84 People Share The Biggest ‘Money Mistakes’ They’ve Ever Made
, 2023-01-06 08:03:20
To hear what sparked this conversation in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user The_guy321. He told Bored Panda, “I recently have been focusing more on my financial health. I am nearly 38, and the weight of long term financial planning is setting in.”
“I asked the question for two reasons. First, so I could learn from the collective mind that is Reddit on what to avoid. Second, entertainment value. Some of the answers had me laughing pretty good (hopefully with the commenter).” He added that, thankfully, he’s never made any significant financial mistakes himself, but he does wish he had invested more earlier on.
Becoming a doctor. At the end of the day, it’s just a job. It wasn’t worth flushing my 20’s down the drain and accumulating a mountain of debt for this. I’m (finally) in a good spot in life now, but I don’t think the sacrifices I made to get here were worth it. Even from a less self-centered point of view, I don’t really do that much good for others with this job. Modern medicine is so much better at dragging out death than it is at improving life, and I’m tired of being a part of it.
We were also curious if The_guy321 learned anything from the responses to his post. “According to the comments, don’t get married!” he shared. “I am too late to avoid that, but I have no complaints in making that decision.”
He also shared a few tips for anyone who’s recently made a financial faux pas…
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