Coli Oldheads (40+) what do you wish you did better in your 30s?

[paperbag]

Made more money, finished nursing school the 1st time I wanted to Enroll 10 years ago, bought a house in Cali instead of Vegas during the crash. But barring all that, pay attention so I wouldn't have fallen down those stairs, because my knee is permanently damaged.

 

[Mr Rager]

I don't worry about "making it". I'm not trying to find myself anymore. I know exactly who I am and I make myself comfy as can be. No illusions and zero tolerance for dumb shyt (from others).

This is what I'm trying to get to. This right here

 

[Notley]

I am a 47 year-old recent cancer survivor. Here is what I wish I did in my 30s:

1. Invest in the stock market. If you are in it for the long term, it is the easiest market to learn.

2. Stop going to the club. I was never great at pulling women there, but it is almost effortless for me at art shows, lectures, and museum events. Besides, I enjoy those events more.

3. Stopped trying to look young. I wish I had developed a more mature style.

4. Stayed in great shape. I have moved between good shape and ok shape. I wish I would have had a better diet and workout routine throughout my thirties.

5. I should have started dating women in their 40s and a few 50 year olds during my thirties. I knew that I didn't want kids or to get married. I spent too much te dating women with baby fever. Besides, now that I am in my forties, I realize that there are a lot of fine older women.

6. I should have balanced my effort between solidifying new friendships and dating when I moved to a new city. I spent too much time chasing the skirt, as my old football coach used to say.

 

[datnigDASTARDLY]

I’ll be 40 in July.

Normal shyt really, but I would’ve tried to pay my student loans earlier. It’s a whole nother level of embarrassment getting garnished with no end in sight brehs . I make enough to ride it out but it’s the principal of the shyt

And I would’ve gotten into stocks, contributed more to my 401k, and I kick myself for not paying attention to Bitcoin before it got ridiculously big

 

[the bossman]

am a 47 year-old recent cancer survivor. Here is what I wish I did in my 30s:

Awesome news breh. Prostate?

 

[bucks3115]

Health and investments seem to be the common threads here

yea im takin note
im 30

this is good thread

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I turned 30 back in October wasted my entire 20s, I do got an associates in a good career field with a lots of mobility, but that's a out it. Being 30, it's pedal to the metal. Now or never, I'm feeling the pressure, but I understand I'm at the point where I ain't going crazy

 

[prose00]

Good questions to ask

 

[Wiseborn]

Invested more money

 

[Elle Seven]

Being proactive about your health how?

Following up with things I noticed with my health. I had my kids at 31 and 34, and after 2nd pregnancy started noticing some things with my health. I just shrugged them off, telling myself they'd eventually go back to normal or I was over thinking it.

41 is coming for me in August, and I'm just now admitting to myself the obvious - they are not going to magically get better unless I actively work on them.

If you're under 40, it would be wise to take health issues serious as soon as you notice them - no matter how slight - lest they develop into a full blown crisis. By then, you've lost control and are forced into a reactive role, which is not fun.

 

[Notley]

Awesome news breh. Prostate?

Prostate. Although it is normally a "slow" cancer, it is much more aggressive when you are younger and black.

I caught it early because I always make my doctor's appointments. That has been my message to my friends: go to the doctor because it is better to know early.

 

[Pimp]

Biggest mistake i made was taking too long to learn the stock market. Once i understood it i started making money and not having so much cash idle. I was doing index funds and they are slow compared to individual stocks.

Focus on health. 30 minute workout a day and try to eat right.

I think a great relationship beats running around chasing hoes.. Just don't get married.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

Health and investments seem to be the common threads here

They are because they both have to do with time. The less you put in both now the more you pay for it later, no pun.

 

[Ugo Ogugwa]

Dropped an album

 

[Vandelay]

Good insight. I'm a few pennies shy of 37.

Managing my money and not taking calculated chances have been my biggest faults.