Back in 2013, my friend Dave was obsessed with this new thing called Bitcoin. He wouldn't stop talking about it, saying it was going to revolutionize money. Skeptical, I watched him pour his spare cash into buying coins when they were just $100 each. One evening, at a party, he tried to convince our group to invest. Most laughed it off, but I decided to buy a single Bitcoin just to shut him up.

Fast forward to 2021, Bitcoin had surged past $60,000. Dave had cashed out some of his holdings and bought a house, while I found myself sitting on a small fortune from that one impulsive purchase. It was a wild ride—full of crashes and spikes—but it taught me a valuable lesson: Sometimes, those crazy-sounding ideas have the potential to change your life.