My Story
Back in 2015 and 2016, I was just another guy doing whatever job paid the bills. I worked anything: fast food, bartending, moving companies, construction. I couldn’t stay consistent with the 9-to-5 grind because deep down, I knew I was built for something more. I kept crashing into walls, feeling trapped. I wanted out. I wanted freedom. I wanted to build something I could call mine.
I thought graphic design was it. I spent hours locked in with my computer like a complete degen. Not because I had to, but because I loved it. I was obsessed with the idea of mastering something. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was searching for leverage. For a skill I could weaponize.
Everyone calls it “escaping the matrix” now. Truth is, I was already trying to break out before that phrase went viral. I didn’t want to play the NPC game. I was hungry. Relentless.
In 2016 and 2017, I found something. I started searching “how to make money online” and boom, Forex popped up. That was my entry point. I dove deep into the world of trading: Forex, stocks, and later crypto.
That was the beginning of it all.
While I was focused on improving my trading game, I still had time left over. I refused to waste it. That’s when I discovered dropshipping. It clicked instantly. I already understood attention. So I paired Instagram organic growth with a simple eCommerce model.
I turned content into income.
Every dollar I made, I reinvested with intention. I put it back into stocks, education, trading knowledge, and anything that could increase my edge. I was not chasing quick wins. I was building long-term skill, stacking knowledge, and buying back my time.
I was a fast learner. Every time a new opportunity showed up, I was ready to catch it. Around 2017 and 2018, I discovered crypto. That is when Ethereum mining caught my attention and I made a decision to go all in.
With about $25,000 saved up, I started buying mining rigs and stacking Ethereum daily. The money I made from eCommerce was reinvested into Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a few other tokens that no longer exist today.
As I got deeper into the world of crypto, I saw how chaotic and unpredictable it really was. Watching my portfolio drop by thousands was not something I could sit through. I was not built for that kind of pain. So I took control. I started managing everything with spot trading. No wishful thinking. No blind holding. Just precision and risk management.
Maybe I was too hungry. Maybe I moved too fast. But letting my portfolio bleed without taking action was never going to be part of my story.
Long story short, I was grinding. Trading Forex. Running eCommerce stores. Mining Ethereum like it was the next revolution. That hustle carried me all the way through to 2020.
And then it hit. COVID19….
I watched my portfolio bleed. Most would panic. I leaned in. I don’t know where I found the nerve, but I doubled down. Bitcoin was sitting around $4,000. I bought more. Then again at ten. Ethereum hadn’t even touched $100. I stacked that too.
As 2020 moved forward, I made a decision. I went full-time into crypto. No distractions. No plan B. After running the numbers and looking back at everything I touched, it was clear — crypto was what built my wealth. That was my edge. So I went all in.
In 2021 and 2022 I created an anonymous identity under the name @planfomo. It was a strategic decision. I wanted a clean platform to speak freely about the crypto space. No filters. No fluff. Just real perspective.
I knew deep down this industry was not just another trend. Blockchain, crypto, decentralization — this is where the world is heading. I wanted to be fully immersed. Not as a follower, but as someone shaping the narrative.
Spot trading. Leverage trading. Going deeper into crypto. Building my personal brand under @planfomo became more than a hobby. It became a full-blown obsession. I took everything I had learned from eCommerce, Instagram growth, and investing, and channeled it into one thing. A new wealth class. A new identity. A new mission.
By mastering this irreplaceable skill set of growing online, I blew up on Instagram. I monetized my grind, poured more and more into crypto every single day, and sold off my Ethereum mining gear when the shift from proof of work to proof of stake hit hard, if you know you know. I stamped my name across every social platform and started riding this wild west roller coaster with my loyal community right by my side.
The rest is history.
One quote changed my entire game: Don’t be afraid to try something new because you have nothing to lose. Seriously, folks, what do we really lose when we start with nothing? Whether you’ve got zero dollars or a hundred thousand in your pocket, it’s still nothing if your goal is to sit at the table with the high net worth players in this world.
Planfomo 👽
