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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3759176" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>Compulsive investment. If I wouldve invested my bonuses during my time at CHK, there is a good chance I would be retiring before I was 50 and definitely before I turned 60. Or I could've bought the land I always wanted and it wouldve been paid off by now and worth much more than the purchase price.</p><p></p><p>I also wish I wouldve matured a little more quickly and enlisted straight out of high school. At the time, growing up in a house being yelled at all the time left me with no interest to officially sign up for more of the same. In hindsight, it wouldve done me a lot of good and I think I wouldve really thrived in that environment making memories that nothing else can replicate.</p><p></p><p>ETA:: I am not sure I could even go back and convince myself to invest rather than blow it all. I was on a conscious tear to make sure I didnt see 40 so it seemed silly to plan for anything past that. Now I invest as much as I can and leave only a very small amount for fun stuff so I can hopefully make up for lost time and still retire before I am 60.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3759176, member: 35603"] Compulsive investment. If I wouldve invested my bonuses during my time at CHK, there is a good chance I would be retiring before I was 50 and definitely before I turned 60. Or I could've bought the land I always wanted and it wouldve been paid off by now and worth much more than the purchase price. I also wish I wouldve matured a little more quickly and enlisted straight out of high school. At the time, growing up in a house being yelled at all the time left me with no interest to officially sign up for more of the same. In hindsight, it wouldve done me a lot of good and I think I wouldve really thrived in that environment making memories that nothing else can replicate. ETA:: I am not sure I could even go back and convince myself to invest rather than blow it all. I was on a conscious tear to make sure I didnt see 40 so it seemed silly to plan for anything past that. Now I invest as much as I can and leave only a very small amount for fun stuff so I can hopefully make up for lost time and still retire before I am 60. [/QUOTE]
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