This is a story of how I nearly rugged myself by:

- Not listening to @punk6529 and FOMO'd
- Limited Freedom to Transact
but
- Saved by fellow Meme Maxi @art_icu_late to pick up Exit Strategy by @XCOPYART

Powered by memes (of course)

I was on the AL phase for Exit Strategy and was worried about a gas war. I increased my gas fees to near the max that I had in MM, but I didn't plan for a failed transactions.

Normally, this would not have been a problem because I would have extra ETH to my wallet, but....

Due to previously having funds stuck on Voyager and FTX, I don't use an exchange. I have only been buying ETH through MM. @6529er @punk6529

I had been using Apple Pay to buy ETH, but Apple and my bank have decided that I am spending too much money on ETH and have been restricting how much I could withdrawal daily/weekly (even though I have plenty in the bank) @6529er

Exit Strategy phase 1 went up.

I waited the 70+ minutes for the AL to open up and quickly hit "Buy".

The transaction went through, but Etherscan showed that my Exit Strategy transaction was pending. What happened? @JakNFT

I went to Open Sea and found that I had purchased this mfer. While I love my @FineartMfers , this was not my plan.

I had simulated buying this mfer to adjust my gas settings but did not remove him from checkout. His uncomfortable grin shows he knew something was wrong.

Fortunately, I was wrong. There was no gas war. Cards were still available, but I spent all my gas money on my mfer. MM would let me buy another $100 USD of ETH, but it was stuck on pending. Enter, @art_icu_late who sent me 0.01 ETH to bring Exit Strategy home. @Ars0nic

This morning I had the ETH to go @art_icu_late store to pick up a Meme Ninja. This meme using pieces from @unofficialmfers @XCOPYART @6529er seemed to be the best way to capture this story and the end Season 1 by @6529Collections

There are so many reasons why I have loved @6529Collections
- The art
- Learning new things
- The hunt/game of collecting
- Derivatives
and most importantly
- My Meme Maxi fam and @seizerdao

Take a moment to think how incredible it is that a person on the other side of the world, who I have never met, could send me $10 instantly without a third party.

That's the power of this community and technology. I am here for it!

Thank you @6529Collections, @teexels , @DarrenSRS , @6529er, and @punk6529 for such an amazing season. You have made me a believer in the endless possibilities we have to explore. I love forward to what is next!
You can find @art_icu_late meme store @ opensea.io/collection/memeninja