RE: Am I going through an early mid life crisis? You be the judge! (Part 2)
We have so much in common. I think you could probably agree that our minds sometimes work in order to beat the system. Not maliciously, but out of curiosity. While you probably had more money than I ever had in my life, I developed a gambling problem too. I maxed out credit cards cashed in IRAs early and was swimming in debt and broken on the inside while smiling on the outside. I won 40,000 dollars on 5dimes online blackjack casino through a pretty clever realization about a glitch in one of the games. I showed my parents how much I won and they said pull it out now and stop. I didn't listen and went on to show my dad how my system worked and won another 3 grand overnight. I was making minimum wage and this total was multiple years earning at that job made in less than a week. I still didn't listen and as any gambling addict will tell you I went even bigger playing 1.5k hands off blackjack and them the system beat me when I tried to double down. I vividly remember the shock and adrenaline rushing through me as I lost everything. Nobody had any idea and I made up a story for my parents that the gambling site wasn't legit and would give me my original money back after I had put in over 20k into it. I didn't know what to do and eventually had to reveal everything to my parents who are supporting me right now while I look for another job. I want to use this site to pay them back for the love they have shown me even though I made such an incredibly stupid naive decision and didn't listen to their voice of reason. Enough about me, I just see a lot of myself in your post. I really would like you to be successful and help others who may struggle with gambling or other things you addressed. Glad to have you here! Hope to hear more about your life in the future too. Best of luck!
Awesome comment. I can definitely relate with the gambling. I think every gambling addict goes bigger and bigger until it eventually comes crashing down. It came to the point I was doing $10k sports bets and $500 dice rolls. No good indeed. I have given up gambling completely, with the exception of playing poker for low amounts of money occasionally. I am glad to hear you are doing well despite your experience. That is vey honorable to use this income for your parents!!
Nice to meet you, and I will see you around!
Yes I think I will maybe one day put a small amount in and play maybe five dollar bets to make some boring football matchups a little more interesting. Not gonna lie I miss the adrenaline it brought, but I realize high stake gambling is not for me. The house has a majority for a reason. So few people can make it gambling even doing mass research for matchups. Just not a good idea. My parents are awesome. I help out a lot since my dad has somewhat limited mobility, but is always helping other to the point of exhaustion. I couldn't ask for better parents. And glad to hear you are well too! And while it does make a great story, I am glad that you were not caught getting weed through the USPS. I think there would have been some large penalties. I feel that I can help others I see that might have similar tendencies since this is a really special platform. Hope its a great day! It's sweltering out here in Buffalo ny