It’s impossible for me to talk about how I began investing in crypto without first talking about how I overcame my fear of dealing with money. That fear has been with me my entire life, deeply ingrained from childhood. That’s when my parents, who loved each other, also fought bitterly about money.
There were days when my father would come home enraged because my mother had overspent. “Overdrawn” is a word embedded in my psyche. At the same time, my mum had a mischievous side — she would take me out shopping, and the mood was always one of secrecy, as if we were getting away with something. The message was clear: money was a source of conflict, a problem, something to fear. When the topic was on the table, danger was afoot.
My parents ultimately found a way to resolve their financial struggles — separating for a year in their 50s, seeking counselling, reading Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, and, finally, getting separate bank accounts. They got back together, and…
