Hello again,
I just relapsed losing 3,000 dollars in one night from an online casino. I was banned but did 3 months and it ended to today, so Deposited 200 to try to win some money but ended up making like 7 more totalling $3000. This is a lot of money. I am now down to my last 10k saved and am turning 29 years old soon. Living at home with little expenses was suppose to get me ahead, but now I have fallen so far behind. Luckily I have decent paying job and will crack over $100,000 this year but will not have any of that to show for it.
I am going to give my finances over to my mom again or my sister this time to save my money for me. I should be able to max my FHSA and have like 10k in my TFSA to finish the year with over 25k saved. Which sounds nice but it really should be way more like I fucked up so bad.
28M Living at home should be able to save so much, but nah gambled it all. In 2026, I lost over 15,000 which should have been saved. I’m not sure how much I have lost the past 10+ years gambling but it’s a lot.
Giving my finances over will block everything and force me to live frugal for a bit, maybe the rest of the year and build my savings up again. I was suppose to be clean of gambling in 2026, its kinda embarrassing. People know I gamble and know I have a problem but they dont know how bad it got now. I will be okay, I can make money back and maybe buy a place in my 30s but only if I start now.
I did this all to myself and have to live with my actions. Luckily I can rebuild in 4-6 months, please believe in me.