How One $50 Investment Became the First Brick in My Wealth Portfolio
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Jul 30
- 4 min read
Every empire starts with a single brick.
One decision. One commitment. One move that says:
“This time, I’m building something real.”
For me, that brick was a $50 investment into MicroStrategy (MSTR).
Not because it was trending.
Not because I expected instant returns.
But because I was done watching, waiting, and hoping.
It was time to own something.
It was time to build.
Why One Brick Means More Than a Stack of Goals
You can read 100 finance books.
You can set every goal in the world.
But until you make that first investment or until your money leaves your checking account, and becomes ownership, you’re stacking intentions, not assets.
That first MSTR share didn’t just show up in my portfolio.
It showed up in my identity.
It was the moment I stopped being a consumer of investing advice and became a builder.
It told me:
I am not gambling anymore
I am not diversifying by default
I am laying bricks, not chasing tips
Ownership is not measured in how much. It is measured in starting.
That is why the first brick matters more than the thousand that follow.
Most People Start with a Scatter Plot. I Wanted a Blueprint
Let me show you what most portfolios look like in the beginning:
One hot stock
A little crypto
A few index funds
Then nothing
Back to watching, saving, hesitating
It is chaos. There is no blueprint. No system. No conviction.
I didn’t want that.
I wanted clarity. So I picked one company, MicroStrategy, and built a behavior around it.
Why?
Because it is not just a tech company.
It owns more than half a million Bitcoin.
It is led by a founder who eats his own cooking.
And it forces me to think long term by design.
MicroStrategy was not the flashiest stock.
But it was the strongest brick I could lay.
How I Lay Bricks Daily Without Emotion
I do not invest based on how I feel.
I invest based on a system I can repeat for 20 years.
Here is how it works:
I buy $50 of MSTR every weekday the market is open
Automatically through Robinhood
No guessing. No timing. No hesitation
And while my core system runs quietly in the background…
I use Acorns to round up my change and invest passively
I use Webull to test new ideas without touching my main plan
One platform to build.
One to grow passively.
One to learn through experimentation.
This is how you build a portfolio with layers, not noise.
A Brick Is Not a Building. But It Is the Beginning
That first $50 will not make headlines.
It will not impress anyone at a dinner table.
But it was the most important money I have ever invested.
Because that first brick proved:
I could take action without waiting
I could build without needing to predict
I could start with what I had, not what I wish I had
Wealth does not start with a windfall.
It starts with one brick laid with full conviction.
Now I log in and see more ownership than I had last week.
Not because I got lucky.
But because I showed up again.
And again.
And again.
Why I Document Every Brick
Most people only talk about their portfolio when it is up.
I do the opposite.
I document:
Every brick laid
Every red week survived
Every psychological milestone crossed
Because one day my kids will ask how I built wealth.
And I will not point to some jackpot.
I will show them the first $50 buy.
Then I will show them the 1,000 bricks that followed.
That is what legacy looks like.
Not noise. Not hype.
Proof of ownership stacked daily.
Why This System Is Different
Most people build portfolios like this:
Chase headlines
Follow tips
Panic sell
Start over
I build like this:
One asset I understand
Daily investing discipline
Public accountability
No timing, no skipping, no burnout
My system is designed for behavior, not brilliance.
You do not need to be right.
You need to be consistent.
And when your system is boring, that is when it starts working.
Tools I Use to Lay Bricks
📱 Robinhood: Automates my $50 per day buys into MSTR
🌱 Acorns: Passively rounds up change to grow in the background
📊 Webull: Lets me experiment with side plays, risk free from my core plan
It does not matter where you start.
It matters that you do.
Your first $10 is your first proof of discipline.
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Final Word
This is not about $50.
This is about identity.
This is about building a wall your future family can lean on
starting with one intentional brick.
If you have not made your first investment yet, do not wait for the perfect moment.
Lay your first brick.
Then show up again tomorrow.
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