Been first born and battling responsibility in this economy

[jcojci]

You don't have to feel alone. Many first born have the same. As first born, we cannot leaving those responsibilities, especially takes care of our parents. But we must remember that we need to prepare our own life because all people will have different destiny. You can responsible to your family, parents with all your brothers and sisters, but you have your own lives.

You can escape from the situation and doing preparation for your future. Take care of our parents is a must, whether you are first born or not. My economy is enough to take care my mother because my father has passed away few years ago. But I have brother and sister that still need help.

You can start again considering you have experienced before. But deep talk to other brothers and sisters will help them to understand the situation. You can share your problems to them so they can helps and supports. No need to feel sad but keep trying and don't forget to pray. Your situation will not last forever, there should be an end and you will live better.

[gibrab16]

You don't have to feel alone. Many first born have the same. As first born, we cannot leaving those responsibilities, especially takes care of our parents. But we must remember that we need to prepare our own life because all people will have different destiny. You can responsible to your family, parents with all your brothers and sisters, but you have your own lives.

You can escape from the situation and doing preparation for your future. Take care of our parents is a must, whether you are first born or not. My economy is enough to take care my mother because my father has passed away few years ago. But I have brother and sister that still need help.

You can start again considering you have experienced before. But deep talk to other brothers and sisters will help them to understand the situation. You can share your problems to them so they can helps and supports. No need to feel sad but keep trying and don't forget to pray. Your situation will not last forever, there should be an end and you will live better.

A lot of firstborns carry the same weight, even if they don’t always talk about it. Being the firstborn often means responsibility comes naturally, especially when it comes to caring for parents. That duty doesn’t just disappear, and in many cultures it’s deeply ingrained.

At the same time, you’re absolutely right that we still have our own lives to prepare. Everyone has a different destiny, and sacrificing your entire future isn’t the same as being responsible. Supporting parents and siblings should be shared, not carried alone.

[SUPERSAIAN]

I am the youngest child in the family. I understand the difficulty of being the first child, when there is illness or other problems, all the responsibility falls on the first child. You haven't lost anything, you can start a new chapter. If you were able to save before, you have the discipline, and you can do it again. In fact, the price of Bitcoin is even considered low right now, these are good days to start accumulating again.

I wish you and your family ease and, above all, good health.

[gibrab16]

I am the youngest child in the family. I understand the difficulty of being the first child, when there is illness or other problems, all the responsibility falls on the first child. You haven't lost anything, you can start a new chapter. If you were able to save before, you have the discipline, and you can do it again. In fact, the price of Bitcoin is even considered low right now, these are good days to start accumulating again.

I wish you and your family ease and, above all, good health.

Respect for sharing that. Being the first child really does come with a lot of responsibility, especially when family issues hit. But you’re right—nothing is truly lost. If someone managed to save before, they can do it again.
And yeah, these prices still look like decent accumulation levels in the bigger picture. Wishing you and your family strength and good health.

[Versatile_choice]

What have I missed? Where should I start from now? Are you the first born of your family? How is the economy treating you and your family?

You don't miss anything mate, I could imagine what you're going through right now but it's fine. The most important thing is your mom is fine now, so the expenses won't be much for you anymore. Though I don't really know how you started whether you set up emergency funds or not because this experience you just had is the reason why all Investors is advised to have emergency funds, well that's apart. However, I'm not the first born in my family neither second nor third I'm the fourth but sometimes I play the role of first born because I don't live far from my parents, so don't feel that this is the end of it. So Long as there's life there's still hope so you just need to start all over again, don't see yourself as a late commer.

[Doll2233]

What have I missed? Where should I start from now? Are you the first born of your family? How is the economy treating you and your family?

You don't miss anything mate, I could imagine what you're going through right now but it's fine. The most important thing is your mom is fine now, so the expenses won't be much for you anymore. Though I don't really know how you started whether you set up emergency funds or not because this experience you just had is the reason why all Investors is advised to have emergency funds, well that's apart. However, I'm not the first born in my family neither second nor third I'm the fourth but sometimes I play the role of first born because I don't live far from my parents, so don't feel that this is the end of it. So Long as there's life there's still hope so you just need to start all over again, don't see yourself as a late commer.

Everyone has good and  bad days but we should not be disappointed because there will be time when we will be successful in life and no person will be ahead from us . There are many people who are doing jobs and they are earning best and their effort is good. If you sold your Bitcoin then that is best time to invest in Bitcoin because Market is very low and people will sell these Bitcoins at 150k$ because in the near future we will see high price increase because new investors are ready to invest and 10 years old child want to be investor of Bitcoin because they have knowledge of investment and if person has knowledge of investment then he will be successful in his mission because knowledge is power and person can compete with people with this power .

[Faisal2202]

What have I missed? Where should I start from now? Are you the first born of your family? How is the economy treating you and your family?

solosanz is right, you did not miss much and it is normal, don't take this hard on yourself and be happy that you had money to cover the bills and pay for medication, because otherwise what would be the situation for you, that you know better.

I also sometime think the same thing as whenever I can save some money to buy something or invest or to take some risk, somehow new problem arises haha and I have to spend money on them but I am thankful that at least I had the money, otherwise what if I would not have then I might be struggling more with loans or other risks. I hope you will be able to accumulate again, as it is never too late.

[Antotena]

I am the youngest child in the family. I understand the difficulty of being the first child, when there is illness or other problems, all the responsibility falls on the first child. You haven't lost anything, you can start a new chapter. If you were able to save before, you have the discipline, and you can do it again. In fact, the price of Bitcoin is even considered low right now, these are good days to start accumulating again.

I wish you and your family ease and, above all, good health.

I think first borns don't really have big responsibility, it's the kind of family you belong that is going to determine your financial spending. Some parents use all their life savings and salary to send their children to school, teach them how to be independent and become a better person in the future, by the time they finish school and have job, the parent will be working less and maybe even old to support the young ones, now the responsibility of the rest will be shouldered by the first born.

Families that has children that are well to do, that have wealth and can cater for all their children don't live this kind of life. They born the children they can raise and they support them financially, and physically throughout the stage they can stand alone. Some parent will still be supporting their children even after they have their own families, this is because they have enough to go around unlike average families that can barely feed the family.

[bubilas]

It feels good to be back after so many life draining hardship of life, I have been battling some life difficulty, my mother sicked for a whole year and as the first born of my family I have to take care of my siblings too, it was too much for me, the little BTC I managed to safe in 2022 have all been used to settle bills and buy drugs for my mom.

If you are from Africa and you happen to be first born of a family where there is nothing like richy rich there is a problem, I thought I could escape this mess by starting to invest but I lost everything to responsibilities.

What have I missed? Where should I start from now? Are you the first born of your family? How is the economy treating you and your family?

I come from a country where there are no laws that say if you're the first born, you have to take care of everyone, including your parents. Here, we believe that absolutely every child and family should simultaneously care for their parents while also developing their careers and future. You'll agree, it's logical that we should improve our economic situation for our children.
After all, they are our number one priority and our future, despite all due respect to our parents. And I wish for your economic situation to improve in the New Year, because cryptocurrency is an opportunity to completely change your life.

[maknyos]

What have I missed? Where should I start from now? Are you the first born of your family? How is the economy treating you and your family?

solosanz is right, you did not miss much and it is normal, don't take this hard on yourself and be happy that you had money to cover the bills and pay for medication, because otherwise what would be the situation for you, that you know better.

I also sometime think the same thing as whenever I can save some money to buy something or invest or to take some risk, somehow new problem arises haha and I have to spend money on them but I am thankful that at least I had the money, otherwise what if I would not have then I might be struggling more with loans or other risks. I hope you will be able to accumulate again, as it is never too late.

This is true and I hope we don't try to compare our lives with others who we perceive to be happier. Because what we are experiencing in the middle of an economy like this may be the life that some people who see us want, so we should be grateful for what we can do right now.
And even when we have knowledge about bitcoin, it is already a good thing even though we cannot consistently invest. But I understand when there is a nagging feeling like that, especially with big responsibilities also about family.

[slapper]

I am the youngest child in the family. I understand the difficulty of being the first child, when there is illness or other problems, all the responsibility falls on the first child. You haven't lost anything, you can start a new chapter. If you were able to save before, you have the discipline, and you can do it again. In fact, the price of Bitcoin is even considered low right now, these are good days to start accumulating again.

I wish you and your family ease and, above all, good health.

I think first borns don't really have big responsibility, it's the kind of family you belong that is going to determine your financial spending. Some parents use all their life savings and salary to send their children to school, teach them how to be independent and become a better person in the future, by the time they finish school and have job, the parent will be working less and maybe even old to support the young ones, now the responsibility of the rest will be shouldered by the first born.

Families that has children that are well to do, that have wealth and can cater for all their children don't live this kind of life. They born the children they can raise and they support them financially, and physically throughout the stage they can stand alone. Some parent will still be supporting their children even after they have their own families, this is because they have enough to go around unlike average families that can barely feed the family.

Calling it birth order but it's really just who happened to be done with school first at the time of the money overrunning

Your parents used everything to get you educated because this was supposed to be the ladder, right? And now you're up one rung and everybody else is still down there and the ladder costs money to maintain. So you're the ladder now.

Wealthy families don't have to deal with this. Not because they planned better and love their kids better. They've got systems. Trusts. Investments that pay out irrespective. Their money makes money while it is asleep.

And we call it responsibility like that makes it meaningful. Maybe it is meaningful I don't know. But it's also just what happens when there's no safety net and families are faced with building their own. Somebody has to coordinate who eats, who goes to school, who is getting medicine. Usually fells to whom's first Africans earning too.

The part that gets me is how normal is this became. Like we just take it for granted that if parents are going to drain themselves empty that the kids are going to be right there ready to take over the parental role of financial support systems.

[Shineup]

Well it will interest you to know that not all first born are responsible enough to cater for the needs of their family should their parents get sick, or when their younger ones needs something. It varies in different homes, some first borns are so carefree that nothing concerns them. They depend on their younger ones to take care of them and assist them with their needs. So this believe that first born are always choked with family responsibilities are not entirely true.

First born being choked with family responsibilities are overrated because it is not always like just as you have said but however, if all things should be equal first born should have stand in a better position to assist their younger siblings but things doesn't happen that way just as humans may expect, nature has a way of opposing humans proposals, a first born can not give what he or she doesn't have as a result that he or she owes no one any obligations life itself is a struggle and it begins the very first day you were born.

[jaberwock]

And now imagine being the only child. If you are the only child and also got married, that means you have two houses to take care of. I work hard, 12+ hours a day every single day, just so that I can help my parents and also have a good life with my wife. I am not someone who earns a lot, which means I have to work tirelessly, sometimes even sleep only 4-5 hours because of life.

There are days where I have to take care of other things than work, like for example go take my car to repair shop as an example, or go to hospital or go to government building to renew something etc. In those days, I sleep only 4-5 hours, because rest goes to working and handling those, just so I can take care of my family and that is very tough, specially on your body and psychology. I literally got sick from all the things I had to endure in the past 3-4 years.

[Oasisman]

What have I missed? Where should I start from now? Are you the first born of your family? How is the economy treating you and your family?

I don't think you missed anything. The mere fact that you're able to keep your family afloat even it means sacrificing what you have save is a sign that you're being responsible, not only as a first born, but with how you handle finances. This is the reality that is hard to escape, and yeah the world is unfair, as long as you have some survival instincts you'll always find a way where to start. Just don't rush it, take a slow a steps to avoid wrong decisions. I know starting up again to build your portfolio after the first one being emptied kind of feel so heavy, it'll push you to do things a lot riskier to get back on your feet as fast as you can, but just like I said, take it easy don't rush it.
The economy has always been not on our side not only in your country, but it's happening all over the world, so don't think this situation as a personal failure, but a motivation to continue moving forward. Not all first born are as responsible as you do.

[Mate2237]

First of all thank you for been there for your mother in this trying period of her life as you have led by example by taking responsibility for your sick mother and even your siblings which you say that, you have been taking care of. But I want to say that in Africa we tend to put unnecessary pressure on ourselves all in the name of been the first born. In as much as you can look out for your siblings if you have the resources it's not a must that you have to kill yourself.



 Before thinking about helping others you have to first of all make sure that, you have been able to build capacity on your own. Because trying to render helping hands to others when you have not been able to stand financially is not a very good thing because, this has led to the downfall of Many. Life is a race and so it important that everyone knows that before thinking about carrying your family responsibilities make sure that you have setup yourself.

[Agbamoni]

If you are from Africa and you happen to be first born of a family where there is nothing like richy rich there is a problem, I thought I could escape this mess by starting to invest but I lost everything to responsibilities.

Did you save for emergencies when you started investing? Two things I understand here. First, you did not save for emergencies if not, money spent on health should have been taken from the emergency funds and not your investment portfolio. Secondly, if you did have an emergency fund back then, maybe it wasn't enough to cover the fees for your mom's health. Life can hit us in several ways, especially when we least expect it. But that is all bygone, now what is important is that you are healthy to start over again.

[Donk1]

​Well as the first born of your parents definitely the responsibility is on you but then to me it's easy to say all the children are included even if they can't help financially they have to still put in effect to support physically or emotionally in times of need. So yeah bro to me you didn't lose your BTC you just sacrificed it for your mom's health and for the future of your siblings and unfortunately the good news is that your mom is fine and what you have to know is this no amount of money can bring back the dead so you should be grateful, because as long as you are alive you can always rebuild. Bitcoin isn't running bro. There is still hope you just have to put in effort and consistency as you did before ...


over all I just hope you don't give up on your accumulation journey. I will advise you start small and indeed one day you will unfortunately look back at all of this and smile. That's just life there is always bad times and good times...

[batang_bitcoin]

over all I just hope you don't give up on your accumulation journey. I will advise you start small and indeed one day you will unfortunately look back at all of this and smile. That's just life there is always bad times and good times...

Not unfortunately but fortunately will look back to his roots and have that recognition to his mind that he's been through a lot but, it's all worth it. Because being the first born is a big responsibility and in every culture, there's this burden that they carry. Not to disappoint their parents and their brothers and sisters. So, there is no option for them to fail and they have to succeed so that they become a role model of the family. There will be the path that they're carving for their siblings to be carried by them and also to meet their success as well. But it's not always the same story of success for most families for a first born.

[junder]

This is true and I hope we don't try to compare our lives with others who we perceive to be happier. Because what we are experiencing in the middle of an economy like this may be the life that some people who see us want, so we should be grateful for what we can do right now.
And even when we have knowledge about bitcoin, it is already a good thing even though we cannot consistently invest. But I understand when there is a nagging feeling like that, especially with big responsibilities also about family.

Whatever our status as children, in my opinion, we must be able to be independent or help the family, it is a natural law where we must be devoted to our parents, because I believe that not all firstborn children have to bear the burden of the family but sometimes there are also middle or youngest children who have to bear the burden of the family.

 And indeed we should not be fixated on comparing ourselves with others who are more secure in life, it will not make things better but sometimes even make us pessimistic.

[Faisal2202]

This is true and I hope we don't try to compare our lives with others who we perceive to be happier. Because what we are experiencing in the middle of an economy like this may be the life that some people who see us want, so we should be grateful for what we can do right now.
And even when we have knowledge about bitcoin, it is already a good thing even though we cannot consistently invest. But I understand when there is a nagging feeling like that, especially with big responsibilities also about family.

I can't agree more, responsibilities and managing finance is a tricky thing but we have to set our plans, learn some skills, and try to control our budget by not being too a miser.

It is all part of the life, and it is so true when we look at the luxury and beautiful life of others either it is financial, love, or any other aspect of the life, we must not envy that but we can work hard to acheive that even if what we are seeing is fake but we know we like that life, and we want to live like that too and we can work hard to acheive that (if that's acheiveable) then don't worry about them if they are pretending just work hard and acheive it.

Be a role model for others, and I think everyone is pretending like everyone (these days).