An Investor Who Took Out $150,000 In Loans To Buy Bitcoin Gives A Three-Year Update. But Everyone Just Wants To Know—How'd He Get 0% Loans?

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Three years ago, one Reddit user made a high-risk decision: they borrowed $150,000 using a mix of personal loans and 0% APR credit card balance transfers to buy Bitcoin.
As of June 4, they say that investment is paying off in a big way.
The investor says they now own 4.75 Bitcoin, purchased at an average price of $35,000. With Bitcoin trading at around $105,000 at the time of the update, their holdings are worth roughly $498,750. After accounting for the $15,000 in interest paid and the original $150,000 in loans, they're sitting on an unrealized gain of over $330,000.
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'I have no plans to sell any of it. Just buy and hold. Retire early,' they wrote. The remaining debt, now at about $40,000, comes from credit card balance transfers that carry 0% interest for the next six to 12 months.
They admitted to recently taking out another $25,000 balance transfer to buy an additional 0.25 BTC when the price crossed $100,000, despite previously promising not to borrow more. 'I was down to just $20,000 remaining balance, but I simply couldn't resist.'
When asked why they didn't just use earned income to slowly invest, the investor explained, 'If I only did that, then I would not have been able to buy nearly as much Bitcoin as I did at the lowest prices.'
They describe their approach as a 'reverse dollar-cost averaging.' Instead of buying a little over time, they borrowed a lump sum when BTC was trading between $16,000 and $35,000, then repaid it in monthly installments.
To critics who say borrowing to invest is reckless, they responded, 'Taking out loans to buy assets is fine, so long as you can afford to responsibly service the debt. Just don't take out loans to buy liabilities.'
They argue that inflationary U.S. fiscal policy will continue to devalue the dollar. Their thesis: borrow in USD and buy an appreciating asset like Bitcoin. 'The strategy is basically a speculative attack on the U.S. dollar,' they said.
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That was the number one question in the comment section.
'Credit Card Balance Transfer Offers. I get them all the time in the mail or with my current credit cards. You have to have a good credit score though,' they wrote.
Balance transfer credit cards let users move existing debt from one card to another, often with an introductory 0% interest rate for a limited time, typically 12 to 18 months. Some issuers even allow the transferred funds to be deposited directly into a bank account, turning it interest-free loan for a set period.
The original poster also clarified that it wasn't about transferring balances from one card to another in the traditional sense. 'You don't have to transfer a balance. They deposit it directly into your bank account.'
As for fees, they acknowledged a 3% upfront transaction fee on those balance transfers.
Their income isn't unusually high either. They claim to take home around $65,000 a year, but maintain an 800+ credit score, which is how they secured access to so much credit.
Reactions were split. Some called the move genius, gutsy, or inspiring. Others labeled it reckless or 'degenerate gambling.'
One commenter wrote, 'I did this with shitcoins and lost $175K. Good luck!' while another added, 'It's not gambling if you have a plan and discipline.'
The original poster seems unfazed by either side. 'Bitcoin is the exit strategy,' they said.
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