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Week 17 of My $50 a Day MSTR Journey: Boredom, Breakthroughs, and the Discipline That Builds Millions

  • Writer: Silivere Bakomeza
    Silivere Bakomeza
  • Aug 16
  • 4 min read

Updated: Aug 23

The Part of the Journey Nobody Tells You About


When you first start an investing streak, everything feels new. The first week, you are excited. Every buy feels like a milestone. The portfolio is small, but the energy is high.


By Week 17, the emotions are different. The excitement has worn off, and the weight of the commitment sets in. This is no longer a shiny new habit. It is a system. It is boring. It is repetitive. And yet, that is exactly why it works.


This is the point in the journey where most people quit. Boredom kicks in. Doubt creeps in. You see temporary profits disappear in a red market, and you wonder if the grind is worth it. But Week 17 is also the exact moment where discipline starts separating me from everyone else.


Week 17 Buy Proof

Week 17 MicroStrategy investing update showing 16.01 shares at $368.55 with a market value of $5,902. Discipline first $50 a day MSTR investment journey.
Week 17 of my $50 a day MSTR journey, 16.01 shares strong. Price may dip, but discipline never does.

Weekly 17 Snapshot


  • Shares Owned: 16.02 MSTR

  • Portfolio Value: $5,902.37

  • Average Cost: $387.13

  • Total Return: -$297.63 (-4.80%)



Portfolio Value Growth

Bar chart of portfolio value from Week 1 ($268) to Week 17 ($5,902) in a $50/day MicroStrategy investing journey. Green bars show steady deposits each week, reflecting consistency and discipline, even while unrealized returns remain negative.
Seventeen weeks of $50/day into MSTR. Portfolio sits at $5,902. The streak matters more than the short-term return

Share Growth Over Time

Bar chart showing weekly share growth from 0.73 shares in Week 1 to 16.01 shares in Week 17 of a 20 year $50 per day Strategy (MSTR) investing journey
My MSTR share accumulation, Week 1 through Week 17. The proof of discipline is in the steady climb.

BakoBar Weekly Comparison

Week 17 BakoBar from the BakoInvest 20 year $50 a day Strategy investing challenge. Shows weekly comparison with Strategy down 8.38 percent, Bitcoin up 0.99 percent, QQQ up 1.29 percent, SPY up 1.62 percent, and Gold up 1.60 percent. Part of the ongoing weekly investing series documenting long term discipline.
Week 17 BakoBar: Strategy dropped 8.38% while Bitcoin gained 0.99%, QQQ rose 1.29%, SPY added 1.62%, and Gold gained 1.60%.

What I Learned in Week 17



1. Excitement Fades, Discipline Remains


The first weeks felt like a rush. Every buy was proof that I had started something new. But by Week 17, I have made the same $50 purchase over 80 times. The novelty fades. That is when the identity kicks in.


I am not buying for excitement. I am buying because I am an investor. Because this is who I am.



2. The Boredom Dividend


Most people underestimate boredom. They think boredom means failure. I see it differently. Boredom means the habit is set. It means the action is automatic. And automatic behavior compounds far more than emotional excitement ever could.


The market rewards boredom. Because boredom means you keep going while others stop.



3. Buying While My Portfolio Goes Sideways


This week, MSTR has not exploded. In fact, some days it fell. My return looks small compared to the money I have put in. But that is not a loss, it is a hidden gift. Lower prices mean more shares. More shares mean more leverage when the real rally comes.


This is one of the most counterintuitive lessons in investing: short-term pain is long-term opportunity.



The Loneliness Factor


One of the hardest parts of this journey is that no one around me is doing the exact same thing. Sure, there are other investors. But how many people do you know who are investing in a single stock every single day, for twenty years, and showing the receipts publicly?


That loneliness cuts deep sometimes. But it also builds strength. It forces me to rely on conviction, not validation.


And maybe one day, ten years from now, those same people will look at me differently. The same streak they once thought was crazy will become the proof they cannot ignore.



What Week 17 Really Represents


Week 17 does not look like much from the outside. No huge wins. No flashy milestones. Just another week in the grind.


But to me, it represents something bigger:


  • The proof that my system works even when my emotions do not want to.

  • The strength to keep going when excitement is gone.

  • The courage to invest in silence, without the cheering crowd.


This is how empires are built. Quietly. Repetitively. Boringly. Until one day, it looks inevitable.



A Message to My Future Self


In 20 years, when I hit my goal, I know I will look back and respect the guy who made the decision to start. Not because he was brilliant, but because he was consistent. He chose discipline over doubt. He chose a system over noise.


And that guy (me today) will deserve the future rewards.



A Quick Warning for You


Do not give up. Do not break your system. Because the regret of stopping will haunt you. You do not want to be the person who looks back 10 or 20 years later, wishing you had stayed the course.


The house you want. The retirement you dream of. The independence you crave. They are all hiding behind the system you stick with today.



The $50 That Changed Everything


Every week proves the same thing: it is not the size of the money that matters, it is the consistency.


  • $50 feels small.

  • 17 weeks feels boring.

  • But add 20 years, and you have built something people will call legendary.


Never underestimate what time and $1 can do. Start as soon as possible. Stick to the system. And never let boredom fool you into stopping.



My 365 Day System


This is how my investing streak works:


  • $50 every market day (252 days per year, automated through Robinhood

  • $100 every Monday (to cover the weekend days, automated)

  • $50 on holidays (manual buys when the market is closed)


That is $18,250 invested every year, every single day, for 20 years.



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Final Takeaway


Week 17 is not exciting. It is not glamorous. But it is the exact kind of week that builds wealth.


If you can stay consistent when nobody is watching, when the numbers feel small, and when boredom sets in, then you can build anything.


Start your investing streak today with Robinhood, Webull, Acorns, or Coinbase. The best system is the one you stick to.


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This is my digital receipt. Come back to see it stack.




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