After I played around a bit on SteemIt, I wanted to figure out how to buy Steem. My very first purchase was spending $100 with Paypal on a site called Paxful. I wrote about the experience and will share the link at the bottom of this article.
A few weeks later I wanted to purchase a small amount of bitcoin for investment and trading purposes. So, my next strange crypto experience was to meet a stranger at a bank and purchase 3 Bitcoins for $690 each. Oh, how I wish I had recorded the conversation with my husband about how I was going to remove cash from my bank account and meet a stranger downtown to rub cell phones and walk away without my cash and some digital money instead. Oh the conversation is still a stand out in a 25 year marriage. (lol) Just this past week, he also bought some Bitcoin, so I guess it worked out okay.
Anyway, all of these stories and how to go about doing this were discussed on SteemSpeak, where I had mostly support from my new Steem Friends. The few who thought it was a bad idea were those who thought I was buying in at the peak, and that $690 was way too much. As it turns out, I think I did okay.
I know by most of your standards I got in late, and I know I did. I also suspect I got in early. :) I can't wait to meet the next wave of new crypto-users as they are coming on-board via SteemIt. The gateway to crypto-currency.
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