NT, what is the biggest loss you've ever taken?

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I basically made a business investment and it didn't go as planned. Mostly because of a incompetent partner. It could of been worst but, I'm looking at 30k right now. :rolleyes I can't complain because a business investment is always a risk and I knew this was a possibility. I'm ready to bounce back though. Anyone else ever been in the same predicament or have taken a big(ger) loss?
 
None that I can think of off the the top of my head.
I haven't really taken any big risks like that. Not sure if that's a good thing tho..
 
Gambling 500 bucks. Those hyips. I knew they were sketch and extremely volatile. But I gambled on getting in profit before it tanked. Stupid. But it didnt hurt.

Signed up for this life investment **** for my my aunt. Didnt listen and I was young, just wanted to help her. I pay like 230$ a month for like 10 years minimum. I payed like 9k so far and ots valued at 3500 or so after 3-4 years. Its not really an L since its still mine, its just that as I got older and learned about money, I want out and feel like its a waste of money and time.

What I learned and also continuing to slowly learn is to do everything yourself, and then maybe bring in or hire people once youre set in if you need help.

30k is a lot lol. For me to gamble on 30k I wouldve needed like 90k (bare min and if I was ballsy) to 150 in the bank already.
 
Kiiing said:
I basically made a business investment and it didn't go as planned. Mostly because of a incompetent partner. It could of been worst but, I'm looking at 30k right now.
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I can't complain because a business investment is always a risk and I knew this was a possibility. I'm ready to bounce back though. Anyone else ever been in the same predicament or have taken a big(ger) loss?
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Making investments with @GOLD ST CAPITAL  huh?
 
In my life? At least 4K on loser friends and family members who I've tried to help..But it's ok, I feel like I've been blessed with good karma since I'm in a pretty OK position.
 
jamergrady said:
$500 on some sneakers smh **** paypal!!!
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Same here bruh. Dude tried to get me for these foams I was about to sell him. Told me to do overnight shipping. By the time I figured out he tried to cheat me out the money, I canceled that ish. Never again. 
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howfly2 said:
Same here bruh. Dude tried to get me for these foams I was about to sell him. Told me to do overnight shipping. By the time I figured out he tried to cheat me out the money, I canceled that ish. Never again. :smh:
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Can you explain the overnight scam? I had a dude offer me $500 for a pair of shoes, $100 more than i was asking if i overnight shipped em. I know there's a scam involving that so i didnt bite.

Gonna go on a limb and say he calls his bank and claims it as an unauthorized charge?
 
I chose to go to community college with my friend instead of going to a 4-year university right after high school. Friend got a late letter of admissions and left, and I was stuck in community college for 5 years. I'm just about to transfer this coming fall. Feels Batman but I gotta keep it pushin'
 
Dropped $160 on some fake Jordan 7 Flints.  Dude went ghost and of course I didn't get a refund.  

I sold them to a homie for $40 but still.
 
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I chose to go to community college with my friend instead of going to a 4-year university right after high school. Friend got a late letter of admissions and left, and I was stuck in community college for 5 years. I'm just about to transfer this coming fall. Feels Batman but I gotta keep it pushin'
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community college for FIVE years? i thought community colleges offer 2 year programs, how does that even work? taking 2 credits a semester? 
 
MasterPlanMan said:
BenDover said:
I chose to go to community college with my friend instead of going to a 4-year university right after high school. Friend got a late letter of admissions and left, and I was stuck in community college for 5 years. I'm just about to transfer this coming fall. Feels Batman but I gotta keep it pushin'
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community college for FIVE years? i thought community colleges offer 2 year programs, how does that even work? taking 2 credits a semester? 
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Either that, or son has been failing 101 classes on repeat.
 
BenDover said:
I chose to go to community college with my friend instead of going to a 4-year university right after high school. Friend got a late letter of admissions and left, and I was stuck in community college for 5 years. I'm just about to transfer this coming fall. Feels Batman but I gotta keep it pushin'
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are you just not smart or do you half butt it?
 
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BenDover said:
I chose to go to community college with my friend instead of going to a 4-year university right after high school. Friend got a late letter of admissions and left, and I was stuck in community college for 5 years. I'm just about to transfer this coming fall. Feels Batman but I gotta keep it pushin'
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no offense, but you might have failed out of a 4 year university considering you're still at a community.

you saved $$$ and were on cruise control, you won :smokin
 
BenDover said:
I chose to go to community college with my friend instead of going to a 4-year university right after high school. Friend got a late letter of admissions and left, and I was stuck in community college for 5 years. I'm just about to transfer this coming fall. Feels Batman but I gotta keep it pushin'
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Lol what a waste of time.....

Were you working full time the whole time or something?
 
SolexSup said:
Can you explain the overnight scam? I had a dude offer me $500 for a pair of shoes, $100 more than i was asking if i overnight shipped em. I know there's a scam involving that so i didnt bite.

Gonna go on a limb and say he calls his bank and claims it as an unauthorized charge?
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I posted the weatherman foams on eBay, just looking for maybe 350. So this guy hmu on there, giving me his number and telling me to text him. After a couple of convos, he offered me 400. Me being a college student, I was all for it. He told me if I did overnight, he'd throw an extra hundred in there. So the next day it says that he put 500 in my PayPal like he said he would before I shipped them. Later on that night, after I shipped them off, I looked on my PayPal account and it says it's not on there. So in the morning I talked to PayPal officials and they called it a fraud. What was supposed to net me 500 ended up costing me big time.
 
howfly2 said:
I posted the weatherman foams on eBay, just looking for maybe 350. So this guy hmu on there, giving me his number and telling me to text him. After a couple of convos, he offered me 400. Me being a college student, I was all for it. He told me if I did overnight, he'd throw an extra hundred in there. So the next day it says that he put 500 in my PayPal like he said he would before I shipped them. Later on that night, after I shipped them off, I looked on my PayPal account and it says it's not on there. So in the morning I talked to PayPal officials and they called it a fraud. What was supposed to net me 500 ended up costing me big time.
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Sorry for your loss, but, this story is hilarious :rofl:
 
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