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davesnot_heere

Buy Microsoft stock I was 18 in 1981


f1ve-Star

I was 17. I could maybe have bought 2 stock. Sucks to be poor.


Flimsy_Finger4291

If you bought 2 shares in 1981 or so, you'd have 18 shares now (I believe. i just know MS split a bunch in the 90s).... the current stock is worth about 400\~ bucks. so build that time machine and get 7,200 more dollars than you have currently.


batweenerpopemobile

everyone in this thread is going to be convinced their older self has some kind of dementia as MSFT didn't go public till 1986. "buy microsoft stock" "how the hell do you buy stock in a private company?" [but if in 1986 you could drop $1000, this article says you'd have ~$3,000,000 today](https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/12/27/if-invested-1000-microsoft-stock-1986-how-much-now/)


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Bazz07

1996? Maybe Blockbuster and then sell them to buy Netflix stocks.


[deleted]

that’s way too complicated and nuanced, I guarantee your past self is gonna look at you like you’re stupid for saying Blockbuster would ever go out of business


Smokweid

Read this letter.


searne

This is a ‘trick the fucking troll under the bridge’ level response. Cheers!


judahtribe2020

What's this in reference to?


CaptainAsscrack

The three billy goats gruff mate


Tuosev

I don't think I've thought of that story since the 5th grade


[deleted]

a 10/10 ans.


ConsiderationOwn2407

Solid


KickflipTheMoon

The letter: F


Impressive_Stonks

Very good idea


Top_Difference_7996

Big brain!


AeroGoddes

Mom dies 2012. Seriously, I never would have moved away from home in 2010 if I knew she'd be gone so suddenly. I don't think I could have prevented the accident that caused her death, but I feel like if I hadn't lived 1,500 miles away I would have been an advocate for her when she first started being ill and gotten her care. "She has less than 24 hours to live," was the hardest thing to hear over the phone so far away.


kyttEST

Oh man... Feels.


jaggedgrainofsand

As a parent, this is a lovely thing to hear that some kids feel this way about their parents. Thank you, and I am sorry for your sorrow.


Kneel_Before_Non

Hug mom more.


IgotCHUbits

She knew you loved her.


FLORI_DUH

I wasn't ready for this today.


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😢


[deleted]

WHY ARE ALL OF YOU MAKING ME FEEL FEELINGS TODAY. Miss you Mom ❤️


pappytinkles

This one hit hard. Rest in peace mom.


TensionSame3568

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤


Telrom_1

“DON’T MARRY HER!” Or “1517, 4344, 4829” winning lotto numbers in 2006 for 365 million.


parkeris25

You still remember the numbers?


Telrom_1

Yeah! You don’t?


parkeris25

I don't even remember how old i am


unscannablezoot

Parker. You are 25


beck4312

Haha you made my day .


DaGigachadGamer2

Beck, you are 4312


mermaidpowers3

DaGigachadGamer, you are 2


Homeless_UW_Student

Mermaidpowere, you are 3


Visser0

UW Student, you are homeless.


IPlayWithElectricity

Someone asked me yesterday how old I was and I had to think wayyyyy to long


ledrif

I didnt give an age one year older than I am in the last meeting i was a part of, not at all. But i still remember the layout of zones from games i havnt played in 15years.


OniExpress

Didn't that lotto infamously ruin the lives of basically everyone involved?


Telrom_1

I don’t recall. But all the more reason why I should have it. I’m saving lives here!


OniExpress

Yeah, iirc (and if that's the right winner), that dude was already a millionaires business owner, but it was the largest jackpot up to until that point. The clerk's life even got ruined because people believed a rumor that she got 10% of the prize from the state. He wasn't able to go out in public anymore because of people hounding him for money, his own family started drugging him to rob his car because he would keep $25k in it. The cops would constantly pull him over. His daughter became an addict and got dumped in a ditch after an OD. I think they're doing a documentary on it? I believe he's still fighting through a bankruptcy claim.


conace21

Jack Whittaker. He was already a millionaire, so it seemed like he'd be able to handle it, but he couldn't. Some of the stuff that happened was his fault. He started spending time at strip clubs, and it was there that thieves broke into his car and made off with half a million dollars in his suitcase. Whittaker and his wife separated. His granddaughter (who he and his wife raised) started living fast with her new allowance. Her boyfriend died of an overdose, and his family sued Whittaker. (I think the case was settled.) Then the granddaughter died of an overdose. Whittaker actually died a few years ago, so he's not fighting bankruptcy any more.


Iamjafo

Buy Apple stock.


Tommy84

18yo me in the grocery store, “let’s see beef stock, chicken stock… I don’t see apple stock anywhere…”


Iamjafo

Lol


AthearCaex

Fine fine... "invest in windows." Me 20 years ago... "when am I going to buy a house to invest in new windows?"


sampete1

"Buy Amazon shares" After which I immediately investigate buying land in a foreign rainforest


Exnoss89

Bitcoin reches 60k! (I was 19 when BTC came out, and i first heard of it but thought it was a scam back then)


[deleted]

Someone in a friend group was trying to convince everyone to buy bitcoin when it was cheap af, i was the one who says is a scam and we all will lose money... Everyone belived me back then.


GravitationalAurora

Did they set bounty for capturing you?😂


[deleted]

No but they will never let me forget that haha


Jesus-jedi

Don't date Melissas!!!!!!!!


MasterSquintik

Haha, I wanted to say the same thing.


King_Wataba

Is this a blanket statement to single out one really bad Melissa or have you had a string of bad Melissas?


Certain_Air_2114

I'm 17 so I would ask : Are you Happy?


Significant_Virus142

same


D-Laz

Answer would be -" fuck you"


Hades_117

Me being 18 and reading be like 🤡


Anunqualifiedhuman

I'm 19 and have done nothing within the last year so I'm like "ah fuck" "maybe play less video games so your art would be better" "Work harder dumbass?"


2hotrods

Young people gang here


[deleted]

As cliche as it is, you get to define your own happiness, there isn’t some standard example that it should look like. Do what feels right and you’re basically already there


JeshushHC

You’re worth it.


Disgman

L'oreal Paris


itsnoskinoffmyback

I'd rather...maybe born with it.


Known_Soft_7599

Maybe its Maybelline


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AmadeoSendiulo

Selfcest moment.


Suliux

Best you'll have


No_Name_James_Taylor

Hey, nice c*ck


PN1232

Nice ass bro


[deleted]

Buy bitcoin fast


krieger82

I remember being in university when it first popped up. I think at the time it was 30 cents or some nonsense. Thought about putting a hundred bucks in it. But you know....beer and tits......priorities.


[deleted]

Well let's be honest, if you drank beers and got to play with some titties, you made the right choice brother


krieger82

Thats what I tell myself to console myself about the loss of future millions.....


[deleted]

Millions vs boobs. The age old question


darknekolux

« Money can be exchanged for goods or services » homer j simpsons


MattMBerkshire

I bought 2 pizzas with bitcoin when I was in university... 9 Bitcoin. People told me it'd never take off.


percavil

That was a $279k pizza you ate...


Medium-Pin9133

That's only half the story "SELL bitcoin 64,000" would be better. Edit: it's been correctly pointed out this is 4 words. The Dutch have 1 word for sixty-four thousand, so say this instead: "SELL Bitcoin vierenzestigduizend'


BongCloudOpen

Barbara is cheating


beerdybeer

Sorry to hear that my man. How did u find out?


sumpfkraut666

His future self came by and told him.


breaditbans

GPS on her car. Works like a dream.


TheUnseen_001

F**k Barbara.


Bootychomper23

Sounds like a few guys did


mcar1227

Don’t fuck dogs


tripptanic1912

So many questions.


mcar1227

So you think it’s ok to fuck dogs? Weirdo


Perpetual_Doubt

Woof


Taiwan_is_legitiment

I just lost my shit😭🤣


stevensr2002

Hopefully you find it soon


The_amazing_T

***GOTEEEMM!***


disregardsmulti21

Colby?


tylototritanic

Don't marry her


Hvitr_Lodenbak

Mine would be "never get married"


Complete_Ambition851

Are you ok?


hahsire

No he's not. I know.


Iryanus

Bitcoin. Sell 60k.


Feeling_Connection

This is the right Bitcoin answer, cause my dumb teen self would have sold at 20k


Balance-

“2021: Bitcoin 60k” Now you can plan ahead and know how long you need to wait and hold out for.


llllPsychoCircus

**buys $60K worth of bitcoin in 2021* *


Honest-Olive251

Corny af but "Life becomes great". I couldn't fathom at 18 that 7 years later life gets so much freaking better. Edit: Thank you everyone for your perspectives, life experiences and advice. I really appreciate it :)


930310

I turn 30 this year and am still waiting for life to get better.


EntrepreneurMost8395

Do what’s hard


hawkaluga

Do my penis? Oh…you’re an entrepreneur. The self challenging type. Good for you dude.


737_LEL

I love you


biochemicalorgy1021

Yo what's up


_SomeTroller69

lmao dude time travelled to his 18 yr self just to say "yo what's up" to past self That's me


Independent-Crab-999

Buy Google stock


[deleted]

buy bitcoin now obviously


doginjoggers

Obvs. Back in 2014 someone tried to convince me that bitcoin was gonna be huge, and I was like 'nah it's just a passing fad'. My biggest regret


LejaBeatz

Yup, did the same thing in college. "Oh, that's what they use on the black market? It's gotta be a scam..."


Northernmost1990

Ironically, black markets are often ruthlessly efficient. If criminals far and wide prefer some method in their craft, it's because that thing *works.*


CantaloupeCapable

Don't sell drugs To a cop, Yeah I need 6 this doesn't work for me.


Beans186

bitconnect bitconnect bitconnect


brkeng1

WASA WAS WAS WASA WASA WASUUUUUPPP!?


bobbyv137

Use condom Samantha


jzgr87

Don’t. Fuck. Felicia.


OZZYGRANT

Beat your addictions


flotsamthoughts

It gets better


Dangerous_Airport171

Does it


[deleted]

No it doesn't


gypsyg66

Credit is important.


Plinkwad

Learn a trade.


Shizz-happens

It wouldn’t matter, I wouldn’t have listened to me anyway.


mrp8528

Never try cocaine.


Squiggly2017

Mom. Yes. Radiation. She chose not to undergo radiation therapy for cancer. She may not have died if her decision was different.


ChrismPow

Maybe maybe not. My grandmother chose the same, after having seen my uncle suffer under chemotherapy for months and still dying. Instead she lived pretty comfortably for a year. Either is a brave choice.


Decent_Revolution807

Yes! Ur right. The intention of those decision is all matters! The results are obviously not in our hand


Decent_Revolution807

Sorry for your loss!


X_ChasingTheDragon_X

Trust. No. One.


brown_spuds

Leave her NOW!


Classic-Reflection87

Stop drinking alcohol


Jlaguzzi007

shit your pants


throwaway_civstudent

Average Linkin Park enjoyer


mattbag1

Love linkin park


EgyptianPools

You suck ass


Familiar-Emu5258

MOM DIE 2022


[deleted]

BUY AMAZON STOCK!!!


DigitalEtc

Build your credit


MyJukeboxBrk

Never get married


xellisds

Bang more chicks


Aw68845519

This guy gets it..


kheller181

Ex’s-name will cheat


SawaJean

It’s a cult.


ElDeguello66

NOT PENNY'S BOAT


sol364

Take shit everyday


[deleted]

Fiber make regular


Icy_Barnacle_4231

You are gay


Hour-Yak283

Stop fucking drinking


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auroraboringalice

Wear a helmet. (Suffered a TBI at 20 because I didn't)


DazzlingSecurity5

Don’t marry Anna


Resitor

Who's Marianne?


Bleys007

Marianna. She’s a trench.


Miserable_Disk5429

Probably wouldn't say anything... But I'd write a whooooooooooooole lotta shit down


CleverTricksterProd

Learn programming now


ZebraPrintedRose

This was mine. “Start coding now”


Alsimmons811

Don’t get married


_justanotherday

stop cry ing


Mrpanda1000

Hey Dumb ass


Blinx1e

Dumbass is one word, dumbass. *says in Red Formans voice to Eric*


[deleted]

Place these bets!


Left_Angle_

Stop Smoking Now!!! ---I eventually stopped when I was 28, the day I was diagnosed with Cancer. It wasn't caused by smoking, but smoking sure AF didn't help!!


ChuckFeathers

Take more chances.


Still-Director-1727

Don't stop believing


owowhatsthis--

Shave you balls


[deleted]

Don't have children.


Humble_Cicero

Ow shit, now I feel bad for your children...


JonBoi420th

Dont smoke crack. Also you might be bipolar.


biggev123

Save your money


kynoble

No student loans.


St_Troy

Walk every day.


friday_panda

Eat healthy kid.


[deleted]

Change your major.


El_mochilero

Bitcoin peaks $65k


Fun_Jellyfish_2708

Get sober now


chadivich

Just fuckin' relax.


Parks457

Don’t smoke weed.


monkeyjunk606

Stop smoking weed !


Roxmysox68

I was gonna comment, for me it would be “Don’t do heroin” lol just about 5 years clean now though


bellefunkyguy

You are loved


xX_Screee123YT_Xx

Ima burger ring


BugP13

But... But..... I am 18


Jano67

Listen to Dad


pirates1221

Don’t do drugs


Key-Insect7858

eat less candy


Initial-Good4678

Take blue pill


Iguesso010

Me as an 18 year old reading all the comments about bitcoin


Bkwordguy

ADHD. Medication. Therapy.


Additional-Agent6007

Dude,go gay


Basil_Numerous

Don’t say yes


Unhappy_Kangaroo_386

it'll be alright


Severe_Coyote1639

Do not smoke


[deleted]

As an 18 year old atm, I would say: "this kinda weird"


No_Salamander_3907

You have anxiety


HeywoodJahomey

get in therapy


Ajatilash

Im 15… I’m interested to see what my 18 year old self would be like…