He started around 2000, Bitcoin didn't exist yet.

The article mentions that a Chinese commenter said he should have bought gold.

SpaceHodler

An extreme case of poor money management and the rising cost of inflation.
If only he HODL’d Bitcoin instead, things would have been very different.

econ

‘Miserable’ Japan man eats rice in cold water for 21 years to retire early

k00b

An extreme case of poor money management and the rising cost of inflation. 
If only he HODL’d Bitcoin instead, things would have been very different. 