Forgive me, yes I am a rookie. I have my wallets set up.
I must be some kind of idiot, but is there a SIMPLE way to buy cryptocurrency? There is a $5 purchase limit with Coinbase for cards. Can't buy on Binance cause I'm in the USA. I'm super irritated at having to go through all these 1 million steps. Damn why can I just PAY and be done?
To get a start, you might like to check out localbitcoins.com.
You will pay a higher price than market price, but for a small amount to get started with the gap isn't too bad. There are some sellers that do not require ID, a verified number or anything like that. You can buy from countries other than the USA if you like.
With localbitcoins.com, there's yet another step in the way

Keep your account safe, and once you buy, the Bitcoins will either be released to your address directly (this happened years ago, I can't remember if it happens anymore) or they will be released from an escrow account to your localbitcoins.com account. From there, you can withdraw to your local wallet.
It's fairly straight forward and a pretty good option if exchanges are giving you grief. Or you'd like to stay more pseudonymous. Throw away email just for that account, do it all over a VPN. By the way, you can get VPN accounts with crypto, too! A good option for the future. Less giving out of credit or debit card details, even if it's only a pre-paid with a small limit (they almost always require ID verification too).
Good luck, let us know how you go?
