I Borrowed $20,000 On Credit Cards To Invest, Now I'm Broke!

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 773

  • @ThePatriots010304
    @ThePatriots010304 Рік тому +648

    There’s a 100% chance this guy watched a UA-cam video before borrowing $20k to invest in ETF’s.

    • @sblijheid
      @sblijheid Рік тому +75

      And probably a Tik Tok video that says Dave Ramsey is a fool and doesn't want you to get rich.
      The issue with borrowing is that when you lose your income, you're in a deep hole.

    • @ghostoferlock
      @ghostoferlock Рік тому +1

      @@sblijheid not necessarily

    • @vicsosa5703
      @vicsosa5703 Рік тому +5

      @@erikq9788 I had to stop watching that guy after he became widely known. He became everything he said he hated early on in his UA-cam channel.

    • @omalleysmith9100
      @omalleysmith9100 Рік тому +8

      Yes. A "How to earn a passive income in 2022" video, no doubt. lol

    • @mriphone1000
      @mriphone1000 Рік тому

      Nah it was probably one of the youtube grifters, that pump nothing but debt heavy trash.

  • @WiseOnion
    @WiseOnion Рік тому +315

    "He who hasten to be rich, won't go unpunished." I live by those words.

    • @thomashaas5965
      @thomashaas5965 Рік тому +15

      I don't think this person was hastening to be "rich" - I think he was just trying to get to a more comfortable place than where he is now but that's not "rich". That's just "better off".

    • @GasGuzzlerz
      @GasGuzzlerz Рік тому +8

      @@thomashaas5965 your logic is incorrect lol

    • @dantedlane2
      @dantedlane2 Рік тому +3

      The bibles been teaching for years ppl wanna be wise in their own eyes thou so

    • @dantedlane2
      @dantedlane2 Рік тому +8

      @@thomashaas5965 20k loan is hastening

    • @miketheyunggod2534
      @miketheyunggod2534 3 місяці тому

      Yea, live poor for 40 years.

  • @dogegamer3288
    @dogegamer3288 Рік тому +289

    Borrowing to invest is a fool's errand at best. Greed can be an excellent teacher to the right student.

    • @muradshawar
      @muradshawar Рік тому +8

      Same borrowing for a home if you lose your job you lose your home eventually only hope is you sell it and its higher then when you bought it but most people lose job during recession and there are lots of new home buyers before recession . Risk is everywhere

    • @Murphys_Law9
      @Murphys_Law9 Рік тому +15

      Not really, smart money do it all the time.

    • @AdamGbl95
      @AdamGbl95 Рік тому +9

      Not if you do it wisely! This person did it the wrong way. Borrowing money and investing the right way can be the best and fastest way to build wealth, especially in real estate. It's called leverage. Saving to pay cash for EVERYTHING will take ages and only limit yourself.

    • @AdamGbl95
      @AdamGbl95 Рік тому +2

      @@muradshawar Not if you do it the right way. Dave gave up after his first loss in real estate because he didn't do it the right way. If you buy a home with equity below the median every time, and follow the right strategy it can be an excellent way to build wealth quickly (but not overnight) Leverage is a powerful tool when you use it correctly.

    • @muradshawar
      @muradshawar Рік тому

      @@AdamGbl95 Thats a good point

  • @yehudastollak6808
    @yehudastollak6808 Рік тому +284

    Honestly when ever I complain about life I always think someone’s situation is way worse. I ain’t no millionaire but I ain’t in any debt either and ain’t planning on being in any debt.

    • @Thejasonrogers
      @Thejasonrogers Рік тому +12

      Depends on the type of debt.

    • @bigmeany1184
      @bigmeany1184 Рік тому

      Totally!

    • @andreasmelkersson3592
      @andreasmelkersson3592 Рік тому

      @Yehuda Stollak Debt is great for wealth creation.

    • @rthelionheart
      @rthelionheart Рік тому +2

      Wait until a future-ex-wife shows up!

    • @AtoZb137
      @AtoZb137 Рік тому +1

      Good debt that can be managed is a good thing. Dave needs to do a better job of teaching his listeners that, they are missing out on a lot of opportunities

  • @ryansath3293
    @ryansath3293 Рік тому +197

    Don’t gamble what you can’t lose

  • @ignitionSoldier
    @ignitionSoldier Рік тому +210

    His first mistake was thinking gambling is the same as investing.

    • @tdgdbs1
      @tdgdbs1 Рік тому +8

      You said it best.

    • @jimmymcgill6778
      @jimmymcgill6778 Рік тому +7

      It kind of is.

    • @I_like_turtles_67
      @I_like_turtles_67 Рік тому +7

      @@jimmymcgill6778 Explain how long-term. Decades worth of investing. Is the same as gambling.
      I do both BTW.
      I love sports betting.
      But it's for fun. Not a way to make money. Unlike my investment portfolio.

    • @TableForOne2025
      @TableForOne2025 Рік тому +6

      Yes, totally agree. His case was more of gambling then investing 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @jimmymcgill6778
      @jimmymcgill6778 Рік тому +2

      @@I_like_turtles_67 Well you putting money in it hoping it will grow.
      SO it's kind of the same thing. But it's also not the same.

  • @kidneedonor8088
    @kidneedonor8088 Рік тому +90

    The best life lessons I have learned from are mistakes that cost me money. These taught me more than any teacher ever did.

    • @Imran-Shah
      @Imran-Shah Рік тому

      I am a teacher...in higher ed. I teach financial math. If students would listen to my lecture, they would not be in these kinds of financial drama's. But I am just a faculty. What do I know? Some of my students drive bigger cars than I do. I must have done something wrong

    • @kathleencooney1518
      @kathleencooney1518 3 місяці тому

      Exactly

    • @theeplugtv6834
      @theeplugtv6834 2 місяці тому

      And I don’t remember anything I learned in school accept fractions💀

    • @topher7716
      @topher7716 2 місяці тому

      Well did you know 99.9% of gamblers quit before their big win?

    • @anotherhairlessapewithanop7455
      @anotherhairlessapewithanop7455 2 місяці тому

      @@theeplugtv6834accept and except are two different words

  • @comlbbeau
    @comlbbeau Рік тому +15

    "There's no shortcut to anyplace that's worth going." I like that.

    • @learenng1267
      @learenng1267 Рік тому

      so true! if it was that easy, everyone would be doing it!

  • @kathleencooney1518
    @kathleencooney1518 3 місяці тому +5

    I bought a house when I was 25 years old ( Calif ) It rapidly increased in value. I bought a 2nd home and rented it to a relative who made more than I did. He flaked on me, addiction got him. I could have paid off the mortgage on my house instead of trying to continue to ride the real estate market. I sold the 2nd house & was only able to cover the existing mortgage. Years went by & I stayed conservative, investing slowly & incurring no more debt. If I hadn’t of gotten burned with that 2nd house ? I may have done something REALLY stupid later. Some of us just have to learn from stupid mistakes.

  • @TheBoringLameInvestor
    @TheBoringLameInvestor Рік тому +24

    Yikes. Remember, you don’t lose money until you sell.

    • @jimhandler1129
      @jimhandler1129 Рік тому +8

      I agree. He should start paying off the debt, but not sell his investments, especially not now.

    • @Armchair-Investor
      @Armchair-Investor 2 місяці тому +5

      I hope he held. S&P at all time high now.

    • @blahbleh5671
      @blahbleh5671 2 місяці тому +3

      @Armchair-Investor Yeh the market had rebounded a decent amount by October 23 I think

  • @kalan4787
    @kalan4787 Рік тому +14

    The problem with the "borrow to invest" mindset is that there is survivorship bias out in the world where a few people who speulated like that actually came out on top. No one ever pays attention to the overwhelming majority of cases where people who go that route end up losing. They don't usually make the effort to shout from the rooftops "Look at me! I'm a cautionary case!!" but those very few people that did succeed this way make sure to put it in your face.

  • @carieyoung1111
    @carieyoung1111 Рік тому +12

    I learned in my own life- there is NO shortcut to wealth, happiness or health. It takes extreme effort and hard work.

    • @blackworldtraveler3711
      @blackworldtraveler3711 Рік тому +4

      For me it was very little effort and work.
      Just common sense and time on my side from starting in my teens with habit of always saving and investing a portion of my income.

    • @waterheaterservices
      @waterheaterservices Рік тому +1

      @@blackworldtraveler3711 Every one should do what you did. Job well done. Travel on.

  • @blackknight9773
    @blackknight9773 Рік тому +26

    Excellent advice. I am living this right now. I am paying it off as soon as I can and you are right. Look at it as paying to learn a lesson on what to never do again.

  • @frankm2385
    @frankm2385 2 місяці тому +5

    The best way of gaining wisdom is learning from other people's mistakes. I have a lot of knowledge, thanks to all of these callers, etc.

  • @Bradimoose
    @Bradimoose Рік тому +135

    This guy needs to post on wall street bets. My favorites are the ones that gamble with student loans or helocs.

    • @genxx2724
      @genxx2724 Рік тому +1

      😳

    • @lot2196
      @lot2196 Рік тому +20

      I told a guy I had my house paid off and he asked me why I didn't leverage it and invest the money. I just laughed at him. It's financial "Peace", and peace isn't necessarily rich. Just happy at the place we are in the world.

    • @MistaTofMaine
      @MistaTofMaine Рік тому +5

      @@lot2196 tells u that guy probably isn't the smartest 😂

    • @I_like_turtles_67
      @I_like_turtles_67 Рік тому +5

      There's a UA-cam channel dedicated to this type of stuff. Benjamin I believe.

    • @commonsense-og1gz
      @commonsense-og1gz Рік тому +1

      @@lot2196 you may have peace problems when the inflation on everything is 3x in 10 years. having used that to buy rental property, would certainly add more to that peace.

  • @shigggypiggy
    @shigggypiggy 2 місяці тому +5

    I bet he's up now

  • @TheFlyingZulu
    @TheFlyingZulu Рік тому +48

    I'd ride it out... Pick up extra jobs right still though but start paying that CC debt down as much as possible.

    • @cebollo1709
      @cebollo1709 Рік тому +11

      Completely agree those ETF will recover and he has the time to over work to pay that off

    • @shawnshawn3107
      @shawnshawn3107 Рік тому +5

      Agreed
      Should definitely not cash out today. He needs to work it off and reap the reward at the end.

    • @Bmc2021
      @Bmc2021 3 місяці тому +3

      Man look at snp now

  • @grandmasewhappyhomestead187
    @grandmasewhappyhomestead187 Рік тому +8

    Speak Dave Ramsey appreciate all your wisdom. I went through your course 17 years ago with my church. I wish you would have listened to some of that wisdom back then and I'm cleaning up a little bit of a mess but hopefully it won't be long and it will be done

  • @kyungshim6483
    @kyungshim6483 8 місяців тому +25

    I hope the caller didn't listen to Dave and held his ETFs. He would be ahead now.

    • @a88pockets
      @a88pockets 2 місяці тому +4

      6 months from your comment and he'd be double extra ahead

  • @danmeyo
    @danmeyo Рік тому +39

    I fell in the same rabbit hole in 2018. Thankfully, I made 96k/yr; not 35k/yr

    • @MrTrevorDidier
      @MrTrevorDidier 3 місяці тому +1

      The $35k per year seems like the bigger mistake. Very few people will make progress with $35k per year income.. unless there is focus on other avenues of building wealth.

  • @srdjr6760
    @srdjr6760 Рік тому +48

    That was stupid. He would have done nicely to dollar cost average into an S&P 500 fund. At this point, he should just plan on paying off as much as he can each month and stand pat on the investment if he can pay that 20k off over the next 16 months. His losses right now are just paper losses. Eventually he will make a profit on that stock.

    • @ilikeshroomgals
      @ilikeshroomgals Рік тому +1

      Yea if he was in spy and voo he should just dca and payoff that debt asap

  • @iseepandas1
    @iseepandas1 Рік тому +23

    The moment of silence said it all..

  • @cazpk6840
    @cazpk6840 Рік тому +6

    Would love to see Sharon on the show someday to share her experiences and insights as well. Perhaps she and Dave can come on Rachel's show soon. Proverbs is filled with so much wisdom and I dont read it enough.

  • @erickware6511
    @erickware6511 Рік тому +23

    My favorite Ramsey line of all time is I have PhD in d.u.m.b.!! I think and use this phrase often.

  • @thrashncrash4046
    @thrashncrash4046 Рік тому +43

    PSA: For those who are thinking about or are already delivery drivers. You will need to look into getting commercial or delivery insurance. In most pizza chains, the managers won't tell you to need special insurance. Insurance companies will deny your claim if you get into an auto accident while delivering pizzas. No matter if it was your fault or the other driver's fault.

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 Рік тому +8

      The extra insurance and ware and tear on the vehicle probably means you're losing money. Also this renting out your car to people, if that really worked out would people just get 10 cars rent them out and just quit their job.

    • @bigmeany1184
      @bigmeany1184 Рік тому +1

      Interesting thanks for the information!

    • @cashway0420
      @cashway0420 Рік тому +2

      I'm not advocating insurance fraud (even though they like over charging customers) but how would they know your delivering pizza's if you don't tell them? The police aren't going to include that in an accident report. You definitely would increase chances of accidents though driving around all day and would wear out car parts faster so I don't think it's as profitable as Dave thinks.

    • @cashway0420
      @cashway0420 Рік тому +1

      @@chrishart8548 You would probably be better of renting trailers for moving or something like that, less insurance, less moving parts and less things that can break and cause expensive maintenance. People drive rentals like they're in the dukes of hazard lol

    • @thrashncrash4046
      @thrashncrash4046 Рік тому

      @BillSanders My insurance company State Farm was across the street from where I delivered pizzas. Someone from State Farm called me about getting commercial/business car insurance. That's how they knew I was a delivery driver. If the cop fills out the accident report and includes that the delivery driver was delivering pizzas or sees a car topper. Then, the insurance companies might find out you are a delivery driver from the accident report.

  • @umtozzi
    @umtozzi 10 місяців тому +7

    This was a very risky and reckless thing for him to do. But with all that said, if he ended up not listening to Dave's advice and let it ride until the promotional period was over, he would have made all his money back and then some. We have the benefit of hindsight.

  • @Armchair-Investor
    @Armchair-Investor 2 місяці тому +3

    I hope this young man held those ETFs. S&P is at all time highs now. March 2024.

    • @slabbygabby
      @slabbygabby 2 місяці тому

      If he brought something like s and p 500 then yeah

    • @Armchair-Investor
      @Armchair-Investor 2 місяці тому

      @@slabbygabbyyeah, he bought $20k worth of S&P index 0:20

  • @DevinSamarin
    @DevinSamarin Місяць тому +1

    Looking back, it was even lower in October 2022, and only coming up at bit in August.

  • @kevdogg545
    @kevdogg545 Рік тому +58

    I would ride it out until the due date becomes closer. He has until October 2023 before he has to make the decision. A lot can happen in a year

    • @ASimoneau
      @ASimoneau Рік тому +8

      Correct. For example, he could lose a lot more money.

    • @kevdogg545
      @kevdogg545 Рік тому +7

      @@ASimoneau Correct. He could also make more money or break even as well.

    • @shrimuyopa8117
      @shrimuyopa8117 Рік тому

      Yah he could lose even more money by then.

    • @kevdogg545
      @kevdogg545 Рік тому +1

      @@shrimuyopa8117 He can also make more money by then as well.

    • @weswest8666
      @weswest8666 Рік тому

      They might back date the interest.

  • @joaquimsabina
    @joaquimsabina Рік тому +9

    So the s&p can go to zero Dave... but mutual funds make 12% a year🙄
    Sell nothing and start paying the loan... you have 15 months to do it

    • @andreasmelkersson3592
      @andreasmelkersson3592 Рік тому

      @Joaquim Sabina VTSAX though encompasses all chosen stocks by mutual funds. One of the safest investments there is.

    • @carlosmuniz4432
      @carlosmuniz4432 2 місяці тому +1

      Cause he wants people to buy the mutual funds he selling 🤣.

  • @mommytradertube
    @mommytradertube Рік тому +255

    Lesson here: NEVER borrow money to invest in stocks.

    • @soogasooga
      @soogasooga Рік тому +21

      even more generally, never use money that you can't afford to lose value on, to buy stocks. ( e.g. down payments, loans, emergency fund, etc)

    • @mommytradertube
      @mommytradertube Рік тому +1

      @@soogasooga Yes!! I agree

    • @JeanValjean875
      @JeanValjean875 Рік тому

      What about real estate?

    • @mommytradertube
      @mommytradertube Рік тому +4

      @@JeanValjean875 That I will borrow money for but not to buy stocks.

    • @fsmoura
      @fsmoura Рік тому +2

      Unless you have a sure thing/hot tip, of course.

  • @kens805
    @kens805 Рік тому +1

    Experience is a good teacher; gives you the test first and the lesson later.

  • @fiedler230
    @fiedler230 Рік тому +16

    When I get money issues, I just pray and it goes away. Prayer works people! Just pray it away!!!!

    • @cutehumor
      @cutehumor Рік тому +3

      It worked with the supreme court. 🤣😁😆😂🤪😅

    • @swampcrawlerls1267
      @swampcrawlerls1267 Рік тому +7

      This is a joke right?

    • @jimroscovius
      @jimroscovius Рік тому

      @@cutehumor They just put a woman on SCOTUS that doesn't know what a woman is 🙄

    • @Angelo80907
      @Angelo80907 Рік тому +1

      give to caesar what is caesar's and to god what is god's. Gotta love people that pray to god for money 😂

    • @fsmoura
      @fsmoura Рік тому

      when the collectors are banging at the door I pray even harder ( o.o)

  • @Brandon-ol1fv
    @Brandon-ol1fv Місяць тому +1

    Poor guy, market SHOT UP after October 😂😂

  • @michaelhutchinson2854
    @michaelhutchinson2854 5 місяців тому +2

    Never borrow what you can’t afford….

  • @miketracy9256
    @miketracy9256 3 місяці тому

    Good advice from Dave is to choose your pain and it takes a big man to admit mistakes.

  • @justme87999
    @justme87999 Рік тому +47

    You can't say you mostly follow Dave's advice and have 100k in debt

    • @billkindig137
      @billkindig137 Рік тому +10

      To be fair, he doesn't have a 100k in debt.

    • @DrTroop
      @DrTroop Рік тому +2

      "I follow all it all except the money stuff."

    • @xiomaragomez6649
      @xiomaragomez6649 Рік тому +1

      That's hilarious 😂

    • @jimhandler1129
      @jimhandler1129 Рік тому +2

      True. The caller didn't say that.

    • @SeattlePioneer
      @SeattlePioneer 3 місяці тому +1

      He said he had $100K credit lines AVAILABLE, not that he'd used all of that.
      He used just part of that and got himself in trouble.

  • @SgtSnausages
    @SgtSnausages Рік тому +55

    You borrowed money to *gamble*.

    • @mustangschelle68
      @mustangschelle68 Рік тому

      For real!!!

    • @MrTrevorDidier
      @MrTrevorDidier 3 місяці тому +1

      Zero percent interest.. can't say it's a silly move. Him making $35k per year is the silly move; bump up that income. Take zero percent loans all day long use it to your advantage. Reasonably calculated debt is the way to go for most people.
      At least he didn't blow it on a penny stock that went to zero.

    • @AM-dk5ym
      @AM-dk5ym 2 місяці тому +1

      @@MrTrevorDidier ...? It's only zero percent for a certain amount of time unless I'm mistaken

    • @MrTrevorDidier
      @MrTrevorDidier 2 місяці тому

      If the rate blows up at some point, have a way to pay it off in full. This is the mistake in the video's scenario. I would take unlimited 0% loans... even with 6-12 month pay back in full at the end of the term, or rate balloons. Definitely be mindful not to blow it all. ( ^.^ )@@AM-dk5ym

  • @Mi4mi_joe
    @Mi4mi_joe Рік тому +10

    I get where he’s coming from. I’m waiting to see if they officially announce a recession from this 2nd quarter, and pick up stocks when they really decline. But I have cash. Would never borrow to invest like that. That’s scarier than investing money you already have.

  • @BeeCheap-uc3tc
    @BeeCheap-uc3tc 2 місяці тому

    Great video! Even if you get a 9-5, yeah you're going to make more money but eventually thats going to get old, too. If your true passion is being a full time content creator, don't lose focus on that and stick with it. Thanks for sharing your experience.

  • @nancybashista1390
    @nancybashista1390 Рік тому

    Good advice.

  • @SirHargreeves
    @SirHargreeves Місяць тому +2

    The expected value calculation on this trade is horrible. Risking $20,000 to make $5,000?

  • @lindsaysimplified
    @lindsaysimplified Рік тому +8

    I was waiting for Dave’s head to explode while George was reading this. 😂

  • @antieveryone362
    @antieveryone362 2 місяці тому +1

    Man here we are now. If he held he’d have a huge gain, the market has been crazy good this last 365

  • @pinayinuk
    @pinayinuk Рік тому

    So great to learn here

  • @nic_ccc3366
    @nic_ccc3366 Рік тому +16

    Such a risky move. I would never borrow money to invest for only a couple of years. You should be invested for at least 10 years. If I were him I'd hang on but save as much as possible to cover his (potential) losses. This must be so stressful for him.

    • @nic_ccc3366
      @nic_ccc3366 Рік тому

      @@erikq9788 Sorry you took that loss. But I bet no longer having this hanging over your head is priceless!

  • @bjkarana
    @bjkarana Рік тому +14

    This is what the result is if your read the garbage that the financial media puts out. Stocks/equity funds didn't _crash;_ they simply went from obscenely overvalued to slightly overvalued.

    • @RusskiCommieBot
      @RusskiCommieBot Рік тому +1

      The currency is dramatically overvalued. Once you understand that you begin to realise how low stocks will go.

    • @barbieblue3336
      @barbieblue3336 Рік тому

      Completely

  • @wdev9327
    @wdev9327 Рік тому +2

    He didn't have any risk management set in place. Building success off this is doable if you have the discipline and patience. Id start small and scale up as I grow more consistent.

  • @fhuber7507
    @fhuber7507 Рік тому

    Good to have a long time to not do the same mistake again.
    Learn well and that lesson can save you enough to retire on.

  • @mteevie1609
    @mteevie1609 2 місяці тому

    Been there, done that. Stocks never go the way you think it would. It is really gambling. My advice is to either cash it out and take the money and pay what is left. Other option would be to transfer to another 0% interest credit card if you have that option. This all depends on how long you want to wait but remember every time you transfer there is 3-5% fees and they will add up.

  • @RGrif1224
    @RGrif1224 Місяць тому +2

    Never heard a rich individual say: Take a line of credit to invest in the stock market... 🤨

  • @Peter-mf6gh
    @Peter-mf6gh Рік тому

    Experience is the Best Teacher ✏📝📆

  • @wigwam3270
    @wigwam3270 Рік тому +6

    “Invest” 😂😂😂

  • @GroceryBoy
    @GroceryBoy 10 місяців тому +4

    If he held it he would have got his money back and then some stocks just hit all time highs again 😮

  • @alexomer9916
    @alexomer9916 2 місяці тому +1

    Dude was a genius just needs to ride it out and got a lil scared that the dip dipped lower but if he held which I hope he did he’s definitely up right now.

  • @jamesshaw3850
    @jamesshaw3850 Рік тому

    Today I came here to hear the smashing noise of dave to say what nuckle head. Follow the formula man....

  • @calcommpr
    @calcommpr Рік тому +1

    Should have done put option contracts. But if it was me I never would have used OPM to invest. Use your own money and take some classes and learn how to read technical charts. The SPY is going down not up. If he knew technicals, he would have seen that at the end of 2021. It’s still got room to fall more.

  • @AnnMitt
    @AnnMitt Рік тому +2

    Slow & steady wins the race. "Slow" as in 40 years of buying a small amount with each paycheck into various funds. Reward comes when you're 60 years old. Start at 20 yrs old.

  • @wewhoareabouttodiesaluteyo9303

    I am the other way around. I get my paychecks and I invest first, thinking I will make a profit off say SHOP and AMZN because they split and now I am in a slight hole. I still have $2k in cc debt I have to pay off. Luckily, I have not been charge interest yet when it carries over into the next statement period.

  • @MrZablon
    @MrZablon 2 місяці тому

    I've did exactly what this guy did on a smaller scale, used credit to buy product for flip sale but ended up not even going half even. So now I got some debt, but now have a solid full time and part time gig, putting my head down, understanding that you live in learn, should be back out of debt on baby step 2 in 3-4 months 🙏🏿

  • @thomasmariani8818
    @thomasmariani8818 Рік тому +32

    How does someone with 35k/yr qualify to borrow up to 100k?

    • @YutubeBansALot
      @YutubeBansALot Рік тому +2

      Bank monopoly

    • @PInk77W1
      @PInk77W1 Рік тому

      Cra Cra

    • @blackworldtraveler3711
      @blackworldtraveler3711 Рік тому +3

      It was happening before the housing crash in 2008.
      All you had to do was fog a mirror back then to buy a $200k-$300k house on $35k/yr income.

    • @l-train7876
      @l-train7876 Рік тому +2

      @@blackworldtraveler3711 yeah but not now.

    • @l-train7876
      @l-train7876 Рік тому +2

      I was wondering the same thing.

  • @LordRawnsley
    @LordRawnsley Рік тому

    the way dave ramsey says “sooo”. 😂

  • @NickVetter
    @NickVetter Рік тому

    I'd wait, but be focused on saving a bunch of money in the next year so hopefully cover it if I had to. Most likely it would go back up by then but who knows.

  • @claraclouse9086
    @claraclouse9086 Рік тому +35

    Protecting your capital is much more important than making money. Basically because if you lose your capital, making money is much harder.
    ''Missing the train'' vs. ''losing your money''. There are a lot of trains, but if your money is gone, it's over.

    • @bobbymainz1160
      @bobbymainz1160 Рік тому +2

      Unfortunately, most people don't get this, the majority is after chasing tops/bottoms where they fail & get out of the game. Risk management is the key.

    • @Mr_Fairdale
      @Mr_Fairdale Рік тому +2

      “Never lose money”
      -Warren Buffet

    • @adoe2305
      @adoe2305 Рік тому

      Deep. I haven't heard it put like that before.

  • @-MakeItGood-
    @-MakeItGood- 2 місяці тому

    Keep the index funds because they will eventually come back if they are worth anything and get a second job to pay off CC

  • @reapmansix2145
    @reapmansix2145 Рік тому +13

    I think we all know best until we don’t. I thought I was the new oracle of trading until I took a huge haircut on options. Good news is, lesson was learned. Now I invest in mutual funds and have no debt. You will recover Rick!

  • @johndone8045
    @johndone8045 Рік тому +6

    It WILL go back up next year oct, just chill

  • @ghostmane2643
    @ghostmane2643 Рік тому +1

    Only issue with working a delivery gig right now is you're spending $600+ in gas. Get a remote online gig for more money and save that gas money.

  • @RJRussoVids
    @RJRussoVids Рік тому +30

    That’s called trying to catch a falling knife. 🔪

  • @Kyletrue
    @Kyletrue Рік тому

    People that have no idea what they're doing should never do something like this. People that know what they're doing can. Also, he could write covered calls against the position to start pulling some of that money back out while he's waiting. But again, you have to know what you're doing.

  • @jaeminkim7406
    @jaeminkim7406 Місяць тому

    You Ramsey you love debter haha

  • @redflag4255
    @redflag4255 Рік тому

    If it's too good to be true it usually is. i learned that the hard way twice.

  • @UrbanSurvivor
    @UrbanSurvivor Рік тому

    Everytime you set your self up to get rich quick you can have your head taken off! 💯

  • @eplugplay8409
    @eplugplay8409 Рік тому

    Just wait and past nov just pay interest to wait and sell When it comes back up

  • @zekewatson6489
    @zekewatson6489 Рік тому +6

    “A lot of bad decisions made here.” 😂

  • @FredDogification
    @FredDogification Рік тому

    Bad choices… at this point ride it out and hope.

  • @ColeBeasley
    @ColeBeasley Рік тому +1

    You better hold cuz..

  • @Oitswan
    @Oitswan Рік тому

    That moment of silence

  • @jkbc
    @jkbc Рік тому

    I like the Characterization of this mistake: Tuition for School of Life...sometime we had to learn things the hard way and painful.

  • @TheValuablepainter
    @TheValuablepainter Рік тому +6

    Ramsey laugh’s 😂 like Chucky!

  • @mrplayafication
    @mrplayafication Рік тому

    Buy the dip!

  • @vincentortega4284
    @vincentortega4284 Рік тому +4

    That is gambling; not investing.

  • @khyriedwards8862
    @khyriedwards8862 Рік тому +7

    I’m not a religious person by any means but through Dave I say that proverb with him every time. He’s got it engraved in my head.

    • @eeebee6166
      @eeebee6166 Рік тому +1

      You don’t need to be religious to find wisdom in religious texts.

    • @user-mf4gz3sp1q
      @user-mf4gz3sp1q 2 місяці тому

      ...a diamond is a diamond even if it's buried under a dung pile...

  • @FireAndIce720
    @FireAndIce720 Рік тому +1

    Let it ride

  • @coniccinoc
    @coniccinoc Рік тому

    I lost nearly everything twice in my life.
    Sometimes you have to tough a hot stove twice before you learn you shouldn't touch a hot stove.

  • @lightbrightconnect
    @lightbrightconnect Рік тому

    😂😂 you see who was skinny dipping when the tide goes in.

  • @MichaelJones-rn2pq
    @MichaelJones-rn2pq Рік тому +12

    He bought when stocks were on sale. He didn't know that they would go on sale even more. A cautionary tale for those who like to use this strategy.

    • @juanmartinez-ts2bg
      @juanmartinez-ts2bg Рік тому +7

      Nothing wrong with Buying the dips, just as long as you don’t use borrowed money

    • @spankynater4242
      @spankynater4242 Рік тому +1

      @@juanmartinez-ts2bg exactly

  • @jimroscovius
    @jimroscovius 3 місяці тому

    My first thought was, "What an idiot!" Then that ended up being my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th thoughts too.

  • @richardcarlisle6692
    @richardcarlisle6692 Рік тому +2

    Don't even have to watch the video to tell where this one is going.

  • @Fishhawg
    @Fishhawg Рік тому +1

    The problem is he couldn’t afford to wait for the return. IMO that’s the bad decision. He will look back on the etf in the future and say if I held it until now… but that’s the game.

  • @PeterJames143
    @PeterJames143 4 місяці тому

    dave is valuable based on how smart he is. but george is my favorite copilot. like rachel too

  • @jimmymcgill6778
    @jimmymcgill6778 Рік тому +20

    Keep it. You don't lose until you sell.
    Dave is wrong. DO NOT SELL.

    • @fsmoura
      @fsmoura Рік тому +10

      Exactly, that's how I avoided any losses on my Enron position.

    • @blingman78
      @blingman78 9 місяців тому +1

      Exactly, I still have my Nortel and Bre-X stocks.

  • @criessmiles3620
    @criessmiles3620 Рік тому

    Buy more
    Cheers from west Africa
    🦅

  • @AJohnson0325
    @AJohnson0325 Рік тому

    Don’t risk what you need and have for what you don’t need and don’t have.

  • @SgtSnausages
    @SgtSnausages Рік тому +16

    Get Rich Quick.
    Soooo ... "three to five grand" ... is ... "getting rich" these days?

    • @lydialukes522
      @lydialukes522 Рік тому +8

      When you make $35k a year getting $3-5k all at once would be a huge paycheck.

    • @fsmoura
      @fsmoura Рік тому +3

      57% of the people don't have $500 in cash in savings, so yeah . . .

  • @allanp3065
    @allanp3065 Рік тому

    My father called it an idiot tax. Paid it many times back in the day

  • @joarvatnaland6904
    @joarvatnaland6904 3 місяці тому

    Often, when there is an A or B choice like this, the best solution might be a hybrid. I would have considered to go half: cover $4500 now, wait and see if the market does not recover.

  • @everardo701ify
    @everardo701ify Рік тому +5

    If I did like Dave and blocked everything I tried once and went wrong I wouldn't move a muscle.
    I've learned to become knowledgeable of the subject matter before I jump into action. That has reduced my failures.

    • @ryandickson940
      @ryandickson940 Рік тому

      @Day well, he says all leveraging is bad because he tried it once and got it wrong. That would be what the reference is to.

    • @ryandickson940
      @ryandickson940 Рік тому

      @Day see above

  • @Lovo369
    @Lovo369 Рік тому

    This was a lot of people during the GameStop mess

  • @EricColeThornton
    @EricColeThornton Рік тому

    Ouch. I've never borrowed money to buy stock since I've only wanted to risk what I could afford to. With that said, I've made some stupid moves trying to invest a few grand in penny stocks. Guess what? I don't dabble in those anymore!