Brave or Stupid?

[Accardo]

He probably got drunk and took that decision, he seriously though 3K is enough for his life atleast if it's in 5 figures and he lives in a third world country then it might be enough for a year but this is not enough for anything.

He chose to play for lifetime, quiting his job was not a great decision, but he had no option than to accept he's time has come to always win big in gambling. Gamers who win big definitely go back to gaming as only source of income.

[X-ray]

If this story is real, believe me, your friend's stupidity has reached the another level. Sacrificing his job for 3k USD, which is showing how damaged his brain is. I know some people above said he could create a business, but come on! building a business is not as easy as people said.

The chance to be fail is greater than success, and he still needs source of income whenever his business goes bankrupt. Even if he came from a country with low income, resign from his job is still remain another stupidity ever done by a human. 3k can't buy him house, car or something else.

No doubt being addicted to gambling sometimes make someone lose logic on his mind, but this is a rare case to be found.  

[AmaGold70]

Someone from my community said he quit his job after winning almost 3,000 USD from gambling. Now he is back to looking for a job after he lost all his money. Immediately, I thought that was a stupid decision. 3,000 USD is a huge money but not a life changing one. It is not even that big to start a big business. Most likely he quit his job out of adrenaline and happiness. Do not make big decisions like that after winning a big amount of money. Quit your job if you have successfully built that 3,000 to grow.

In this part of the world where I live in 3000 USD isn't enough to built your life and quitting your job because of it is very insane and ridiculous, 3000 USD can only pay your bills for a short time because things are very expensive here. And this act of his shows that he was irresponsible right from the beginning and for the fact that he didn't even start up a little business with the money and he probably spent it lavishly out of excitement now he is back to square one and I'm sure he has never made up to 3000 USD ever and this is why people should be taught how to manage money. He was very stupid.

[Marykeller]

It would be a lovely step to take when I quit a job over a little salary being paid just because of the big money won from gambling. $3000 is not a big amount, nor is it a little money, it is enough for someone to start up something tangible as a business, not to go broke anytime soon.

It will be stupid if I quit my job, to go broke soon after I have won money that could help me start a business that will give me returns, to be gambling with 3-5% of my income weekly

[danadc]

I have a friend who says that people get scared when they see money and do those kinds of things. $3,000 might be a good amount, but if you don't know how to manage it, you won't Accomplish anything. If you just focus on buying and buying and spending and going into debt, that's Where it all ends Things don't work that way; things have to be done right If you have no idea what to do , then invest that money, even if it's just in BTC.What you can do is continue living your life as it is and focus on making money in other Ways.

[Marvelockg]

Someone from my community said he quit his job after winning almost 3,000 USD from gambling. Now he is back to looking for a job after he lost all his money. Immediately, I thought that was a stupid decision.

He is a double foolish man to even start with. imagine you did not even gamble but actually invested into something and make a profit of $3000 from your investment. does that mean you should stop anything that has to do with the investment or stop doing other things that has the potential of bringing more money to you?

even if you won a billion dollar jackpot, you can still invest it into something and at the same time keep doing your normal job except you have a business you want start and your reason for leaving the job is just so you can concentrate in the business. gambling money is not something you put all your mind in as though it is your money. there is a saying that goes thus, Easy come easy go. if you are careless with your win, same way you won easily, the money will still fly into thine air.

[Rabata]

Someone from my community said he quit his job after winning almost 3,000 USD from gambling. Now he is back to looking for a job after he lost all his money. Immediately, I thought that was a stupid decision. 3,000 USD is a huge money but not a life changing one. It is not even that big to start a big business. Most likely he quit his job out of adrenaline and happiness. Do not make big decisions like that after winning a big amount of money. Quit your job if you have successfully built that 3,000 to grow.

I think he is definitely new to gambling or he lacks adequate knowledge about gambling. Even though $3000 is a lot of money for a person, it does not seem like a lot of money to quit his job. If someone thinks about quitting his job, that is his own business, but if he does something that depends on gambling, then it will not be acceptable in any way. Because there is no guarantee of a certain income in gambling. The one who wins today has the possibility of losing tomorrow. And the person who has already got $3000 and quit his job now truly realized how wrong he was.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Someone from my community said he quit his job after winning almost 3,000 USD from gambling. Now he is back to looking for a job after he lost all his money. Immediately, I thought that was a stupid decision. 3,000 USD is a huge money but not a life changing one. It is not even that big to start a big business. Most likely he quit his job out of adrenaline and happiness. Do not make big decisions like that after winning a big amount of money. Quit your job if you have successfully built that 3,000 to grow.

It all depends on where someone is working, and it also depends on the kind of salary they are earning. Nobody would like to quit his or her job just because he or she does not feel like it, unless there is a change in money opportunity.Just imagine someone earning about $50 monthly, and the place where they are working is stressful. If that person wins $3,000, that means they have won an amount of money they would normally earn in over four years. I think that with such money, in some countries, $3,000 can start a business. Even in my country, $3,000 can start some kind of business.

But the only problem with some people is that after winning that kind of money, they will still continue to gamble and waste the money in gamble  again,so if is someone who don't gambles with discipline, I would advise not to quit their job, because if there is no other source of income, the money won will definitely be spent and finished easily.

[Akbarkoe]

I have a friend who says that people get scared when they see money and do those kinds of things. $3,000 might be a good amount, but if you don't know how to manage it, you won't Accomplish anything. If you just focus on buying and buying and spending and going into debt, that's Where it all ends Things don't work that way; things have to be done right If you have no idea what to do , then invest that money, even if it's just in BTC.What you can do is continue living your life as it is and focus on making money in other Ways.

Thinking like that is good, but I think the person OP is talking about doesn't know investment, because if someone who knows investment after winning gambling he won't give up his job, because people who know their investment will think much longer than just quick profits, looking at the actions they take, it's definitely not possible to invest.

[silpersurfer]

The line between bravery and stupidity, in my view is very slim but in this scenario, the chances are high for stupidity. Courage emanates from careful plan­ning and taking calculated risks as well as being prepared for the worst. What he did looks like an emotional decision just made out of the euphoria of winning a gamble.

If he throws his job away simply because he won $3,000 then it depicts how shallow his understanding of the realities of life is. That amount may be big when first perceived but not if analyzed well against sustaining a long-term livelihood, particularly in the absence of other sources of income. He most probably thought it would cover for him meanwhile in the real sense, it was far from it. Therefore, rather than being bravery, stupidity best defines that decision since it was made without any plan and foundation at all.

[Tungbulu]

He chose to play for lifetime, quiting his job was not a great decision, but he had no option than to accept he's time has come to always win big in gambling. Gamers who win big definitely go back to gaming as only source of income.

Anyone who thinks that a winning streak would last forever or would always win in gambling is either naive, stupid or gone bananas. Thinking like that is stupid enough, let alone quitting one’s job to focus on gambling simply because you constantly hit a few thousands. Honestly I know how such stories would most likely play out, he starts hitting losses, drains out his balance and then go back to look for another job.

[Wakate]

He chose to play for lifetime, quiting his job was not a great decision, but he had no option than to accept he's time has come to always win big in gambling. Gamers who win big definitely go back to gaming as only source of income.

If gamblers who win big mostly go back to gambling as a source of income then, he should go back and bet with the remaining money or look for a job and gather money to gamble again. I don't know what could have been the reason for his action but that is not the right way to behave when the money won was not even much compared to a real jackpot.

[Jubilee58]

Well, it depends on the amount he was receiving as salary, otherwise 3000USD is not big enough to quit a good job. Some people are not careful with money and as they say, money is as lasting as the wisdom used to manage it . If 3000USD is properly managed, it can turn to something reasonable in the future, but I think this person in particular lacks good financial management.

He wouldn't have quit from his job considering the amount of money that he won, what he should have done was to invest that money in a business and still retain his job.

[rdluffy]

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Let me try out some simple arithmetics here. Let's assume I am doing a cleaners job or a security guard, considering how risky and physically demanding a security guard job for instance can be, it is clearly not a job anyone would want to remain in long term if they should eventually see a better opportunity. In my country, a security officer job for a company is mostly within the range of 20,000 naira which is equivalent to 13.6 dollars, monthly. Now when you decide to compare this income with a lump sum of 3,000 dollars converted at the current P2P price of say 1,470 naira, it will be mind blowing to you and that 3,000 dollars will be equals to 4,410,000 naira. Now divide 4,410,000 by 20,000 naira or 3,000 dollars by 13.6 dollars you will have roughly 220 months of collecting salary.

In simple terms, 3k dollars is the equivalent of roughly 18 years of earning 13.6 dollars (20,000 naira) every single month of salary. Now let me leave us to our thoughts, assuming you are the one in the same position with this person who quit their job as they earned the 3k USD, won't you quickly quit such job so you can concentrate on a small business that can quietly grow your own wealth and financial freedom too.

Wow, I was really surprised by the low payment you mentioned, and the conversion of 3k USD is unbelievable 
Thanks for the explanation

That explains why Nigerians are so active in crypto forums and involved in so many different projects, because the dollar ends up being very advantageous
I don't know how betting works in your country, but I imagine that many people must bet as well

It's a good example of what I was talking about. It may be that the OP's example is from a country where the dollar conversion rate is very high, and he earned several months' salary from that bet

[Sonia_123]

Someone from my community said he quit his job after winning almost 3,000 USD from gambling. Now he is back to looking for a job after he lost all his money. Immediately, I thought that was a stupid decision. 3,000 USD is a huge money but not a life changing one. It is not even that big to start a big business. Most likely he quit his job out of adrenaline and happiness. Do not make big decisions like that after winning a big amount of money. Quit your job if you have successfully built that 3,000 to grow.

That is being stupid, even if he wins above  amount , he should not have quit his job, being a life changer or not because that his job would be an added income to him at the end of the month which he can use as a backup funds to his gambling wins if being established, also his job is permanent that he can easily fall back on in terms of anything like now he his looking for the job back that means the money he won was not utilized.

As a gambler you are not supposed to play with your major source of income which your back bone . It is lack of orientation that cause the person to quit his job.

[I_Anime]

Someone from my community said he quit his job after winning almost 3,000 USD from gambling. Now he is back to looking for a job after he lost all his money. Immediately, I thought that was a stupid decision. 3,000 USD is a huge money but not a life changing one. It is not even that big to start a big business. Most likely he quit his job out of adrenaline and happiness. Do not make big decisions like that after winning a big amount of money. Quit your job if you have successfully built that 3,000 to grow.

First I will say this is sad, for someone to think this way. Him gambling with the money he won again is not smart at all for instance he used the money for something good would have been better , like handling expenses or even opening a business, if the money is not enough to start a big business he can start from somewhere or use the money to get course of some online skill that would help in a long run . And quoting his job is another mistake he made ,because $3k is not a life changing amount or money but it can go far to some extent

[Cyber_warrior]

Someone from my community said he quit his job after winning almost 3,000 USD from gambling. Now he is back to looking for a job after he lost all his money.

I don’t know the part of the country that you are from, but I don’t think $3,000 is a big amount that will make me leave my job after winning that amount of money. I don’t really know why some people don’t even think, because no matter the amount that you win from gambling, you are not suppose to leave your job, and if you going to be leaving your job in any way make sure you have established a business which you going to focus on.

If you win $3,000 and you decide to stop your job, you should know that you going to be spending from the $3,000 which you won and if you don’t have any means to increase the money, then time will come when it’s going to finish. Maybe your friend hasn’t seen that amount of money before.

[AmoreJaz]

Well, it depends on the amount he was receiving as salary, otherwise 3000USD is not big enough to quit a good job. Some people are not careful with money and as they say, money is as lasting as the wisdom used to manage it . If 3000USD is properly managed, it can turn to something reasonable in the future, but I think this person in particular lacks good financial management.

He wouldn't have quit from his job considering the amount of money that he won, what he should have done was to invest that money in a business and still retain his job.

If he used it to start a small business, he may have not go back to finding a job again but instead attending to his business. But he went back again into gambling, hence, that surely was his mistake. Because we all know that it can easily be wiped out if you go back to gambling and used all that for your betting. Besides, that amount of money is not big enough to quit a job, unless, you are having small wage and you are living in a poor country. So for me, that path was stupid. He should have invested it instead.

[Stalker22]

Yeah, this was stupid - and really, its also foolish for you to feel as though $3,000 is close to being a "big amount of money.". Let me be blunt with you when I say that your neighbor was totally foolhardy by quitting his job for an amount he won that would be considered "pocket change" from gambling.

Where do you live?  To put it simple; its 2026 - $3,000 will not get you with even enough disposable cash to live on for a couple of months, even in major metropolitan areas of undeveloped nations.  Why would you consider the same amount of money as a start-up or investment into a "major business"?

[Somto9Light]

Anyone who thinks that a winning streak would last forever or would always win in gambling is either naive, stupid or gone bananas. Thinking like that is stupid enough, let alone quitting one’s job to focus on gambling simply because you constantly hit a few thousands. Honestly I know how such stories would most likely play out, he starts hitting losses, drains out his balance and then go back to look for another job.

You know, I'm still wondering how this sounds in his ear, quitting your job to keep gambling how? Does he even realize that winning is not guarantee? Or maybe he got carried away by the winning, that's funny. And yeah this happen to other gamblers out there especially those set that lack disciplined. Most of them usually take a break from work when win just so that they would enjoy the wining after spending it they will still return back to their job. had it mean he knew that he can't use the money for something important he would have take a break from work rather than quitting.