07/05/2026
What If You Bought Bitcoin… Just Once a Year?
Recently, in one of my
financial literacy talks,
I flashed a simple slide-
just numbers, dates, and
one powerful question:
What if instead of chasing jackpots, hype,
or “easy money”…
you simply bought Bitcoin
once a year?
The room became quiet.
I showed this simple example:
If from 2018 to 2026,
you bought only ₱100,000
worth of Bitcoin every January 1,
total money used or
total cash out would only be
₱900,000.
And as of May 7, 2026?
That position would now be
worth roughly ₱5.7 Million.
But here’s what made people lean forward even more…
It means:
If you only bought
₱1,000 a year
or just ₱9,000 total in 9 years…
That could now be worth
around ₱57,000.
And if you bought
₱10,000 a year
or only ₱90,000 total cash out
in 9 years…
That could now be worth
around ₱570,000.
Same Bitcoin.Same market.
Same crashes.
Same scary headlines.
So what created the wealth?
Not luck.
Not hype.
Not timing.
Behavior.
Discipline.
Consistency.
That’s exactly
what I teach under PERAktikal-
my own approach
to financial literacy.
Too many people
chase fast money.
Too few people build real wealth.
Jackpot thinking
chases quick money.
Wealth thinking builds position-
one disciplined peso at a time.
Hindi lahat ng exciting…
profitable.
At hindi lahat ng boring…
walang future.
Sometimes,
the quietest financial moves
create the loudest results.
Whether for individuals,
families, employees, leaders,
entrepreneurs, or organizations-
financial literacy today
is no longer optional.
It is survival.
It is leadership.
It is freedom.
If your company, school,
organization, association,
or leadership team wants
a real, practical,
no-nonsense
financial literacy talk or
personal and
corporate financial coaching,
let’s talk.
[email protected]
Because many
money problems…
are not really money problems.
They are behavior problems.
-Armand Bengco
Financial Literacy Advocate | PERAktikal
06/05/2026