[whatamidoingyo]

This absolutely hurts my soul.

Pre-covid, I religiously saved silver (and gold). Just bought some every single paycheck for like 6 years. I had coins, jewelry, bars, silverware, etc.

I wished my parents had left me a treasure, but they didn't, so I thought I'd do that for my kids, maybe even leave them a map... But I don't have kids, so after being locked in my house during covid, I kind of went a bit crazy.

I sold it all and moved states (after travelling quite a bit). My collection was quite massive, and I 100% knew that this day would come, but I didn't care, I just needed a new view. I live near the beach now, but... if I just held, I'd be in a much better place. I hate myself a bit for selling.

[seizethecheese]

At least you didn’t buy bitcoin at $200 and sell at $400 thinking you made out like a bandit, like me. (I basically never think about this though, and it shouldn’t hurt your soul.)

[IgorPartola]

Heh I bought at $20 and sold at $1000. It was only 1 BTC. I bought I think 2 or 3 and mined a bit too but back then exchanges got hacked all the time. Honestly I do not feel bad. Every pizza I bought could have been tens of thousands too if I knew how BTC would turn out (or Nvidia or Netflix or the outcome of any major sporting event, etc.). I made a profit and it helped at the time. I am not sore about it because I also do not know how many dumb investments I passed up that would have just lost money.

[nothrabannosir]

You did make out like a bandit. 100% returns is incredible.

[kayamon]

Would have been like 43000% returns if he'd held it tho.

[QuantumGood]

Absent the rampant criminal outcomes that many experienced who otherwise had gains.

[atif089]

Hey that sounds familiar. I did buy AMD at $2 and sold it at $4 when first Ryzen came out

[KellyCriterion]

You must have a time machine, because when the first ryzen in 2017 came out, AMD price was around 12 - 13 USD.

The last time AMD was at 2-3 USD was in late 2015 :-D

[KellyCriterion]

I was working with Bitcoin in my job back in 2013 when it was around 40-50 USD - if I see the charts today, it makes me cry every day - esp. since I was in that role, on the institutional side - and I didnt believe in it.

(though, I have to admit I was a student back then, but just a few weekends less with the colleagues would have made me a wealthy person)

[Aboutplants]

Your upset because you used hard earned money to completely change your life to the point that you now live near the beach? Buddy, that is exactly what money is for and it appears you used it more wisely than 99% of everyone else. Congrats on making the leap to better your situation and have experiences that will never be replaced. Enjoy your life! Looks like you are doing that so continue doing it! This is what it is all for!

[mothballed]

If you sold it and bought housing 4+ years ago when interest rates were near zero you've still got the last laugh.

People holding dollars instead of PMs or real estate are the real bag holders. Not only are they actively paying for those fed generated artificial interest rate negative real rate mortgages that property owners got (paid for via inflation on non property owners), they missed out on massive appreciation of property and PMs. They are literally paying the richest people to become even richer, and paying them for the privilege to get further and further away from ever owning their own home.

If you sold in 2023 or 2024 though, you basically got fucked both ways.

[lentil_soup]

PM?

[msuniverse2026]

Precious Metals

[rovr138]

precious metals?

[baubino]

My version of this took place in 2003 when I bought shares of a new company that rented out DVDs through the mail. I had been a customer for a few years and thought it was a pretty neat concept. Bought at around $20 per share, sold at around $27 a few years later when I was a broke grad student and needed some cash. What’s done is done. At some point, you just need to let it go.

[nurettin]

I burned like 10 MTG alpha mint black lotuses at a camp fire.

[senectus1]

you're a monster.

[nurettin]

I didn't know!

[therobots927]

You have to try to not think like that. I know because I’ve been in similar places with investments. Just try to focus on gratitude.

[whatamidoingyo]

You're right. What's done is done, and there's no going back now.