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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

wait to sell your biomedical stocks until may 2022.

had I waited, I would have made a cool $32 million.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 9 hours ago

Yeah well had I waited to sell my cool ~12000 bitcoin for more than like 30 cents each, I probably wouldn't be working my ass off right now

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 4 points 12 hours ago

"Idk either, girl, sorry."

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Start painting immediately.

[–] kazerniel@piefed.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Call grandma more frequently, you have less than 3 years to chat with her :(

(I miss her)

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

"Do drugs don't drink, bro."

I probably would have ended up drinking and doing even more drugs I think...

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Don't fucking marry her you idiot.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I was there five years ago, ten years ago, fifteen twenty and thirty years ago, and I said that to them. I was right. But it didn't help.

Don't beat yourself up, it takes a lot of guts to love.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

"I don't remember you" was my idea to say the last 5 years have completely changed my life, but I'd probably assume I got Alzheimers ahead of schedule. One sentence is tough.

"It worked out" feels like what if want to hear, but that ignores growing global and national issues. Might even make me lazier, believing in some grand natural path, creating a paradox.

I could send details on the job move that made life better, but I'm on the path that took me out of that job already, so why try to change it?

Are monetary moves the only thing that would work for me? Not to change my route, but give me some more padding today?

Start planning a good sentence to send to yourself today and have it ready 5 years from now.

[–] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Don't move across the country with him, get a divorce, your gut instincts are right, he's been cheating on you this whole time and he's about to financially ruin you.

[–] Erusset@slrpnk.net 7 points 19 hours ago

Some people just suck

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dryfter@ani.social 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly thought the same thing but I’m not entirely sure it would have mattered.

BTC 6 years ago was still 10k. Yeah, you could take out a loan for a “sure thing”, but 🤷.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

For me, it would have, but just because of the timing.

I was selling newspaper ads back then. Typically, a shitty job, but the hospital got a multi million dollar grant to use towards COVID advertising. I made a lot of commissions during that time, but now it's all gone.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Move in with your aunt and uncle now, before the dementia gets any worse.

[–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 17 hours ago

Don't invite any of your family to your wedding, the sooner you sever all ties from your family, the better.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You will have a lot more money, if you don’t spend it all on drugs.

[–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Yeah but you'll have a lot less drugs if you stop spending your money on it

[–] QueenMidna@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 day ago

You're trans. Divorce the alcoholic abuser and start being happy

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

"The Lotto numbers for 2026-09-12 are 16 20 25 33 39 45, Superzahl 0."

Sounds materialistic, but I haven't found a solution for any of the issues I had 5 years ago, I didn't make any major wrong decisions since then, and stuff like "buy RAM and GPUs" is irrelevant after winning millions of eurobucks.

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 4 points 17 hours ago

I had a similar thought, but I would send, "The winning Powerball numbers for November 5, 2022 will be 28 45 53 56 69, with a power ball of 20."

Since the Nov. 7, 2022 jackpot was $2.04 billion dollars, I would just send the winning numbers for the previous drawing that no one won. No reason to go small when I could take a huge jackpot with nearly a billion dollar lump sum payout.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

Winning numbers are public record. Don't make yourself wait the full five years!

[–] HerrVorragend@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"The winning numbers for Friday, Sep17, 2021 are 14 17 20 27 32 EZ 3 7"

Warum lange warten?

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 14 points 1 day ago

Look at Herr "I have smart ideas when put on the spot" over here.

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[–] invertedspear@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don’t let mom get that surgery. She is the glue that keeps us all together and we need more years of that.

[–] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 6 points 19 hours ago

I'm so sorry

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Force mom to go see a doctor.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 day ago

<3 same message, friend. Same message. :(

[–] RecursiveParadox@piefed.social 2 points 15 hours ago

Shit's about to hit the fan from multiple directions and all at once. There is nothing you can do to stop it, but instead focus on how to handle it. In a more healthy way.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 3 points 16 hours ago

You're gonna get a tractor in a year.

[–] FRYD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 18 hours ago

Take estrogen.

[–] the_q@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Stop the house from burning down on April 18th, 2024 at 5AM.

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YOU LIKE WOMEN!

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

You should just break up with her while you have the chance

[–] DeepDown@leminal.space 14 points 1 day ago

You have enough money to leave, do it now

[–] Naive@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Live the life, stupid.

[–] kindnesskills@literature.cafe 13 points 1 day ago

Remember to bring your protective gear, and don't ever ride even once if you don't have it - you will suffer the consequences for years.

Or possibly: All behavioural changes (even seemingly positive ones like being more brave, assertive, active, loud and outgoing) are symptoms of something going on in your pets, so prioritise going to the vet more often when they appear - catching issues early means less damage to surrounding organs, less suffering and cheaper treatment.

[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

"Nvidia is going to be stable for longer than you think."

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 4 points 16 hours ago

The market can stay irrational longer than the realists can remain solvent, has never been more true.

Enjoy the time you have with your family, they won't last forever.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Dump this job, it's making you miserable.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Find a new job when Frank retires. Jason, his replacement, is a fuckin idiot.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

CLS's stock price will increase by 3,860.57% over the next five years.

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[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Divorce him now!

[–] dontpanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago

Just leave, he doesn’t love you.

[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Staying in Japan is a mistake. When your company cuts the rest of the staff, GTFO to Europe.

(it will be up to a future version of me to send another message about if/how that works out).

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