Originally Posted by D Ghost

Unfortunately, many people will not seriously consider storing their work energy in hard money like Bitcoin until it's too late. However, I do think one point of hope is that BTC will always be cheap compared to the amount one will pay by using consistently debased fiat currency. Therefore, there will always be an opportunity, but the reward will be far less the further in time it goes.

I recommend people read The Bitcoin Standard and The Sovereign Individual.