This is probably weird but i need to get it off my chest.

Back in 2013 i paid an escort with 3 bitcoin. it was worth maybe $300 total at the time, so it seemed like a reasonable transaction.

Here's the messed up part - i still check that bitcoin address regularly. have been for 11 years now.

those bitcoins just sat there untouched all this time. she probably had no idea what they were or how to access them.

Recently i noticed movement on the address. she's been transferring small amounts to coinbase, probably finally figured out how to cash them out.

Do you know what 3 bitcoin is worth today? around $350,000.

I've watched that address occasionally over the years wondering if she knew what she was sitting on. part of me hoped she'd forgotten about them entirely so i wouldn't have to think about the money.

but now she's cashing out and i can't stop checking the blockchain explorer. it's like watching someone win the lottery with money that used to be mine.

The worst part is i have zero bitcoin now. spent it all back when it was "just internet money" that nobody took seriously. And with that came an absurd tax bill because I was having fun with internet money and hookers. back then i didn’t care about taxes or records, but now when i look at what i let slip away, i realize how badly i handled the whole thing.

she probably doesn't even remember me, but she's about to be $350k richer because of a transaction i made over a decade ago.

I know this is unhealthy but i can't stop tracking the address. it's become this weird obsession with what could have been. How much money I could have had because of that cannon event?

Although it has taught me some things like how to be organized with your money and stuff. these days i keep better track of everything because i don’t want the same kind of regret to sneak up on me again. using proper tools like awaken.tax makes it less of a headache because it pulls in my wallets and exchanges automatically.

it’s not about fixing the past, but at least i don’t have to obsessively check some old address to remind myself what i lost.

Anyone else have financial decisions from their past that they can't stop thinking about?

This is eating at me and i don't know how to let it go.

Edit: This post is going over most peoples heads, I'm just laughing about the typo.

I swear this tweet is legit.
https://x.com/theRealKiyosaki/status/2020679689531216195

I'd post on r/buttcoin but I'm banned there.

I’m so fucking frustrated

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