Home » ‘Poverty doesn’t have to be my reality’: I thought I’d have to rely on Social Security. Then I taught myself how to invest.

‘Poverty doesn’t have to be my reality’: I thought I’d have to rely on Social Security. Then I taught myself how to invest.

September 5, 2026September 6, 2026

This post was originally published on this site.

“It always baffled me how some people managed to retire with significant wealth.”

Bitcoin (BTC) $ 79,980.00

Ethereum (ETH) $ 2,501.85

Tether (USDT) $ 1.00

XRP (XRP) $ 1.42

BNB (BNB) $ 758.33

Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.090975

Solana (SOL) $ 106.77

USDC (USDC) $ 0.999979

Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 2,265.05

Avalanche (AVAX) $ 7.67

TRON (TRX) $ 0.334067

Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 2,779.67

Sui (SUI) $ 0.800477

Chainlink (LINK) $ 12.30

WETH (WETH) $ 2,268.37

Polkadot (DOT) $ 0.942729