<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>jakewoodhouse wrote</title><author_name>jakewoodhouse (npub1lt…6k4fh)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1ltz38gwwmmg740r5qlqjn96gth5thv5wmhkwlgqks9lu3485q7jsy6k4fh</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Observation: for about 3 weeks I’ve been like a rabbit in headlights, frozen almost, fearful, as the Bitcoin price plummeted. &#xA;&#xA;Only now am I managing to wrestle back control of myself, and start to think rationally. &#xA;&#xA;Huge lessons being dished out by the bear mkt of Q1 2026…&#xA;&#xA;No hedge &#xA;&#xA;No backup plan&#xA;&#xA;No cashflow forecast&#xA;&#xA;No cash reserve &#xA;&#xA;No tracking of historical spending &#xA;&#xA;Sitting on a five bagger of uncrystalised gains for over a year, made me complacent, and I fell for the hopium of higher prices. 150/175/250/even the 400k that was banded around. &#xA;&#xA;I ignored my own advice. Classic ego move. I thought I knew better. I ignored warning signs. &#xA;&#xA;SCombined with shame as things went the wrong way &#xA;&#xA;Ahead I have commitments &#xA;&#xA;- Fixed capex in a renovation&#xA;- Monthly expenses&#xA;- Holiday bookings &#xA;&#xA;All of which just got a lot more expensive in Bitcoin terms &#xA;&#xA;Ouch &#xA;&#xA;Panic stations even&#xA;&#xA;Thankfully I’ve mellowed out. The situation is my fault. Avoidable. Yes. But reality. And mine to navigate. &#xA;&#xA;Your vision is to be a “word class investor” of humanistic, intellectual, and financial capital, figure it out Jake!&#xA;&#xA;I think the best part: all these failures, are areas I was wrong, and that I can work on for the future. The next time my net assets are 60% higher from here, I know exactly what I’ll do&#xA;&#xA;Reallocate to:&#xA;&#xA;- cashflow&#xA;- cash reserves &#xA;- cap growth &#xA;- speculative&#xA;- cap protection &#xA;&#xA;Ultimately I am grateful for these mistakes. Through failure we learn. Indeed, yes it’s at a cost to the balance sheet, but these lessons are a form of intellectual capital&#xA;&#xA;I am better for it&#xA;&#xA;The cost now, will actually make me far more financial capital in the future &#xA;&#xA;Lastly. Beyond blessed with my wife. I’ve made too many mistakes to list here, against her intuition. I was wrong. I will do better &#xA;&#xA;Onwards friends &#xA;&#xA;💪🏻&#xA;&#xA;</html></oembed>