I worked with a fellow whose only vice was gambling.
He had a separate account for it, into which he'd put ten grand. After a decade, during which at times he'd had over a hundred grand in there, he had roughly ten grand.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 4 May 2012, 8:51, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Not good.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 4 May 2012, 8:52, Reply)

Not really.
He was philosophical about it, though, and treated it as a hobby rather than as a deluded 'get rich' scheme.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 4 May 2012, 8:53, Reply)

Breaking even after 10 years is a pretty good outcome all things considered

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 4 May 2012, 8:56, Reply)

Not compared to the return of the FTSE during that time. He'd have been better off working with a broker to do that.
After ten years of sensible hedged investing he could have made £30k easily.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:01, Reply)

I'd have paid him 31k to kill NakedApe.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:02, Reply)

This may be the cause of your financial woes

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:21, Reply)

Thanks Ivan Boesky.
Wise words.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:09, Reply)

My pleasure Mr Ponzi.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:10, Reply)

And what time do you call this?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:12, Reply)

Can you not afford a watch?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:14, Reply)

No.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:17, Reply)

9.18

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:19, Reply)

LIES^

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 4 May 2012, 9:21, Reply)

Certainly makes more sense to play it that way
The first bet was from a tip, the second was using the same money I'd spent on the first one, having withdrawn my winnings.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 4 May 2012, 8:56, Reply)