After battling cancer twice in my late 40s, I entered my 50s knowing that there was no way I would ever be able to retire. The company I work for is barely scraping by and wages have been stagnant for years, not even keeping up with the modest rate of inflation. I would love to move on, but difficulties left over from my illness has made finding a better job difficult.

Then I found out about cryptocurrencies and have been able to mine a little bit here and there. At the height of the bull run last fall, I was actually dreaming that I might be able to retire in a few years if the run had continued. I still have faith in cryptos and see them as a possible escape from the daily grind at a dead end job.