Started this game 20 years ago today.
What a crazy ride.
In 2006 I was undergoing heavy therapy from finally regaining function after being wheel chair bound and catatonic from bad pharma.
I had to file bankruptcy in 2005 after the wife left, which was 10 years of zero credit,
so until 2015, I couldn’t even have a credit card to deposit with.
I was approved for permanent disability and written off.
I was homeless at the time, and settled back with parents in 2005.
By 2008 I had already become one of the top amp crafters in the game (I sold auktuma my skills and bps)
I cashed out around $25k and had 5k skills left from around 280k.
Took that money and flipped houses with a partner who did the financial end (I covered repairs), 4 houses flipped until I got a condo on shortsale (cash only)
Without the money from entropia, completely impossible.
That condo income is what I have been living on since. I have not worked a single w-2 since then.
And my income sources have grown to the point my benefits were cut. Which I am more than ok with.
So for me, Entropia really has been the ultimate source of all income for 2 entire decades.
Paid for the condo ($130k also paid for renovations and taxes from various withdraws)
Paid for my daughters car and college ($36k),
Paid for my implants ($30k)
Paid for my CNC machine ($30k)
Paid for my Cybertruck ($109k)
Paid into housing (50k) ($70k a year cap gains income rolled over enough to pay off my home ($800k))
This is living in my own home for $70k a year while I play thanks to the 2-5 cap gains rule.
I am 100% debt free, with over a million in assets, entirely derived from Entropia.
I have deposited a handful of times in the last 6 years (mostly for buy it now on bps - currently the largest collection in game - 2560 different things) , and withdrew much more, ($12k coming out now with $10k + tt left)
Pretty amazing by any stretch of the imagination.
Thanks to the game,
Thanks to MA,
Thanks to the players,
for this amazing opportunity for a disabled father to raise his children and rebuild wealth while he rehabilitated.
Truly thankful until the final death.