Guys I have something really horrible to discuss with you all

[jjgold]

Gamblers such disasters

[EGrecu]

Gamblers such disasters

If I didn't chase, I would be fine. I would have lost hardly anything in my lifetime

[jjgold]

Well stop chasing
Grow up and be a smart gambler

[EGrecu]

Well stop chasing
Grow up and be a smart gambler

The damage has been done

[EGrecu]

He must be selling Ferraris and Lambos.

No I just work at a place with very good pay plan

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Just takes one good ALL IN to get back in the game.

[EGrecu]

Just takes one good ALL IN to get back in the game.

lol

[newton0038]

Stop placing value in the losses. All you did was increase your stakes. My problem also. Why the fuk do i go 8-10 on $5 wagers yet I go 1-11 when I play $50.
I did see a correlation in the winners vs. losers. Most wins were +money bets where as the bigger the bets the high my juice would get. WTF DID I LAY-220.

A 10X increase in my stakes clouded my thinking. Odds are just a representation of the books intake in an event. Just because a line is -360, doesn't mean it's a lock, We never seem to question our wins, yet wonder wtf went wrong when we lose and dwell on our perceived failure. Discipline is a must requirement to maintaining a bankroll.

[jjgold]

Great post

Stop placing value in the losses. All you did was increase your stakes. My problem also. Why the fuk do i go 8-10 on $5 wagers yet I go 1-11 when I play $50.
I did see a correlation in the winners vs. losers. Most wins were +money bets where as the bigger the bets the high my juice would get. WTF DID I LAY-220.

A 10X increase in my stakes clouded my thinking. Odds are just a representation of the books intake in an event. Just because a line is -360, doesn't mean it's a lock, We never seem to question our wins, yet wonder wtf went wrong when we lose and dwell on our perceived failure. Discipline is a must requirement to maintaining a bankroll.

[ray499]

We’ve all been there keep firing away the tides will turn

[Nate rasta]

Only the way to stop the bleeding is take a break. If you're serious about stopping Greco you will eventually feel better .time heals all gambling pain LOL

[Nate rasta]

I hate when I get a big win, start celebrating and start putting bets in when I'm drunk. Never pans out

[d2bets]

200k over 8 years is not life changing.

And the way his post reads, sounds like he lost about 400k in the past couple months. That would mean he was up about 200k in the prior 7.8 years. Somehow, I don't believe that.

In theory, 200k over 8 years isn't life changing (though it certainly can be), losing 400k in a couple months certainly would be. But even 200k over years is 25k/year. Most people don't even have that much extra disposable income to blow.

[mjsuax13]

But even 200k over years is 25k/year. Most people don't even have that much extra disposable income to blow.

Neither does he. Guy makes $250k a year and is doing this…

“Since then, things have gotten really bad - I took out loans of about 40K and lost another 100K out of my 401k (I'm now down to 50K)”

I can picture this guy. Over extended in some luxury car, house he can’t afford, trying to keep up appearances for his meatball buddies and his fiancé. Most likely a meathead, ill fitting suit, unshined shoes, pacing around, checking gametracker constantly, sweating during the test drive, on the car lot and on the loan docs as his customer signs them. He needs to block every gambling site and go off the grid. Fukk it.

[EGrecu]

Neither does he. Guy makes $250k a year and is doing this…

“Since then, things have gotten really bad - I took out loans of about 40K and lost another 100K out of my 401k (I'm now down to 50K)”

I can picture this guy. Over extended in some luxury car, house he can’t afford, trying to keep up appearances for his meatball buddies and his fiancé. Most likely a meathead, ill fitting suit, unshined shoes, pacing around, checking gametracker constantly, sweating during the test drive, on the car lot and on the loan docs as his customer signs them. He needs to block every gambling site and go off the grid. Fukk it.

I have a great financial situation outside of the gambling

My mortgage is only 2K a month. I have 1 car payment that's 600 dollars. My other car is paid off

My monthly expenses are about 7-8K a month with me living pretty extravagantly and I clear 12-14 after taxes

I'd have easily 300K in liquid cash if I never gamble

[TheMetsSuck]

Mb a gambling rehab would be the wake up call you need. Good reset

[BeatTheJerk]

I have a great financial situation outside of the gambling

My mortgage is only 2K a month. I have 1 car payment that's 600 dollars. My other car is paid off

My monthly expenses are about 7-8K a month with me living pretty extravagantly and I clear 12-14 after taxes

I'd have easily 300K in liquid cash if I never gamble

If this is true, none of us can feel sorry for you. Stop gambling & your life will resurface back to plush rather soon.

[jjgold]

Jerky ends thread

[d2bets]

I have a great financial situation outside of the gambling

My mortgage is only 2K a month. I have 1 car payment that's 600 dollars. My other car is paid off

My monthly expenses are about 7-8K a month with me living pretty extravagantly and I clear 12-14 after taxes

I'd have easily 300K in liquid cash if I never gamble

Then why wrere/are you gambling? What is the goal?

[BeatTheJerk]

EGrecu bottom line here for you. You’re not getting your fuckin’ money back. The sooner this registers, the sooner you wake up from your gambling nightmare. You will not get it back. & I’m not speaking from experience. I’m speaking through your personality & your compulsive willingness to chase your losses. You have zero control. If you keep gambling this will ruin your life.

[BrickJames]

You ARE even. You lost that money.

What's done is done.

If you had won 300k I'm sure we would be hearing a different tune.

Reload, gamble everything. Quit your job. Go "all in"

[Snowball]

find another hobby.

I suggest comic books. (seriously)

[EGrecu]

Then why wrere/are you gambling? What is the goal?

Chasing a high

Trying to get rich and thinking I could win at it cause I'm so smart (combination of greed and arrogance)

[BrickJames]

Chasing a high

Trying to get rich and thinking I could win at it cause I'm so smart (combination of greed and arrogance)

Money you don't lose gambling buys just as much as money you win gambling

[gauchojake]

I hear fentanyl is AWESOME

[EGrecu]

Money you don't lose gambling buys just as much as money you win gambling

I wish I knew this 9 years ago

[mjsuax13]

I have a great financial situation outside of the gambling

My mortgage is only 2K a month. I have 1 car payment that's 600 dollars. My other car is paid off

My monthly expenses are about 7-8K a month with me living pretty extravagantly and I clear 12-14 after taxes

I'd have easily 300K in liquid cash if I never gamble

Buddy- you are just horrible with money. You need to run fast from gambling and never look back. You can’t handle it.

[mjsuax13]

Chasing a high

Trying to get rich and thinking I could win at it cause I'm so smart (combination of greed and arrogance)

Bro- you need coaching on how money works. Maybe this is it for you. A lot of good information here from guys telling you the truth about gambling. Gambling to pay a bill is one thing, you gambling to get rich is some of the craziest and dumb shit I’ve ever heard.

I’m not bragging but I started and built a multimillion dollar business (over $50 million revenue) and I make more money than I will ever need and the “getting rich” part comes from that, not from gambling. And guess what, nobody gives a damn about my income or business if I don’t do the right thing with it and the right thing by my clients, people and family. If I piss it all away I’m the moron. It’s disrespectful to burn your income on trash when real people with less opportunities, health issues, etc… struggle day to day. You feel invincible over $250k? Please guy. Take a breather. We are both small time. You said once you weren’t. Stop. Find some new hobbies. Crying to strangers on the internet. Get to GA.

Get a budget and stick to it.

[EGrecu]

Buddy- you are just horrible with money. You need to run fast from gambling and never look back. You can’t handle it.

I'm not bad with money at all outside of the gambling

If I didn't gamble, I could easily save 60k a year...prolly 100K once my girl starts working

[iwantcougars]

go all in

[mjsuax13]

I'm not bad with money at all outside of the gambling

If I didn't gamble, I could easily save 60k a year...prolly 100K once my girl starts working

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda. It’s all “I could” or “if I didn’t gamble” with you. Well, you fukkin do gamble guy so grow up and get with it or stay a child in denial about what you could have had. Not piling on but you should read post 1 to last post and take some of this to heart.

Bro- you are bad with money. You can’t compartment gambling is for entertainment. You think you are going to get rich from it. Delusion. You should have a gambling budget and stick to it if you plan to do it.
You dipped in your 401k. You took out personal loans. Not piling on here but all your actions scream “I suck with money and don’t value it.” You don’t deserve to make $250k because you aren’t responsible enough. That’s a fact. I don’t care if you are the first one in and last one out.

[OldBill]

lmao makes insane money selling cars .... wish i made that kind of cash ..wait soon i'll be there in about 4 to 5 months collecting like $5000 then up to who knows what monthly and my ssi money takes care of all bills

[EGrecu]

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda. It’s all “I could” or “if I didn’t gamble” with you. Well, you fukkin do gamble guy so grow up and get with it or stay a child in denial about what you could have had. Not piling on but you should read post 1 to last post and take some of this to heart.

Bro- you are bad with money. You can’t compartment gambling is for entertainment. You think you are going to get rich from it. Delusion. You should have a gambling budget and stick to it if you plan to do it.
You dipped in your 401k. You took out personal loans. Not piling on here but all your actions scream “I suck with money and don’t value it.” You don’t deserve to make $250k because you aren’t responsible enough. That’s a fact. I don’t care if you are the first one in and last one out.

I'm not justifying the gambling problem

I'm saying if I terminated that, I would have no other issues. I am not overextended on my house, I have 2 reasonable cars for me and my fiancee - one is paid off. I don't spend a fortune at bars and clubs

The other guy implied I live way above my means in all areas of my life

[d2bets]

I'm not justifying the gambling problem

I'm saying if I terminated that, I would have no other issues. I am not overextended on my house, I have 2 reasonable cars for me and my fiancee - one is paid off. I don't spend a fortune at bars and clubs

The other guy implied I live way above my means in all areas of my life

Then stop gambling. It sounds like it's the only thing that can hold you back.

Or if you must, have a specific moderate bankroll per year that you can easily afford to lose and when it's gone it's gone.

[EGrecu]

Then stop gambling. It sounds like it's the only thing that can hold you back.

Or if you must, have a specific moderate bankroll per year that you can easily afford to lose and when it's gone it's gone.

Overall I know I'm not in a bad position. I have a good income and many expenses in my life are basically already fixed and pretty reasonable

My problem is I obsess over what I lost and I want to get it back ASAP....