With just simple mechanics and bets you can literally earn more than a bare minimum wage of a worker, but it wouldn't always be considered a steady source of income as we know that gambling relies on luck, and not always luck would be always by your side. There is nothing wrong if you think that gambling would be a good source of income, some even consider it as an investment by just simply betting their spare money, you wouldn't know you might still get the chance to double or triple your money. It is already on you when you already learned your mistakes, the pros and cons of gambling, but still continue as they cannot control themselves to gamble. It wouldn't be always a good choice to pick the easy way cause for sure it has consequences.

Exactly, if you are under pressure, your decision-making and choices are most likely based on your emotions, not already into logical thinking that can cause unwise calls. This kind of scenario of feeling pressured could even get worse which leads to addiction as well, cause if you can't even control your emotions and feelings, you would just keep playing with pressure. You are much more focused on the feeling of pressure, and your mind doesn't think straight, of course, there is a possibility that you can still win with the help of tension feeling, but that ain't always right, it is still better to have judgment with proper thinking as well calm. The fun and thrilling effects would be always there but I think that also counts cause sometimes people might get too excited and would bet huge amounts.

Many people already consider gambling a bad thing to do, knowing that background gambling that it can ruin someone's life, people should have the trait of being responsible gamblers so it won't reach the part that it can ruin your life. I'm pointing out that before you start gambling you already know the risk of being involved with this kind of activity that without any limit and self-control it could be possible for you to get addicted. The thing is people don't want to worsen their situation when telling a story to anyone, they cannot point their finger at themselves as they don't want to lower their pride and dignity. Plus it is easier to blame someone or anything cause that person could help to ease up their feelings but it is still a lie which is much worse.

Well, we know that gambling can ruin someone's life by starting financially which would lead to a domino effect on their mental, emotional, and physical health. So why there's still casinos and gambling still exist? It is because it still helps the economy by just simply paying taxes. The thing is gambling still has a good impact on society, if you are a responsible gambler you don't have to listen to anyone say (negative opinions) since it's your money, your rules. Still, be open to conversations like from your family asking you to stop gambling, but yeah I agree that keeping it on your own would be the best move.

For me, I consider it a red flag in a friendship, in the first place if your friend can't afford to gamble or bet any amount why is he spending his time gambling then? It would never be a good idea to follow someone's call especially if you know the person cause you would feel responsible or in debt with that person as you win with their calls, you would feel guilty for not giving them any percentage so in the end, it would favor them. Plus they would be used to giving you a call, and then eventually it will reach the time that they would ask for a small amount for them to also bet. There's nothing wrong with saying no, he might tell you that someone won to make you feel bad.

Yes, they are continuing to gambling online because they are "winning" which can be consider as a bad thing since it can lead to gambling addiction. Gambling could be considered as investment for some people as their spare money could be doubled or tripled by winning, and of course they are aware of the risk of losing as well. These young people have tasted the sweet victory of gambling and would want more, the greed will follows as they keep gambling, they would suffer a big loss and they would never stop as they would try to recover their losses. I mean they can stop themselves into gambling as they are limited with funds since they don't have money sources like income or salary, but eventually they would try to comeback hoping to win or recover.

Offline casinos for sure have security that could help you with violence and also ask for assistance for your safety when going home like calling the police. The only problem is that you are exposed to your identity, people could be familiar with your face and might do bad deeds when they meet you. While online you can be prone to hacking and scams which can drain your wallet, it might be convenient but the internet could suck sometimes as smart people could take advantage of their knowledge on the internet. Gambling is gambling, it could be online or offline people could still be addicted as well lose a lot of money with gambling. Everyone is also free to gamble but by being responsible and having the self-control to avoid huge losses that can cause a domino effect on a person's life.

Never rely on your decision on others' predictions cause it's not even their money, if they manage to predict right they dare to ask for a percentage even if it's your money that you have risked. Having an opinion from others could be good when you are gambling like sports betting, from that you can observe their opinion if it's a good call still always depends on your understanding and conclusion of your bet. Just know that these called experts are also human, they can interpret wrong and give a signal that doesn't guarantee a 100% win. Plus there might be a group of people who scammed people by telling them that they are experts and would ask for money for a signal, most of the victims are probably newbies.

That is actually a good list that leads to financial failures but I think one of the most common things that everyone has experienced is the lack of knowledge in budgeting or managing their finances which leads to not important use of money. It might sound easy to handle finances but some have other interpretations about it, like they include having money for unnecessary things but not having spare money to invest. They focus on short-term convenience and satisfaction but don't have the mindset for the long term. Just like for example, keeping up with the trend by buying a new iPhone which costs a lot despite having a decent cellphone, with that amount of money you can already accumulate a lot of Bitcoin or invest it in other investments where it could give you a great return in the future.

You are exactly right, I think that's one of the factors that causes some businesses to fail, not only by targeting the number of people but by having the best place to establish your business. The thing is most of the best places to open a business are already owned and you would need to think of the permits and papers before opening up a business so it would take time. Buying the whole area lot would cost a lot so some people are renting it which is also expensive for the long term, if they haven't managed to profit or have sales for a good run they would already lose a lot of funds by just simply paying the rent. Considering the place, rent, competition, customer's easy access like nearby town, etc. there's a lot of listed need to assess and build up a plan before you start establishing a business. You also have to check if the place would be a good place to run a business for the long term.

That is one way to prevent gambling addiction which is to distract yourself with something much better like exercising. We know that people use gambling as an excuse sometimes a distraction to themselves where they can entertain themselves and forget all their problems, which can worsen their situation by just simply losing more money in the house. Plus sometimes they are not that aware of that addiction cause it's already been part of their lifestyles, unless someone points out that gambling is really bad if overdone. They wouldn't quit for just a day for sure, but they would think about it, and would take time for them to realize that gambling won't do anything good for them. I gambling as well, but I don't think that I can consider myself addicted as I don't think it about all the time maybe rarely when I have the time. It might be the reason of too busy in the world.

Kids will eventually grow up and will learn gambling for sure, it could be from their parents, grandparents, friends, or themselves. But learning at an early age wouldn't always be a good thing as they are not mature enough to handle this thing especially when it involves money which can cause them to normalize gambling until they grow up. If a child grows up in a good environment, they wouldn't even like how gambling works. It really depends on the environment of the child, if they can see that people who are irresponsible and passionate about gambling, they will teach them what's given but if they tell them in the end that gambling is not good for them, they might hate it and yeah contempt would arise.

Everyone is free to gamble in any casino, as long as they don't disturb other gamblers despite having problems mentally. Some cases of people with mental illness cause violence, misbehaving, etc. which is understandable but if they mess around the physical gambling houses then probably they could be kicked out. But there's no such thing that they would be in jail for having an illness and gambling, they are also people who want to have entertainment they don't want to be at the hospital just to cure themselves I think you are expecting. Even the attendant is comfortable with him cause his mental health doesn't affect anyone but himself, plus his appearance doesn't have anything to do with his illness as well, if there's a person with dirty clothes and unkept hair should we assume that person has a mental disorder? Never judge someone based on their appearance and never assume their health state unless you are informed.

That's more like trading than investing if you are going to look for the market all the time which can cause you to have a roller coaster feeling as you could observe the volatility changes from time to time. Most of these kinds of experiences are from newbies as they are not that familiar and experienced with investment, if you still have doubts you can start from a small amount first or use some kind of method such as the DCA method if you like to take advantage of the market.

From your post seems like you are aware of the pros and cons of investing, if you already have the knowledge but don't have enough courage to invest it might be due to you're not ready to invest financially or you are just scared, then you will have to build up your confidence without feeling pressured if you are gonna invest with that feelings, it might just cause unwise decision and calls.

Plus if you take a debt, make sure that you can still pay it in case your plan to make money from that debt fails, causing the penalty, charges, and fees could drain up your wallet. Borrowing money just to buy unnecessary things would be a bad move, some think that they are taking advantage of the system like payment for 3 months, the thing is you would still need to budget your money as you would less the debt to your salary.

Borrowing money for an investment is a good idea but for sure you need to make the money grow to return the good. You need to plan it as there is such long-term investment to reach ROI and get profits like we can say Bitcoin, if you invest in the current market for sure you would have to wait for another bull run to occur, or else you would be in deep debt. For health and emergency, it's understandable, but you need to make sure you have emergency funds to sustain your needs. The important thing is the person who's gonna take a loan has a stable income.

Just imagine a poor person who tried to gamble for just a few rounds and lost it all, the thing is they don't have any funds to keep continuing and would probably stop playing. That is still a loss, but if we look for the average and rich people who can bet bigger and retry for more rounds could have a chance to regain their losses plus have a profit, but the downside is gambling relies on luck, so it would be hard to recover and win even for many rounds. It really depends on the situation but if the case talks about winning, average and rich people have a higher chance of winning than poor, but they also have a higher rate of losses cause in the process of winning, there would be a lot of losses. Plus poor might be not afford to lose the money that they have betted, which just shows that gambling could worsen their financial state.

I think from your post already by just simply saying "active gambler" that every gambler's New Year's resolution is probably to lessen the gambling habit. It might be a challenge especially if you are active, plus we do not know that maybe next year there will be new gambling games that will hook our interest, and we would say at the very first month, "There will be another year". I think just reducing the number of gambling would be the goal, cause eliminating it might take a long time. Happy New Year to everyone! More luck for this 2024 in more profits to come.

Some blue-collar jobs that pay well that I could think of can be dangerous to your life, it might sound simple to do but the fact that it might affect your health is one of the reasons it pays well. It could be in demand as we know that it could pay up well but some wouldn't like to sacrifice their comfort, convenience, and safety for the sake of money. In the end, it still depends on your preferability, some people who have degrees and educational backgrounds still prefer to work in a blue-collar job, one factor could be that they prefer to be tired physically than their mental health be drained by office work. Still, no matter what kind of jobs, we're all contributing to the economy as we pay taxes, the higher your salary, the higher the tax as well.

Being involved in crypto for a long time would help you know and be aware of Bitcoin's existence. At first, the thinking of investing in Bitcoin comes with a plan that, doesn't mean that you have the money you would go straight invest your money, so I did my research first and found answers to any question that came to my mind about Bitcoin such as how is the process of simply buying and selling, where could I convert money things like that. It is really hard to explore things that are not popular or widely known in your country, so there would be times there's a doubt that is it a good thing to study Bitcoin and invest. I started with a small amount, and don't have any idea if I'm on the right path, I did not lose it but I sold it early cause it just a little profit it's already a big deal for me.

Earning around $3000 is already huge and it would be impossible for that amount to not have any spare money to invest, you can even take $100 every payroll for you to have funds for investment. To be honest here in my country in PH, with that amount you can already live for many months especially living alone. My technique is that whenever you are gonna invest, never think of it, and also save another spare money for emergency purposes so you won't need to sell your holdings anymore. It might be hard but you need to adjust for your future. Just do the DCA method and timing whenever what time is the best to buy Bitcoin to take advantage of the market and you will profit much more.