<prompt> Human: The recent Bitcoin explosion has really made me feel a mix of different emotions and none of them are good. I feel extremely regretful I didnt jump on board the Bitcoin boat earlier on when I could have purchased dozens and dozens of coins at a cheap price. This regret has made me feel that its better to jump on now before the price explodes to an even higher rate, say 5K-8k a coin. As you can tell, Im not good with investing and dont come from a family that was good with money either. Though I dont have a lot of extra money allocated for investing, I want to start now and start small with things such as a Roth IRA, 529 plan, ETFs, Bonds, and REITs. Each week Ive been seeing the small gains made from ETFs and its been encouraging but to see just how fast something as small as 100 of Bitcoin jump to 165 overnight, I feel I cant afford to let this pass me by.For the past few days, Ive been glued to my phone watching the bitcoin rises and getting anxious about missing an opportunity to ride the wave. For the past few days Ive had trouble stopping myself from buying small amounts of bitcoin and its starting to feel like Im throwing money into a slot machine that keeps paying out.  <response>: Investing based on regret doesnt sound like a good strategy.Cryptocurrencies are very volatile, as you seem to be aware. Those gains could just as easily be losses. Do not put in more than you can afford to lose, and even then, keep it under 5 of your total investmentsnet worth.Additionally, if you are not at or very near to Step 6 of the Prime Directive there may be other matters that would be wiser to put your money towards. 