Author of Getting Off Zero. Obsessed with Bitcoin. Helping beginners build confidence, escape wage slavery, and secure their family’s future.

Joined February 2024
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I created this account to help everyday family men and women escape the rat race created by the fiat monetary system, and save in the hardest, scarcest asset ever made: Bitcoin. I’m not a tech expert or financial analyst, I’m a 9–5 employee, just like many of you. I’ve learned through trial, error, and thousands of hours of studying Bitcoin: books, podcasts, articles, and conversations with people far smarter than me. If I can understand it, so can you. My goal is to give average people the confidence to Get Off Zero, to take real steps toward financial freedom and build a future that can’t be inflated away. Join me on this journey.
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Most people complain about working out. Meanwhile… there are people who would do anything just to move like you can. Stop dreading it. Start respecting it.
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I love early morning bike rides!
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Is sacrificing sleep worth it if you can get another session in? My opinion is- YES (within reason). I usually only get 6ish hours of sleep per night, and that is because I know that doing doubles unlocks fitness for me. Curious if anyone thinks the extra sleep is better and why…
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Most people aren’t bad with money. They’re stuck in a system designed to erode it. That’s different. Bitcoin is the first time in my life I felt like I wasn’t running uphill.
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The most dangerous words in personal finance: “It’s insured.” FDIC doesn’t protect you from inflation. Bitcoin doesn’t need insurance. It just needs custody.
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I don’t buy Bitcoin because I’m certain about the price next year. I buy it because I’m certain about the direction of the dollar long term. Zoom out.
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You don’t need a whole Bitcoin. You need exposure. Even $10 a week changes how you think. Once you own some, you start paying attention. That’s when the shift happens.
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Every time Bitcoin drops 20%, people panic. Meanwhile the dollar has lost 90% of its purchasing power in the last century. But that decline was slow... So no one noticed.
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The system rewards debt. It punishes savers. That’s backwards. Bitcoin flips it. Save first. Think long term. Own your money.
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My morning workout. Be sure to follow along on IG: dougrunslong
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Most people say: “I’ll buy Bitcoin when it dips.” Translation: “I’ll buy when I feel comfortable.” You’ll never feel comfortable. That’s why small, automatic buys work. They remove emotion.
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You don’t need to understand mining, nodes, or cryptography. You need to understand this: There will only ever be 21 million. Your dollars? Unlimited. That’s the whole thesis.
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You don’t feel inflation all at once. It’s groceries. Insurance. Rent. Repairs. Kids’ activities. Death by 1,000 paper cuts. Bitcoin is opting out of the paper cuts.
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Any other runners ready to get the rejection email for the NYC Marathon Lottery? Only a 2% chance of getting selected…. I guess I’ll have to pony up and do charity entry one day.
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Workout 2 for the day done!
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If you don’t own any Bitcoin, you’re fully exposed to the dollar. Every raise you get? Competing against money printers. Every dollar saved? Melting quietly. You don’t need to go all in. Just don’t stay at zero.
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Today’s morning session recap
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If you F with Instagram, give me a follow there! Building a fitness account. Will be doing a lot of cross posting between platforms. Insta mostly for fitness, X mostly for BTC! instagram.com/dougrunslong?u…

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