Your dad’s a dinosaur who struck it rich by going all-in on a little-known stock called APPL in the early days of personal computers. As an early graduation present, Dad gives you $2,000 to invest in your future.
You’re ready to cash out after playing the markets like a piano. Are you Warren Buffet or the Royal Fork Buffet? You played it safe and pinched those pennies for all their worth. You were a hot-headed, money-hungry risk-taker, who loved hyphenated words. You were a level-headed pro. Get yourself a suit and a corner office! Let’s see what happened in the markets!
Your sister is making an absolute KILLING with her “Life Gives You Lemon[aid]” stand, where she hurls insults at amused customers, netting her (and you) a TON of tips.
Your buddy is actually able to make the time machine…but it all goes horribly wrong when you accidentally land in prehistoric times and the time machine gets stomped on by dinosaurs.
Your cousin is wildly successful on Etsy, though you’re not super proud of having your name attached to custom voodoo dolls made of real human hair…
Turn out gold is actually a pretty good investment, but you mess up your back hauling all those gold bars.
You make bank…for about 4 months, then lose it all when the site shuts down. Who knew social networks could fail?
You buy a few shares in a respectable mutual fund, plus a pair of sensible shoes and subscription to the New York Times, because you’re officially old…LOL
You’re trying out the stock market, and your portfolio has nearly doubled overnight! You decide to sell now and put the profits in a high-yield savings account — you do NOT want to lose this money if the markets drop.
You’re trying out the stock market, and your portfolio has nearly doubled overnight! You decide to buy even more — the markets are only going to go up.
You’re trying out the stock market, and your portfolio has nearly doubled overnight! You decide to keep calm and stick to the plan.
You probably missed out on a few big paydays by being so cautious, but at least you didn’t develop an ulcer from watching the markets.
Go big or go home! Unless you don’t have a home because you lost all your money in the markets. Go big or go to the softest park bench you can find?
You invest like clockwork and when it’s time to cash out you’re not a millionaire, but you can afford to buy a pretty sweet clock.
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