The Free Capital Problem
You can purchase $20 of Bitcoin right now, but if you don’t have $20 to spare, that’s not going to do you much good.
Small scale transactions like the one above shouldn’t be a problem for anybody. But, if you’re living paycheck to paycheck or if money is inordinately tight, you might struggle to save up enough to build momentum.
There are several ways to handle this. For example, you could pick up a second job or a side gig to make some extra money. You could move to a cheaper location or cut expenses that are no longer relevant to you.
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