What Buying My First Share of MSTR Taught Me
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Jul 29
- 3 min read
There was no confetti.
No celebration.
No audience clapping in approval.
Just me, my phone, and a $50 buy order into Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy).
Cleaning the Slate First
Before I began my 20-year challenge, I did something most people wouldn’t.
I sold the tiny leftover shares I had.
Not because I didn’t believe in MSTR, but because I wanted this journey to be clean. Documented. Day One or nothing.
So I reset my account, sold the fractions, and started with a fresh $50 buy.
No baggage. No leftovers. No ego.
Just one click. One share. One identity.

But that quiet moment changed everything.
Because I wasn’t chasing hype.
I wasn’t gambling.
I wasn’t trying to catch a perfect entry.
I was doing something no paycheck ever taught me.
Ownership.
That first buy didn’t make me rich.
It made me real.
The Power of Share Number One
Most people wait.
They wait until they’ve studied everything.
Until the market feels safe.
Until their friends approve.
Until they feel “ready.”
But clarity comes after action, not before.
I didn’t wait for perfect.
I clicked.
One share. One start. One decision.
That’s when I became an investor.
The Shift from Labor to Ownership
That first $50 didn’t grow my net worth.
It grew something more powerful.
My identity.
Up until that point, I was a bus driver with ambition.
But that small decision became a turning point.
Not because of the amount.
Because it was mine.
I stopped explaining.
I stopped waiting.
I started building.
Ownership is how the future is built.
What $MSTR Means to Me
Strategy is not just a stock.
It is not just a Bitcoin treasury play.
It is not just about Michael Saylor.
It is a symbol.
Of commitment.
Of focus.
Of long-term thinking in a short-term world.
Every weekday, I buy $50 more.
Because I want to build something no market can take from me.
Three Things I Learned from One Share
Starting Beats Studying
I had books. I had podcasts. I had theories.
None of them hit as hard as that first buy.
You don’t learn by watching.
You learn by doing.
That one $50 action taught me more than a year of research.
Conviction Is Built
People ask, “How did you know MSTR was the one?”
I didn’t.
I picked a starting line, and I ran.
Conviction grows from streaks, not speculation.
Every buy makes me surer, not because of price, but because of proof.
Automation Is Freedom
I don’t guess.
I don’t stress.
I don’t chase dips.
I buy $50 of MSTR every market day.
On Mondays, I add $100 more to cover the weekend.
On holidays, I manually cover the gap.
Bitcoin trades every day.
So does my behavior.
You Don’t Need to Understand Everything
You don’t need to be a genius.
You don’t need to be early.
You need to stop waiting.
Once I owned even a piece, my mindset shifted.
I stopped asking, “What if it crashes?”
I started asking, “What kind of investor do I want to be?”
Ownership rewires identity.
For Anyone Who Hasn’t Started Yet
Buy one.
Just one.
Forget perfect timing. Forget all the noise.
Let the market teach you.
Let the routine shape you.
Let the streak change who you are.
Everything changes after that first share.
My System (Steal It If You Want)
I buy $50 of MSTR every single market day.
That is 252 days a year.
On Mondays, I buy an extra $100 to cover Saturday and Sunday.
On holidays, I manually add $50 to stay consistent.
That is 365 days of buying. $18,250 per year.
I call it discipline with a time horizon.
Here is the full strategy if you want to duplicate it:
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Final Word
You won’t remember the price.
You won’t remember the day.
You’ll remember the moment you stopped spectating and started building.
That moment turns you into an investor.
That streak turns you into an owner.
And that identity?
That is where wealth begins.
Start Your First Share Today
You don’t need to be perfect. You need to begin.
I started with $50 and one app. That was the first proof of discipline.
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