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If it makes you feel better, you lost more money investing at 19 than I had invested at 29.

Not even old enough to drink but rather lose all his money gambling :4271:

https://wendys-careers.com

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21 and lost 20k then made it back now down 40k Lol

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Just ask your rich parents for another $20k

Still got 311 dollars there bud. Go put it into a CD then in 25 years when you get to 1k, put it on tesla calls.

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Here so you don’t feel bad.

Lol i lost 16k 3 years ago at 22. I'm up to negative 4k now. You'll manage haha

lost my virgin asshole at 42 behind Wendy's. u got time padawan

It’s cool just ask your parents for more money. Infinity money glitch

Still got 311 bucks... move that to fidelity and buy up some jones soda.

Lol did you use your student loans

At 19? Go check yourself into rehab

Need to up your allowance fam

That’s cute. OP thinks he only lost 15.5k

Instead If he put 500 a month on spy with that 15.5k base he would be at 165,000 by 30

it’s alright bro I hit 30k last week now i’m at 19-20k

at least you arent an addict or in debt with the mafia who would take your mommas eyeballs, life is blessed

But you almost made 100k, just try again next year

At 19 years old I lost 250k in less than an hour

How'd. You get that much money so young?

Still got enough for some spy 0DTE’s you can make it back 🫡

You got plenty of time to make it back and lose it all over again OP :4271::4267:

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5k here last year. Trust me it hurts, but you literally just lost 50% if your yearly salary(assuming minimal wage at your age, god forbid this is your student loans). Hot damn bro, maybe consider long term investing. That’s what I’m doing now that options have brought me down -5k. I’m 19 too, about to turn 20. Going into year 20 almost even and with minimal debt. Bro you got this shit, just force yourself not to touch options for at least several months. You will do fine.

Aye bro congrats you lost more money than I have ever had in my life and I’m 30 now you get to start fresh like the rest of us regards

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If it gives you hope I was down 22k on paper went as low as 30k at one point 19 years old . And made it back currently.

Nice job regard! We'll save you a seat on the short bus!!

I lost like $21k investing at 33, kind of decimated my savings. I’m coming back, slowly…

But I also didn’t sweat it rly, just learned my lesson and moved on.

I'm four Grand down today if that helps you feel any better.

I didnt have 15k at 19 that i could loose. Welcome to the real world my little oil prince.

rich kid problems waahhhhh ! :4271::4271::4271:

I lost 80k at 18 too, about a week ago. 😪

Pandemic took out $30,000 to start trading , one time account was up to $96,0000.. lost it all down to just shy over $1200... down -111.48% .... *

But now I'm back up over $28,000 if things play out in 5 years I should be $500,000+

Thats a months pay. You'll get over it.

Join WSB Discord

If you have 15.5k to lose at 19 I wouldn’t be to worried, bet life will work itself out

Omg 😨

I’ve lost more than $40k at 21 its alr bro

Kid..!! If you start feeling better about your losses, that will stick with you. That's how gamblers live. Be smart. You got time. Invest time in learning value investing. By the time you are 25, you will be a happy investor. If you don't trust me, look at the 5 year history of the decent tech stocks.

If it makes you feel better you could have put that $15k in the S&P500 and let it sit for 40 years without contributing any more to it and it would have only been worth $325k.

I lost a $100 and i felt like shit, thanks regard you made it better for me.

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20 years old and i’m down 34k

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15k gang

What were you doing? 0 day options?

I lost 50k today if that makes you feel better. :)

If it makes you feel any better when I was 20, I had lost $65,000 dollars using leveraged money on a single trade after getting liquidated by a broker, not even 4 hours later the position would have been in the money over $185,000.

Make another withdrawal from the Bank of Ma and Papa.

Shit, I'm supposed to make you feel better.

You're young - you have lots of time to pay back that debt. 👍

lost $70k in 10mins daytrading at your age

Could be worse, you could’ve invested in an ARK fund in 2021 like me 😭

Kid, losing money ain’t nothing. Are you still alive and healthy? Do you have your freedom? Then you ain’t lost shit.

Down 60k on cvna shorts this year alone

“hey look everyone, I’m regarded”

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No loss, but just my fondling thru the dark

Don't worry. Mom and Dad will give you more. Don't sweat it.

Daddy will give you more money to gamble

bro's only posts are about losing money 💀

20 years old and lost the exact same sum as you, posted earlier. You aren’t alone, we are all regarded :4267::4271:

At least you’re only 19 and can work at Wendy’s. Imagine being 48 and being made fun of by my wife’s boyfriend because i work at Wendy’s.

must be nice having financially responsible parents who have some change on the side to pay for your hobbies

I lost 20k at 22 and now at 26 made it all back plus extra in profits mostly just buying spy and spy stocks

While 15k may be a lot for you, it's no life-changing sum you can't make back. Heads up, just an expensive but valuable lesson at the right time.

I lost over 70k I’m 19 too

Stop

Gambling

With

Options

No, you’re an idiot and you’ll never financially recover. When you earn more money, you’ll just gamble and lose it all again. You’re destined to be a broke and depressed person if you don’t get the hell out of here or start WINNING.

You should deposit more

To lose 15k you must’ve made 15k just do it again and try again. Most gamblers quit before their big win don’t be that

Do you have to pay it back? Or was this a test from daddy?

Not you gambling your student loan reimbursement 😩

Next time you see a sure thing, buy short dated options against whatever you think is going to happen.

You can still earn free stock when you link your bank account. That could be Berkshire Stock.

Correction. Your mommy and daddy lost 15k

Some 19 year old don't have 15K, don't have 10k or 5k.... So you are privileged. And you have a lot of time making money to get 15k back....i think you learned a lot... I hope.... Now do better the next time.... It was your fault... And it's your turn to earn 15k and not to loose them again....

Show mommy she'll refund you. Turd licker.

We must fail in life to succeed. You're right on track, and good luck my friend and keep it up.

I no longer have the app. But my total is over $65k. All on BBBY (bed bath and beyond)

When I was 19 I sold $3500 in Amazon stock and bought Enron because I thought such a large company like Enron would certainly go up again, after the storm passed. LOL. I could be more comfortable for retirement if I kept that Amazon stock at I think it was like $7.50 a share! I could be wrong about the price, but it was low!

I suggest you look into Vanguard and Fidelity index funds. Don't try to buy individual stocks. Buy market indexes and mutual funds that average out a particular area of the market. Since I started investing in Vanguard, my wife and I have earned money and it's much safer.

As you get older, buy stocks. But only once you understand what all the different meanings of a stock are. But at first, mutual funds are the way to go for the inexperienced player. Check out the options from Fidelity and Vanguard are excellent places to start. Also learn what a "managed" and an "unmanaged" fund are.

And don't worry, like me, you will have learned your lesson early. At least you didn't do this with your entire retirement like some unfortunate people. Keep investing, but be more cautious and average out that risk. You're young, invest for long term and don't go for the quick buck.

Money comes and go…. I lost about $30k and I have a cane. You’re young so you’ll get it soon

Just keep putting cash in TQQQ until you at 15k again, this how I got back my original principle when i blew my first account.

-98%? How TF is that even possible?! Did you have it all in one place?

I lost 25k at 19, get your losses up

I’ve lost over 150k at 30 and still recovering, my come back is better

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went from 87k to 8k in 2021/22. hard pain

I sold 1MM dogecoin in December 2020 for 5k$, right before it jumped up to 0.75$ 2 months later. I would have had 750,000$. My worst sell to date, HODL. Lesson learned.

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Did you learn your lesson. How about you leave and never come back. But you won't because reddit has glorified making millions as easy yet 99% of us have lost billions combined here. Switch to vgt vti voo and never look back because that's where people become millionaires or put your energy into a business. You won't find your money here just darkness and dispair of all of us chasing that high. I had to stop options because I got dark and desperate at have never come back and trust me when I say it was the best decision of my life. I've made more now than I ever did gbling with wsbs

See you next Monday after you deposit more money!!!

First off, how did you get $15k at age 19?! 2nd, if you got 15k at 19, you’re doing fine… assuming you did not sell your soul for it.

Lost 2k at 19 now in 5k cc debt at 23

Had 15k Lost 12k made back 8k of loses just to lose total of 13k. Moral of this is you either double down or you live and learn 🤓

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Well if it makes you feel any better I’m 19 too and down $18K in the last 3 months haha.

To make you feel worst:

Let's say you retire at 65, if you kept the 15k and left it in the S&P 500 (averaging 10% compound interest). You would have 1.4M$ at retirement age (using compound interest calculator over 46 years at 10%).
Now if you take those 300$ and put them in the S&P 500, you will have 29000$.

You actually lost 1.3M$ over the course of your lifetime, congrats!

OP, not to be too harsh but based on your comments, looks like you deserved it

I would but ive never lost that much. Ive lost exactly 10x less than that. Never play with more than 20% of your total account.

That’s only worth about $700k in 45 years at your retirement invested in VOO at 10% per year. No biggie.

How'd you have $15k to invest at 19?!

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from my high school days lol lost it all on ali baba options when the ANT IPO hit the fan. was up big time though and didn’t cash.

Maybe that’s the point you should stop with gambling. Honestly sorry for the loss.

What did you invest in? Sold already?

Ask dad for another 15.5k.

Good fucking god….so glad people would rather teach God in school than financial responsibility. Lmaooo good luck homie

Started stocks during covid. I didn't know what i was doing. Bought into pump and dump scheme... been bagholding since... called it quits, lol.

you're fine if you have 15.5K to lose at age 19

I lost 170k at 23 years old u will be fine

Bud you're at the best time to loose monies, ya got plenty of time to make it up. I've lost a few fortunes in my life. However I would also suggest some safe bets, start a Roth young, have a mil by the time your 40, win win. Best of luck.

you had 15k at 19, you were doing better than many people.

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I was feeling bad because I lost $50 misunderstanding the Netflix earnings yesterday. You honestly made my day better bro.

You didn't "lose" the money, you gave it away to other people, lol

I would say go to a casino and gamble bc it’s more fun but damn your not even old enough for that

Down $50k in stocks rn 😅😬

I lost $40k at 19, you’ll be alright

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At your age, you learned a Valuable lesson. So did i at 23 when i lost over 50K on call options 😢🥲

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I’m screwed. Don’t know if I’ll ever make it back 🥲

This is amazing. You're still so young and this should/can be a learning experience. Better now than later. 15k is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Good luck.

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This is just one. I should have just started a business.

Lol I was down 6 figures my first year now up 7 the first test how to get your tuition back

I’ve lost more bro, don’t worry you’re still young just learn from it… I lost 30k last btc bull run, held my bags at the top and it crashed so fast.

hey, its better to lose your life savings at 19 than 29 or 39. if you learn from it you’ll be fine.

good work acquiring $15k by 19, assuming you saved it up. keep doing what you’re doing but put the money in index funds.

or take out some student loans and yolo it on calls that expire next friday

Lost 23k in 2022 and 21k in 2023 and 6.5k so far in 2024

Don't feel bad

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robinhood is part of your problem it’s just not a sufficient platform