The end of 2025 marks two years since our family switched entirely to a Bitcoin standard. Two years ago we chose to stop earning fiat altogether, began earning Bitcoin only, spending Bitcoin whenever possible, and saving in Bitcoin.
We are starting this year with more sats in cold storage than ever before. #thankyousatoshi
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Earning sats directly completely changes the game.
Instead of exchanging fiat for Bitcoin as a secondary savings tool, we do the opposite: Hold as many sats as we can, convert only the minimal amount necessary to pay our few remaining fiat bills each month, and most importantly β spend sats directly whenever possible.
It becomes a game of how many of our basic needs can be fulfilled using Bitcoin directly, and how little we ever have to interact with the legacy fiat systemsβ rather than how many sats can I stack and save, while still fully participating in the fiat systems which are built to hold you back.
Withdraw completely. Use Bitcoin. Exit the system completely, and take back your sovereignty. #optout #bitcoinonly2026
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Bullish π₯
Bullish and thankful! π
Happy New Year π₯³
Gm have a good one! π€
Super bullish
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Congrats!π
Stay humble, stack sats.
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Congratulations. Well done. How do you get paid in Bitcoin if you don't mind me asking?
Multiple small income streams. We are βself-employedβ not W2 wage earners. Primary income sources at the moment are @npub1swee...ns6h and running a LN routing node. Between these two we can pay the bills and add to cold storage most months.
I like it - good stuff!
Inspiration! I hope you donβt mind me asking - how big is your family and how did you discuss or motivate your partner to do so?
I find it increasingly difficult to bring these topics up, as we end in the same discussion as always.
Glad for you pleb! π
Wife has been onboard from the beginning! It was a fairly easy transaction for us being self-employed, not W2 wage earners. We did take a major hit in income at first but price appreciation mostly made up for it, and we have since replaced lost income streams with new ones.
Crazy! I am totally at another pit stop, have been self employed the majority of my life and now about to start a 9-5 in music pedagogy. Letβs see how that treats me β¦ π
This is the way
Congrats, looking forwards to the day i can live on a bitcoin standard ππ₯
Whatβs holding you back from making the jump?
Not a lot of options to buy groceries and utilities in btc in spain, and no earning in btc enough to live on it.
Small steps add up over time. Every sats earned brings you closer to financial sovereignty. Keep going πͺ
Yeah, little by little we shall get there πͺπ
Thanks for the zappy love ππ
GN! π€
Iβm moving closerβ¦
Every step counts! πͺ
#thanks for the #zap
Good luck in 2026!
π all the best to you too!
What situations would you say were your biggest obstaclesnot having cash?
There are always inconveniences, times when it would be easier for sure. Bills, mortgage if you have one, etc. but the tools are out there to make it work with some additional effort. Itβs a trade off βconvenience for sovereignty, everyone has to answer for themselves, which is more valuable or important to you?
Amazing congratulations!
What process do you use? River, Strike or something like that for direct deposit straight into BTC? Then pay things directly or with a card that you pay off monthly? Something like that?
Iβve been thinking of doing this to finally move to a BTC standard, but the execution plan is still a bit fuzzy. What I mentioned above is what Iβd assume Iβd do, so Iβm curious what yβall are doing.
We decided to skip the fiat step altogether. Just earn sats.
Not possible for everyone, I admit, but Iβd say direct deposit into River/Strike and then to cold storage is next best option.
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Awesome, thanks for the input!
How have you noticed the prices of things change overtime on a bitcoin standard? Iβd love a breakdown or video explaining this whole setup, pros and cons, how you did it, what you noticed/learned, etc!
That is if you were interested in sharing about this :)
Well yes, generally prices trend down over time instead of up π