Imagine being able to travel back in time and have a conversation with your younger self. What words of wisdom or advice would you share? What experiences or lessons learned would you want them to know about?

    • satanmat@lemmy.world
      6·
      6 days ago

      Save as much money as possible;

      Short AA at the end of Aug 2001; you’ll know when to cover.

      In Oct 2001 buy AAPL

      In 2008 buy bitcoin… keep buying, and WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORDS, until it hits $100. Don’t worry about it; just do it.

  • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
    11·
    5 days ago
    • kick out the drummer
    • she’s not worth it
    • she is also not worth it
    • save every last dollar you can
    • don’t smoke that cigarette
    • forget BlackBerry, put it in an index fund instead
  • RagnarokOnline@programming.dev
    16·
    6 days ago

    You aren’t a fuckup because you weren’t smart enough to protect yourself from getting hurt by others. Your parents are supposed to be looking out for you and they are not. They are to blame, not you.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    Don’t stick your dick in crazy and whatever you do, don’t get married or buy a house together.

  • belastend@slrpnk.net
    7·
    6 days ago

    Take a hard Look at your partner, this is the best you’ll ever get. Dont fuck it up. Listen to them and go to fucking therapy.

  • ultranaut@lemmy.world
    8·
    6 days ago

    I’m not sure I would. If I could have avoided the bullshit or done the things that would have optimized my income and wealth, I don’t think I would have ended up where I am now. The risk doesn’t seem worth it, I would be a completely different person with a completely different life.

  • Weirdmusic@lemmy.world
    8·
    6 days ago

    Invest in you old age: Superannuation or some other savings device. You need to put on as much as you possibly can as soon as you can but this needn’t mean you plow all your income into it straight away. Transfer or invest as little as $20 per week initially, you’ll never miss it and after a few weeks or months keep increasing the amount till you’ve reached your ceiling. Reinvest your earnings or dividends, compound interest is a beautiful thing.

  • onlooker@lemmy.ml
    5·
    6 days ago

    I would probably tell myself not to bother with college and suggest I go to a technical school instead. Apparently degrees aren’t worth jack shit around here.