Thought I was making the responsible choice.
Bitcoin had done well, I needed a car, locking in profits sounded like something sensible adults do. So I sold.
A few months later, Bitcoin kept climbing. The car didn't.
Someone clipped the bumper in a parking lot, and now every time I notice that dent my brain automatically remembers the BTC price too.
Everyone talks about realised profits and realised losses. Nobody prepares you for realised opportunity cost. It never shows up on a receipt, yet somehow follows you every time you turn the ignition key.