š Weekly Investment Simulation. Week 25, $25/week to reach Financial Freedom ā Update 28 July 2026
Week 25.
Another $25 goes into the portfolio.
But this week is special.
After months of consistently buying regardless of market conditions, we have officially crossed one of our first major accumulation milestones:
š„ MORE THAN 1,000 HIVE!
The strategy remains exactly the same:
- 80% ā VUG (Vanguard Growth ETF)
- 10% ā HIVE (Hive blockchain token)
- 10% ā BTC (Bitcoin)
Markets change.
The plan doesn't.
š Strategy Snapshot
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Weekly Investment | $25.00 USD |
| Total Cumulative Investment | $625.00 USD |
| Update Date | 2026-07-28 |
| Objective | Long-term Financial Freedom |
š¹ Asset Prices ā 28 July 2026
| Asset | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| VUG | $83.34 |
| HIVE | $0.04376 |
| BTC | $63,752.00 |
Prices are lower this week, particularly for HIVE and VUG.
For a DCA investor, however, lower prices mean something else:
The same $25 buys more assets.
šø Purchases This Week
| Asset | Allocation | USD Invested | Unit Price | Quantity Acquired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUG | 80% | $20.00 | $83.34 | 0.23998 shares |
| HIVE | 10% | $2.50 | $0.04376 | 57.13 HIVE |
| BTC | 10% | $2.50 | $63,752.00 | 0.00003921 BTC |
| TOTAL | 100% | $25.00 | ā | ā |
Notice what happened with HIVE.
Because its price declined, our $2.50 weekly allocation bought more than 57 additional HIVE.
That's DCA doing exactly what it's supposed to do.
š Total Holdings After Week 25
| Asset | Holdings Week 24 | Added Week 25 | Total Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| VUG | 5.78218 | 0.23998 | 6.02216 shares |
| HIVE | 941.89 | 57.13 | 999.02 HIVE |
| BTC | 0.00082812 | 0.00003921 | 0.00086733 BTC |
š Two milestones are essentially here!
We have now crossed:
š„ 6 VUG shares
And we're sitting at approximately:
š„ 1,000 HIVE
Only a fraction separates the rounded balance from four digits.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin continues moving toward our first 0.001 BTC.
š° Portfolio Value After Week 25
| Asset | Total Invested | Current Value | Profit/Loss | Profit/Loss % |
|-------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
| VUG | $500.00 | $501.89 | +$1.89 | +0.38% |
| HIVE | $62.50 | $43.72 | -$18.78 | -30.05% |
| BTC | $62.50 | $55.29 | -$7.21 | -11.54% |
| š TOTAL | $625.00 | $600.90 | -$24.10 | -3.86% |
The portfolio has moved back into negative territory.
But this is where the philosophy behind this experiment matters.
I'm not investing for Week 25.
I'm investing for the years ahead.
š Investment vs Portfolio Value
| Week | Invested ($) | Portfolio Value ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| 2 | 50.00 | 51.25 |
| 3 | 75.00 | 75.82 |
| 4 | 100.00 | 100.66 |
| 5 | 125.00 | 127.68 |
| 6 | 150.00 | 146.25 |
| 7 | 175.00 | 162.57 |
| 8 | 200.00 | 184.51 |
| 9 | 225.00 | 206.78 |
| 10 | 250.00 | 234.53 |
| 11 | 275.00 | 265.43 |
| 12 | 300.00 | 299.46 |
| 13 | 325.00 | 326.39 |
| 14 | 350.00 | 369.23 |
| 15 | 375.00 | 392.18 |
| 16 | 400.00 | 417.40 |
| 17 | 425.00 | 447.60 |
| 18 | 450.00 | 446.75 |
| 19 | 475.00 | 474.75 |
| 20 | 500.00 | 486.13 |
| 21 | 525.00 | 520.78 |
| 22 | 550.00 | 550.34 |
| 23 | 575.00 | 566.89 |
| 24 | 600.00 | 599.36 |
| 25 | 625.00 | 600.90 |
š Market Insight ā Week 25
This is precisely the type of week that tests an investment strategy.
VUG dropped from $86.13 to $83.34.
HIVE dropped from $0.04872 to $0.04376.
Bitcoin moved from $66,359 to $63,752.
All three assets declined.
But instead of changing the strategy, I simply bought again.
Why?
Because DCA is designed for markets like this.
When prices rise, the portfolio benefits.
When prices fall, new contributions buy more assets.
I don't need to know what happens next week.
I only need to continue following the plan.
šÆ 25-Week Progress
After 25 weeks:
š° Total invested: $625
š Portfolio value: $600.90
š Current return: -3.86%
And most importantly, I now own:
š¢ VUG
6.02216 shares
š 6-share milestone achieved!
š“ HIVE
999.02 HIVE
šÆ 1,000 HIVE is literally around the corner.
š Bitcoin
0.00086733 BTC
šÆ 86.7% of the way toward 0.001 BTC.
The portfolio may fluctuate.
The number of assets keeps growing.
š What's Next?
Our next accumulation targets:
šÆ 7 VUG shares
šÆ 1,250 HIVE
šÆ 0.001 BTC
Bitcoin is now particularly close to its first major milestone.
At the current pace, only about 0.000133 BTC remains.
š¬ Final Thoughts
"A falling price doesn't stop the plan. It simply changes how much the next $25 can buy."
25 weeks.
$625 invested.
We've experienced rallies.
We've experienced corrections.
We've been profitable.
We've been underwater.
But every single week we've accumulated more assets.
That consistency is the foundation of this experiment.
Not predicting tomorrow.
Not chasing the hottest investment.
Just building.
$25 at a time.
See you in Week 26. š
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