I just spoke to a guy over chat who told me his plan was to get 100 BTC, wait for the price to reach $5k per BTC and retire after that. Since he lives in a third world county, that might be possible for him. I know this is a simplification of the problem but I d like to know what s your plan. How many BTC is your goal, at what price and what happens once you reach that goal. After all, we have all been involved in a dream, why not dream it a bit more.
Just have to remember that by the time bitcoin reaches $5k (if ever) then the daily living cost will also probably be higher. Prices go up all the time, over time. so bread costs $1 today, and $10 usd in 10 years time. If bitcoin reaches $5k in 10years, then the new target for cashing out should be adjusted as well
I agree that inflation of the USD might affect the value of goods that you can buy with a single dollar, but, if bitcoin reaches 5,000USD, I think that is because the utility of bitcoin has increased to the point where you are better off buying the bread with bitcoin instead of using a weaker fiat currency. That is, I think in the future, it won't be useful to compare the value of bitcoin to fiat, but that is will have it's own intrinsic value that allows you to buy everything you would and could buy with fiat currencies.