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Day 1

Day 1 — $35K in debt 😫

For a while, I was doing really good. I got married. I have an amazing little boy. Life was heading in the right direction.

But then I created my own storm.

A few months ago, I saved up $15,000. I was ready to use it as a down payment for a house—for my family. Then a thought came into my head: “What if I invest this and make more money?”

That one thought changed everything.

I borrowed another $25,000 to “grow it faster.” I started trading options. At first, I was up $2–3K. Then I got greedy. Took bigger risks. And just like that… it started disappearing.

$40K gone.

I tried to win it back. Borrowed another $10K… and lost that within an hour.

I stopped for 2 months. Worked hard again. Saved $7K. But today… I went back in. Put it into Robinhood, chasing Bitcoin predictions… and lost it again.

I feel horrible.

That money could’ve helped my wife. My baby. Our future. Instead, I kept chasing something that kept taking from me.

Right now, my life feels like it’s in one of the worst places it’s ever been.

But this is it.

No more gambling. No more chasing losses. No more lies.

This is Day 1.