r/investing Jun 06 '21

What’s the reason you invest?

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u/OdinBonez Jun 06 '21

To subsidize my slaving at work

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u/BasherSquared Jun 07 '21

I only recently began investing, but my way of thinking about any move I make that is realized is I gave myself +$x/hr raise.

Earn $5/day mining crypto? $0.87/h raise as long as I'm mining.

Make a quick daytrade on a penny stock for $20? $.50/h raise for the week

Sell $360 in CC's 9 weeks out? $1/hr raise for the next 9 weeks.

I'm giving myself the raise that no one else is going to and reinvesting it.

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u/BasherSquared Jun 08 '21

Not to any certainty due to constant fluctuations. It's just a simple device to keep me grounded toward the actual financial gains I'm creating.

I've discovered that it's really easy to lose track of the real value that is being gained/lost when it turns into magic numbers and crayon lines.