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
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      2 months 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.

  • RagnarokOnline@programming.dev
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    2 months 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.

  • Mac@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    Money things, obv
    But i could definitely help guide myself through some lessons that i learned the hard way.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

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

  • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months 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
  • sneakyweasel@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Hey, dont join the military. Go to college and do programming. Trust me, you want to go onto IT, youll be good at it.

  • Weirdmusic@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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.

  • ultranaut@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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.

  • Sierra_Is_Bee@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    You’re trans, idiot.

    Buy Bitcoin then use your fortune to help fix global warming or something else for the good of humanity.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      2 months ago

      Are you me? It would have been so much easier if I’d come out like, 10yrs ago. At least I would have been on my parents insurance.

      I’ll throw in “stop being afraid of the furry community you fucking dumbass; they’re a hell of a lot nicer than your current “”“friends””“”.

      • Sierra_Is_Bee@beehaw.org
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        2 months ago

        I don’t think I’m you, and I think it would have been harder for me to come out 10 years ago. The trajectory of my life would be completely different if I had, and my family that’s cool with it almost certainly wouldn’t have been as cool with it then.

        Still, wish I could have gotten on estrogen WAY earlier for more effetmcts U.U Oh well.