The kids would be happy if they had a full time dad. Not someone who believes that child support advances for Christmas will make the kids happy.
Among my three children, 2/3 are in school full-time now, so there is not much I can do. And obviously every dad struggles with making money for his family vs. spending time with them. I have decided that I would take the past six months to make money on cryptos - and carry this on for another six months. Why? Because the gains of investing my time and money in crypto will likely be worth the time I missed with them. If I fail, then I go back to seeing them as often as I once did. But obviously, I needed to make a tradeoff here. Very many things we do in our lives come down to tradeoffs.
If all goes well, and if I make $300,000+ within the next six months on cryptos, then it will have been worth it. In March, I was going to sell one of my houses for $110,000 and invest it in Bitcoin. I did not. What would have happened had I invested the $110,000? I would have made $1.5 million in profits [minus capital gains tax].
Sometimes we make good decisions in life that turn out bad - sometimes we make bad decisions in life that turn out good. I believe I have made a good decision with Bitcoin, but the fact remains, I can't be trading coins all day long and expect to be with my kids as much as I used to.
My new baby girl is only five months old, and she is only now just getting big enough for me to want to spend more time with her. Keep in mind that very often, fathers are a bit uncomfortable around small babies - I'm not the only one who was worried I would crush my kids when they were babies. She is bigger now, and I see her almost every day. I love my kids, but I have child support, RESP payments, and bills OUT THE ASS. To the point that I need to clear $5,000 a month just to be poor. Has it been worth it? Yes. Do I wish I could do what I do, and have more time for my kids? Yes, I do. But every man who works overtime says that.
I love my kids. <3