C'mon, it was just a couple of ounces for "recreational" use. It's not like I was gonna jack up Mellon Bank. How else can I remain happy and chipper?\n\nMan, I got the munchies.
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Just ignore it until the cops are knocking on your door, hauling you in on a bench warrant.  I'd rather have you behind bars than in my community anyway.
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Sorry, man ... I read the original and the paraphrase, and they both make my brain bleed ...\n\nHow about ... "These people know how to handle lotsa money."  Period, end of sentence.\n\n"Brevity is the soul of wit" -- some Pommie hack
571006
Have another beer.  \n\nOn second thought, don't.  Seems like you've had more than enough already.
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Several years ago there was a commodity traded, maine potatoes.  Every year for something over two-dozen years, the price would go up in the middle of January through early February.  Information was not as free back then, I could track causes better today on the Internet.  So I had some money and practiced trading in corn, making a little bit while getting the ropes.  The target was this, the smallest increase was 8 cents a pound, 50,000 pound contracts.  I caught it on a down tick and felt like a surfer catching a wave.  Unfortunately, it was a tsunami.  There were several millionaires who had also spotted the trend and they thought they could buck it.  So the price went limit up, trading stopping after the first couple of minutes, doing this for a few days, then limit down, again stopping trading after a few minutes into the next trading day.  I got a margin call, but it was for more money than I had, so the brokerage confiscated my position.  When the dust settled, the price had indeed gone up as I antcipated, but I was trapped out, unable to profit from it.  For that matter I was paying off that debt to the brokerage firm for years, instead of paying off my mortgage, which is what would have happened if those guys hadn't been greedy.  Meanwhile, it bankrupted something upwards of 100 rich traders who had tried to turn the market, and sent something like 60 to prison.\n\nThis doesn't happen all the time.  Just be careful, you can lose more than you put in, although trading the option MAY limit that.  For instance, even in stock options, if you sell a naked option and things go against you and someone calls that option and you haven't had a covering option to cancel, you are on the hook for supplying the shares.  Be careful of trading too close to the expiration.  I remember positioning for one thing expected to go up, and by the time the events began driving it up, my option was close to expiring, I got almost nothing out of it.\n\nA good plan is a wonderful thing.  But with commodities and commodity options, there is still uncertainty, and definitely danger.
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Quality not quantity at this stage...an avg can't be gauged for such an individual thing!Enjoy it as often as possible,do something you have forgotten about or haven't tried...new nighty,candles,striptease,breakfast of coolwhip and strawberries in bed!
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All I've heard is that 'there's good rockin' tonight'.\n\nGotta go...got this sudden urge for some 'cream of wheat' cereal.\n\nBy the way 'keypitreal' thank you sooo much for enlightening all of us. If only all of us could be as intelligent as you. Stupid me...I though 'trailertrash' was joking...I feel so stupid now.
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Well, I can offer my own situation from last summer... without the vacation part as I am a "working poor single mom" and cannot afford a vacation.  I was driving down the street through a very nice, "older money", part of town.  I looked to my right and saw a very expensive woven purse (from Dillards, a store I can't even afford to step foot into).  It was obvious someone had left it on the roof of her car and forgotten about it.  Well, I gingerly looked into the checkbook to obtain the woman's address or phone number, called her, and made an appointment for her to come to my house and pick it up.  I actually offered to take it to her.  Anyhow, there were quite a few "hundreds" peeking out of her wallet.. I did not pick it up to see how many hundreds since I felt it would be an invasion of her privacy.  The woman was extremely grateful and later sent me a card with a cheque for 100 dollars for my trouble.  I decided that I would split the "found money" between both of my kids.  They each got 50 bucks and a very good lesson.
309380
Yes it is. And gold closed today at $700 and ounce. You made some money.
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this is not normal as far as i know. you need to build a budget that takes into account your lifestyle. it also has to take into account things like clothing and car maintenance down the road. if you have a compulsion to spend you may think about setting a limit on it such as under 2.00 so that you can do it more often but its just like any addiction cold turkey is best but its also the hardest. seek therapy if this is a constant thing and if you feel forced to do it.
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Well, I don't drink at all so it doesn't matter to me, but yes I it is ridiculous.  I think it's even more ridiculous that in South Carolina you can't buy ANYTHING other than the basic needs such as batteries, food, and diapers before 1:00 on Sunday.  But you can buy as much booze as you want 24/7 around the clock.  \n\nI couldn't believe it when I went to Super Walmart one Sunday morning to buy a pair of work gloves, some gatoraide and safety goggles to do work in my yard. I went to the Check out, the girl says oh you can't buy the gloves the goggles before 1 o'clock.  I asked her why Walmart was even open for business if they couldn't sell anything before then. She said well, they can still sell Beer, wine, and food.  \n How's that for hypocrisy?
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Funny, but when you started typing you actually almost made sense. By your fourth drink, however, the end of your question just became a bunch of stuttering confusion.  I guess it's true - alcohol just clouds the mind...such a shame to waste what was once a beautiful thing. Sorry about your luck!
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I was saddened to see that an a$$hole showed up before I could answer you, but maybe it is a blessing in disguise. There will always be those out there who are willing and even anxious to see you stumble, and the sooner you develop coping skills for dealing with them, too the better off you'll be. But I want to congratulate you on your choice for recovery, and I wish for you every good thing life has to offer. One day at a time. Be well.
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they quit making it, but it is still considered legal tender.  too many folks were confusing it for quarters, and there were issues with vending machines
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i have been several times can be very addicting.watch out they will suck your wallet dry.and remember thats all they want.
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Not a pro at taking that stuff any more, but I found shaking it in a bottle and drinking it quickly was the best way.  It didn't seem to matter what quantity I used: the powder would settle at the bottom.
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That's how my drug use started along time ago, all I did was smoke a joint. However that led to using anything I could get my hands on. My therapist gave me an assignment on how much money did I spend using drugs? I figured out if was approx. $120,000 over a 20 year period. I could have had a big house and a awesome car all paid for!!!!!!!!! Think about it. hope u make the right choice. good luck and God Bless You.
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Aaaah....now you have unearthed the massive conspiracy known as capitalism of proverbs.  It's a plan cooked up by the big cheeses and fermented wines of large corporations [i.e., McDonald's and McMickey's and McGoofy's] to hack into your bank account and withdraw one penny every time you use the respective adages.  After you use the proverbs enough times, they will have withdrawn enough money to launch a new branch of restaurants.  These restaurants will churn out fried bits of cardboard for the general public, thus generating more income for the big cheeses and fermented wines.  And Elmer Fudd shall rule the universe.  \n\n\n\nWould you like fries with that?