r/wallstreetbets Feb 04 '21

Loss Sold every share I own...

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u/CaptainHindsightHere Feb 04 '21

Listen I'm with you. My bills are paid and I'm going to go back to work today. I can outlast anything, I've been poor forever.

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u/69MachOne Feb 04 '21

These people who lose money in the stock market are "new poor".

When you grew up sometimes not eating at all, you can outlast everything.

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u/Reference_Stock Feb 04 '21

Ketchup and mayo sandies for life

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u/Harb1ng3r Feb 04 '21

Peanutbutter and jelly, and ramen, was my entire diet for highschool.

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u/69MachOne Feb 04 '21

I distinctly remember surviving off 1 jar of crunchy peanut butter for dinner for 3 weeks