Patience is strength.
nobody · 21w
Offf You got saylor’d.
nobody · 21w
All the signs were there. I tried to warn everyone https://image.nostr.build/4cb990133f46d17ee890607f511bac174109d6159d9de03f7e59b03cbfd5ffd5.jpg
Jose Sammut · 21w
Let it all work out.
localist · 21w
I hear ya. Was waiting for the “the number” that would have cleared the mortgage and left some sats for a rainy day. I need to re-learn ladder in, ladder out, it seems.
A Sat A Day · 21w
I was also way too invested in the 4 year cycle 🙈 burnt a lot of money with mstr call options 😅 but I guess it just takes decades for the normies to get it 🤷 Btw as long as your debt is below the 7% real inflation of hard assets you're still profiting just don't get insolvent and you'll be ...
Dogeé · 21w
“Everyone was saying, ‘Hurry up and buy the dip’ on Oct10 & they’re the ones who just lost money in this little crash. So, are you buying the dip this time if it drops to the low 80Ks?”
BTCBaggins · 21w
Hear your brother! I'm rolling 30 K personal debt and still buying sats whenever I can. I can always disappear right?
sati · 21w
No debt is freedom! 💯
hazzvaan · 21w
I feel you! I also had a price target for this year higher than what was reached and was hoping to pay off my mortgage but what can you do, Bitcoin does what it does i.e. what no one expects. But we'll get there soon enough and it will be awesome being dept free with some bitcoin left in the pocket...
Henny B · 21w
I blame Creed for yet another abysmal bull run. 😒
Henny B · 21w
I think this dip is different. Buckle up as they say 🤷
SuiGenerisJohn · 21w
Have you considered bitcoin+ collateralized private loans with individuals at lowish interest rates and sharing in bitcoin upside ala Battery Finance? Pay off debt, refinance with bitcoin shared upside collateral etc. Not sure what the legal would cost to paper it but at this dip, could probably g...
Austin · 21w
If you named a wine “The Dip”, what would it be?
TeslaLiberty · 21w
Hey Ben, What is the interest rate on your debt ? Why not buying STRC at 11% instead of buying out tjat debt ?
DevineMachineCo · 21w
I’m in the same boat. Started my machine shop 2 years ago, also capital intensive. I didn’t take on more debt than I could get out of with hard work but I was hoping for the easy button with a bitcoin pump. In it for the long haul though so just keep on grinding 🤘
Mark Puddleglum · 21w
Love your ambition to be debt free. I wish you the best in your efforts!
BroccoliRiceTofu · 21w
GM🫡 Happy SATurday ☕️🙌
Orange🍊Man👤 · 21w
Solvency is 🔑
Adam Dunlap ⚡️ · 21w
What’s the average interest on your loans? Is it due soon / can you roll it over ? I never pay off low interest loans
Maybe Later · 21w
Im in the same boat. After college I did the "Dave Ramsey" thing. Rice and beans and paid off college as fast as possible. Did get a super cheap house in 2014. If/when the next raging upside happens, I think I am going to kiss this mortgage goodbye as well. I'm done with it all.
Kmaximus · 21w
per aspera ad astra
The Daniel 🖖 · 20w
Sober take. We’re gonna need a lot of wine to get through the next bear market.