I’ll go first…after 10 years of speculating in the market (read: gambling in high risk assets) I realized I shouldn’t ever touch a brokerage account in my lifetime. A monkey would have made better choices than I did. Greed has altered the course of life many times over. I am at an age where I may recover from my actions over the decades, but it has taken its toll. I am frugal and have a good head on me, but having such impulsivity in financial instruments was not how I envisioned my adulthood. Its a bitter pill to swallow, since money is livelihood of my family, but I need to “invest” all I have into relationships, meaningful moments, and fulfilling hobbies.

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    8 hours ago

    On the other hand I have found a lot of people who turn the hobby they love into a business and it ruins the joy they found in their hobby.

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      6 hours ago

      That is certainly a bright side of the matter isn’t it. Maybe keeping the joy alive is more critical than the bread?