Week 36 of My $50 a Day Strategy Journey: My Average Cost Just Dropped Below $300
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Jan 14
- 5 min read
This post is part of my ongoing 20-year $50 a day investing series in Strategy (MSTR).
Each week I document the streak, the share growth, the portfolio value, and the discipline behind the system.
You can read last week’s update here: Week 35: Steady Buying, Even in the Red.
Something big happened this week.
Not a spike in the portfolio.
Not a viral win.
But something even better for long-term investors:
My average cost dropped below $300 for the first time since I started this journey.
That’s not clickbait.
That’s not market timing.
That’s what 36 weeks of disciplined buying during a drawdown does.
Let’s get into the full breakdown.
Week 36 Snapshot
📅 Date: December 22 to 26, 2025
📊 Shares owned: 42.961189
📉 Portfolio value: $6,789.59
📈 Average cost: $299.11
📉 Unrealized return: -$6,060.41 (–47.16%)
I Crossed a Real Milestone: Sub-$300 Average Cost
This was the milestone I didn’t expect to hit so soon.
When I started this journey in April 2025, MSTR was in the $370s.
Then it spiked to $420.
I watched my early buys get crushed.
But I stuck with it.
And that’s exactly why this matters:
Your average cost is a reflection of your consistency, not your luck.
The only way to bring it down was to keep buying.
No matter what the headlines said.
No matter how loud the fear got.
No matter how long the red streak lasted.
This Week, I Closed at 42.96 Shares
That number may not seem huge to someone with a six-figure portfolio.
But to me? It’s everything.
42.96 means:
42.96 decisions to show up
42.96 chances to quit that I didn’t take
42.96 receipts of ownership
42.96 steps closer to the 50-share checkpoint
My Portfolio Value Is Still Down
Let’s not sugarcoat it.
I’m still down $6,060, bout -47 percent.
But this is where most people get it wrong.
They panic because the portfolio value is shrinking.
They forget the real game is share accumulation.
You don’t win this game by watching the number.
You win by buying when it hurts.
Every dip bought is a dollar discounted.
Every red week is a chance to lower my future breakeven.
This is how wealth is built. Not overnight, but over time.
The Emotional Flip: I Now Want Red Weeks
This was the moment I knew I had crossed a behavioral threshold.
I used to hate seeing red candles.
Now I smile when I see them.
Why?
Because I trust what I’m buying.
Because I know every dip helps me stack more.
Because my goal isn’t this week. It’s 2045.
The Behavioral Milestone That Really Matters
Forget the charts for a second.
The biggest win this week wasn’t the sub-$300 average.
It was this shift in my psychology:
I now measure success by how consistent I am, not how “up” I am.
That’s rare in this space.
Most people chase profits.
I’m chasing proof of discipline.
📌 Pull Quote:
Most finance creators only show wins. I show the uncomfortable numbers too.
Not as a flex.
But because that’s the truth of real investing.
No filters.
No cherry-picking.
No editing out the losses.
BakoBar Performance - Week 36
This week, MSTR slightly underperformed BTC and broader tech (QQQ) and it’s still deep in the red over the longer run.
That’s fine by me. I’m not here for short-term scoreboard watching.
I’m here to own more.
This System Is Doing Exactly What It’s Supposed to Do
Let’s review:
✅ My average cost went from above $400s to $299
✅ My share count has nearly hit roughly 43
✅ My emotion around red weeks has flipped from fear to calm
✅ I never missed a single $50 buy
✅ I’m not checking my portfolio every day anymore
✅ I don’t flinch when I’m down 47 percent
That’s not just “progress.”
That’s behavioral wealth training.
Most people break during downturns.
They sell.
They stop buying.
They go look for greener pastures.
I stay.
I double down.
I document it.
The Hidden Power of a Down Market
If you’re reading this and thinking “Why keep buying if you’re down so much?” let me remind you of this:
The best investors buy the most during the worst seasons.
That’s how cost averages go down.
That’s how future returns get locked in.
That’s how wealth transfers from the emotional to the disciplined.
Buying is easy. Staying the course while your portfolio is down for months is the hard part.
And that’s why most people never make it past year one.
Let’s Talk Identity
By now, this isn’t even about the stock anymore.
It’s about who I’m becoming:
A long-term thinker
A disciplined operator
A builder of wealth by behavior, not hype
Someone who’s not shaken by short-term noise
That identity is stronger than any market dip.
And I wouldn’t trade it for a one-time 10x pump.
If You Started Today
Even if you didn’t start in April with me, it’s not too late.
If you started today, your average cost would be lower than mine.
You’d be buying with a cleaner slate.
You’d be starting your streak at the perfect time during the pain.
And that’s when streaks are forged.
Every $50 buy is a vote for who you want to become.
My 2045 Vision Hasn’t Changed
By the end of this 20-year journey, here’s what I want:
1,000 or more shares of Strategy (MSTR)
$10 million+ portfolio (if compounding plays out)
A digital archive of 7,300+ receipts of discipline
A brand that proves underdogs can build generational wealth
A legacy my future kids and readers can point to and say, “He didn’t fold when it got hard”
This week with a sub-$300 cost is one more step toward that vision.
If You’re New, Here’s How the System Works
In case this is your first time here, here’s a recap:
🔁 The Core $50/Day System:
$50 automated buy into MSTR every weekday (252 market days/year)
$100 extra buy every Monday (to cover weekends)
$50 manual buy on market holidays
Optional “Winter Package” for big dips (drawdowns only)
📆 Total: ~$18,250/year across 365 days
🧱 Goal: 1,000+ shares over 20 years
This isn’t a trading strategy.
It’s a conviction-based, identity-first, long-term accumulation system.
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Final Words
This journey is for the underdogs and 9 to 5 workers who are told wealth is out of reach.
It is not about timing the market.
It is about proving that discipline beats emotion.
Every $50 buy is a receipt of ownership.
A brick in the foundation of long-term wealth.
If you want to follow along, subscribe to my weekly updates and join me as I build this position one share at a time.
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