In a country where the price of bread is 100ZWL (Zimbabwean dollar) while the average salary is 2000ZWL (US equivalents of USD$$1 and USD$20 respectively), I have decided to embark on my own journey to financial freedom which started in 2017 with the words “Satoshi Nakamoto”; “Decentralisation”; “Bitcoin millionaires” among other striking phrases. This is my story.
In 2017 as a recent graduate in Applied Biology and Biochemistry, I began working for a chemicals start-up where my bosses were more interested in exploitation than paying. At that time a friend of mine introduced me to a Paid to Click (PTC) site where, after generating USD$20 from viewing ads at 1.5 cents per view, I was devastated to discover I needed 6 referrals to withdraw. I then found some light at the end of the tunnel when in one corner it read “…alternatively, you can pay for referrals.’
Interestingly there was a payment option, bitcoin. “Where has I heard that name before?” I thought.
I then remembered it was on a series I had watched called start-up. With my interest peeked, I began my journey towards financial freedom. At this point I’ll let you know I did buy bitcoin and paid for my referrals which I never got, and yep, I realised it was a scam. The situation however opened my eyes to bitcoin and all the opportunity it represented.
Herein lies the rest of my story which I will tell you all in a series of articles. I hope you will enjoy reading them as much as I am enjoying writing them
Thank you thank you piyal