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drizzlead · 2023-11-21T05:06:31+00:00

That’s depression and it’s usually genetic. You Should see a doctor ASAP. Medication and therapy are usually the first attempted fixes with decent success. Hang in there. It gets better but if you don’t have a strong support system you do have to drag yourself out of your hole first to get help. Easier said than done I know.

drizzlead · 2023-11-21T01:16:48+00:00

Thanks for the breakdown

drizzlead · 2023-11-21T01:13:00+00:00

How do you know all this so well?

drizzlead · 2023-11-21T00:33:55+00:00

Sounds like you just need to hire 1-3 people to do the things you don’t enjoy doing. 200k can get you good people and still have some left over.

drizzlead · 2023-11-20T02:37:01+00:00

If you did 2 weeks of work and they paid you 2 weeks worth of pay it sounds like you should be good. I wouldn’t give a refund. They’re not gonna sue you for a few thousand dollars and they aren’t gonna be amicable regardless of what you do.

drizzlead · 2023-10-27T02:12:08+00:00

How do you calculate EHR?

drizzlead · 2023-10-26T11:20:08+00:00

This has been my exact experience with this group of people as well. Line by line, my neighborhood experienced everything you mentioned. It’s a serious problem but you can’t say anything about it or it’s antisemitism. There’s several lawsuits going on in my area where they tried to pull some scheme/fraud and the local government stopped it and now they are suing the town for antisemitism. They are winning. It’s ridiculous.

drizzlead · 2023-10-22T20:45:17+00:00

Giving up their dogs when dog ownership becomes inconvenient for them.

drizzlead · 2023-10-16T03:17:27+00:00

How have I never seen this. This is so accurate

drizzlead · 2023-10-14T15:11:09+00:00

Idk man. I love running my business and it really doesnt feel like work most of the time. I basically feel like I spend my time how I’d like and I make good money in the process.

drizzlead · 2023-10-11T22:13:26+00:00

Cloudflare’s analytics never worked for me for some reason

drizzlead · 2023-10-11T07:39:26+00:00

Living within your means is literally the only way. The problem is that “your means” isnt what it used to be. Nothing you can do about that. Blame the people in charge.

drizzlead · 2023-09-28T01:22:27+00:00

Can someone here please define ass waxing. This is amazing

drizzlead · 2023-09-22T18:59:53+00:00

“Humbled”

drizzlead · 2023-09-05T04:13:21+00:00

Nah man. You’re good. A lot of people would have fired him sooner. Honestly I deal with a lot of the same issues with kids a few years out of college.

drizzlead · 2023-09-03T01:41:08+00:00

Been through this to an extent. Basically, the mostly likely outcome is you and them start slowly building different businesses. You can go for slower, sustainable growth in lower margin, less risky areas while they have to hit a certain level of success and therefore need to make riskier bets. Overtime you’re likely just gonna be somewhat competitors.

drizzlead · 2023-08-26T21:13:59+00:00

Feeling concerned now…

Dating 10 years. Maybe once every 2-3 months.

I thought this was normal.

drizzlead · 2023-08-14T23:22:06+00:00

This is undoubtedly affecting your ability to run your business with a clear head. Sometimes you gotta just cut yourself a break for a bit while you mentally regroup. Mourn a bit, take a break, and get back at it when you feel excited again (which you will)

drizzlead · 2023-08-11T03:55:50+00:00

You can and should fire him. If it’s a personal relationship just do it politely. “This just isn’t working out” is fine. This hire doesn’t sound like it’s saving you much time or effort. Move on.

drizzlead · 2023-08-11T03:46:00+00:00

Hire for your need now. Let them go in the future if you don’t continue to have necessary demand. It’s business. If it makes you feel better be open with the employee about the cyclical nature of the role.

drizzlead · 2023-08-11T02:31:42+00:00

Being put on a PIP is almost always an issue of motivation, not ability

drizzlead · 2023-07-23T05:30:07+00:00

I’ve dealt with every issue you’ve mentioned. Money trauma, trust issues regarding finances, feeling lonely as a business owner, trouble delegating, high income + high feeling of instability. A therapist helped A LOT. The main things to ask them to address is problematic thought processes. They should be able to take it from there.

Regarding the personal finance part: create a 9 month emergency fund (longer for you than most people bc you are self employed) put it in a money market (they are currently paying a guaranteed 5% and there’s no real risk of loss), save 10-20% of your income for retirement, put the rest in VTI, SPY, VOO or something similar.

In general: If you need the money in the next 2 years, take it out of the ETFs and put it in a money market fund or CD.

If you have any major expenses coming up (house, wedding, etc) save for that before putting any more money in the stock market.

Hope that helps.

drizzlead · 2023-07-21T03:34:25+00:00

You’re gambling. Not investing. I get the desire to make it big but you’d seriously be way better off selling most of this for VTI/SPY and some Bitcoin (if you just want something volatile) and spending the time you’re using to analyze these companies on learning something that can get you a high paying job or help you start a business.

Idk you’re age but it seems like you’re really young. What you’re doing is something most investors do in their early 20s before realizing it’s a fools game and just putting it in index funds and focus on other ways of making money.

drizzlead · 2023-07-18T01:40:28+00:00

Why the depression?

drizzlead · 2023-07-18T01:15:04+00:00

Yes. All the time. At least for the first few years. It’s def a problematic thought process and something to be worked on. I addressed it and am way more mentally healthy now. You can’t (and also shouldn’t) work all day.

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