Compound interest is like planting oak trees.
One day's progress shows nothing, a few years' progress shows a little, ten years shows something big, and 50 years creates something absolutely magnificent.
the obsession with popularity, materialism and just overall participation in “my life is better than yours” types of exercises/flexing got an undertaker type chokehold on my people
Oh, you're laughing at the hedge fund that got juked by reddit? Well, they're bankrupt now. Are you laughing now? Is it funny now that a bunch of MBAs are out of a job? Can you laugh knowing they're explaining to their investors that they were out maneuvered by POTATO_IN_MY_ASS?
Today Gardaí pepper sprayed, tasered and shot dead a young Black man with mental health issues. There will be an ombudsman inquiry, as there always is in the case of a death at the hands of Gardai. Some thoughts...
Just over 3 years ago I had £20,000 in savings
No investments
a £375,000 mortgage
And an expected retirement age of 68.
Today I have a six figure portfolio
a £350,000 mortgage
and a belief that investing can change your life.
Progress starts with mindset.
Keep going.
If your strategy to investing in the stock market is to DM Twitter strangers asking:
"Should I buy/sell XX stock?"
You need to logoff Twitter and just go invest in an index fund
Then hold until you make a lot of money
Come Dine With Me is hilarious because people will really be in the taxi home like "the food was absolutely delicious, i particularly loved the dessert and the main felt like something i'd eat at a Michelin-Star restaurant, and that's why i'm giving Sally a 4.".