Biggest mistake you've made in the past year?

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Ironman92

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Jun 8, 2014 9:17 PM
Nothing too bad as an individual choice but for me I take on a little but too much and spread myself too thin.
Jun 8, 2014 9:17pm
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OSH

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Jun 8, 2014 9:27 PM
Trusting a "friend" who ended up not being a friend. Really did me in for 2-5 months. Still think about it a lot here and there. I hate losing friendships. I took a lot of blame on myself, but know friendships are 2-way streets.

Getting stabbed in the back doesn't feel good.
Jun 8, 2014 9:27pm
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Tiernan

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Jun 8, 2014 10:37 PM
Washed my hands after taking a piss and then ran into Johnny Manzier in Vegas and he wanted to shake my hand.
Jun 8, 2014 10:37pm
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sportchampps

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Jun 8, 2014 10:41 PM
Haven't made the decision yet but I'm considering quitting my job because my new boss is horrible. He is from New York and doesn't understand our clients here. He is to aggressive with his tactics and has already ran a couple accounts away. His decisions will affect my numbers are until he's gone I won't be getting promoted for awhile.

I also have an old friend from college that I worked with at a restaurant as servers together opening his own restaurant. He has offered me the bar manager position. It would probably decrease my yearly salary by about 15-20k a year but I would be happier.
Jun 8, 2014 10:41pm
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Jun 8, 2014 10:43 PM
sportchampps;1623937 wrote:Haven't made the decision yet but I'm considering quitting my job because my new boss is horrible. He is from New York and doesn't understand our clients here. He is to aggressive with his tactics and has already ran a couple accounts away. His decisions will affect my numbers are until he's gone I won't be getting promoted for awhile.

I also have an old friend from college that I worked with at a restaurant as servers together opening his own restaurant. He has offered me the bar manager position. It would probably decrease my yearly salary by about 15-20k a year but I would be happier.
Decent but of cash but happiness will gain in importance as you get older
Jun 8, 2014 10:43pm
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Belly35

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Jun 9, 2014 6:13 AM
Fighting the IRS.......again
Jun 9, 2014 6:13am
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Commander of Awesome

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Jun 9, 2014 9:40 AM
OSH;1623850 wrote:Trusting a "friend" who ended up not being a friend. Really did me in for 2-5 months. Still think about it a lot here and there. I hate losing friendships. I took a lot of blame on myself, but know friendships are 2-way streets.

Getting stabbed in the back doesn't feel good.
lol vague reference that obviously invites others to inquire. Worse than a girl on FB who says, "Ah not sure I can take it anymore...."
Jun 9, 2014 9:40am
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 9, 2014 9:47 AM
Knocked up like 40 sluts
Jun 9, 2014 9:47am
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TedSheckler

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Jun 9, 2014 10:01 AM
Knocked up like 41 sluts
Jun 9, 2014 10:01am
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Ironman92

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Jun 9, 2014 10:35 AM
^^^^ helping increase the earth's population
Jun 9, 2014 10:35am
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ohiobucks1

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Jun 9, 2014 10:48 AM
Probably not investing more in FB when it dropped down to $22 a share. It's currently at 66. If I had not been afraid of it slipping even further, I could have made a lot more.
Jun 9, 2014 10:48am
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Jun 9, 2014 12:09 PM
ohiobucks1;1624094 wrote:Probably not investing more in FB when it dropped down to $22 a share. It's currently at 66. If I had not been afraid of it slipping even further, I could have made a lot more.
You'd make a really good hindsight stock broker.
Jun 9, 2014 12:09pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Jun 9, 2014 12:10 PM
Didn't speak to my brother for about 8-9 months. We had a fight last summer, and instead of dealing with things face-to-face, I went the email route, and things got blown out of hand. Dum.
Jun 9, 2014 12:10pm
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Jun 9, 2014 12:11 PM
ernest_t_bass;1624130 wrote:You'd make a really good hindsight stock broker.
Haha thanks. Probably would have invested in Tesla, too.
Jun 9, 2014 12:11pm
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Jun 9, 2014 12:19 PM
ohiobucks1;1624133 wrote:Haha thanks. Probably would have invested in Tesla, too.
I wish I would have invested in Apple when I was 3 years old.
Jun 9, 2014 12:19pm
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Jun 9, 2014 12:21 PM
ernest_t_bass;1624142 wrote:I wish I would have invested in Apple when I was 3 years old.
Yeah, or Google in Middle School
Jun 9, 2014 12:21pm
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Jun 9, 2014 12:25 PM
I saw Anchorman 2 at the theater.
Jun 9, 2014 12:25pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 9, 2014 12:56 PM
ohiobucks1;1624144 wrote:Yeah, or Google in Middle School
Google opened at like 400/share. They didn't go public until they were big.

Yeah their value has doubled, but it's not like it opened at 20/share
Jun 9, 2014 12:56pm
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Jun 9, 2014 1:01 PM
dlazz;1624155 wrote:Google opened at like 400/share. They didn't go public until they were big.

Yeah their value has doubled, but it's not like it opened at 20/share

True, but it still has more than doubled. I'd take that 100% of the time and twice on Sundays.
Jun 9, 2014 1:01pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 9, 2014 1:04 PM
ohiobucks1;1624158 wrote: I'd take that 100% of the time and twice on Sundays.
That's what I do with your mom.

LOL #roasted #owned
Jun 9, 2014 1:04pm
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Jun 9, 2014 1:12 PM
I sent money to a Christian Pastor on TV thinking he would feed the starving kids in Africa.

Jun 9, 2014 1:12pm
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Jun 9, 2014 1:35 PM
dlazz;1624159 wrote:That's what I do with your mom.

LOL #roasted #owned
My mom's dead :/
Jun 9, 2014 1:35pm
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ohiobucks1

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Jun 9, 2014 1:36 PM
Just kidding. But she's a nice lady, ya don't say that.
Jun 9, 2014 1:36pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 9, 2014 1:54 PM
ohiobucks1;1624171 wrote:My mom's dead :/
Dead sexy

#roastedagain
Jun 9, 2014 1:54pm
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ohiobucks1

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Jun 9, 2014 1:57 PM
dlazz;1624176 wrote:Dead sexy

#roastedagain

That's what she said.
Jun 9, 2014 1:57pm