This is my crypto origin story. Most people get sucked into this space by a crypto bro on Twitter, a tech genius flatmate, or a degenerate Reddit thread. Mine started with a phone call from my mother. It was mid-2017. I was living in New Zealand, working as a school teacher. Translation: completely broke. I had student debt, a credit card with about ten grand of runway, and a distinct feeling that my financial plan was basically hoping for a miracle. Then my phone rings. It is my mum. Out of nowhere, she asks: "Hey, I want to buy this Bitcoin thing. How do I do it?" Now, to make matters worse, I had actually known about Bitcoin since 2012 when I was a teaching assistant at Auckland University. Did I buy any back then? Of course not. I took what little money I had and spent it on beer for the weekend instead. Masterclass in financial planning. So when my mum called in 2017, I figured if she was noticing it, maybe I should stop being an idiot and actually pay attention. I spent weeks digging through the internet trying to figure out how someone in New Zealand could even buy the stuff. By July 2017, I finally pulled the trigger and bought my first Bitcoin. Naturally, having zero idea what I was doing, I immediately followed that up with pure, unadulterated FOMO. I bought XRP, bought DigiByte, bought NEM. Sold the good ones too early, held absolute dog shit down to zero, and made every textbook beginner mistake in the brochure. Yet somehow, the bug bit hard. By November that same year, I looked at teaching, looked at crypto, and decided to do the completely reasonable thing of quitting my stable day job to trade magic internet money and start a YouTube channel. It was a wild ride. Brutal bear markets, gut-wrenching drawdowns, and plenty of expensive lessons. But fast forward nine years, and I am living in Dubai, building real long-term wealth, and having the freedom to just hang out with my kids whenever I want. Hands down, best decision I ever made. Oh, and by the way? My mum still holds her Bitcoin. In fact, she is probably holding more than most of you watching this right now. That is how it all kicked off for me, thanks to my mum. Now it is your turn. What is your crypto origin story?