Hypothetical Question??? If you could...

[henri]

Simple advice, buy a fock ton of Apple / Microsoft / Oracle; and instead of my current specialty, should have gone into dermatology.

[militarymoron]

If I could go back in time to give myself some advice...
- Buy those HK rifles when they were $400 each (91, 93, 94)
- Buy a couple of those Bren Ten pistols you wanted
- Don't start riding motorcycles (I wouldn't have had 6 accidents - three of them bad, and wouldn't have some of the physical issues I have now).

[Kevslatvin]

This may sound stupid but buy a 3rd gen Rx-7 in the early 2000's when they could be picked up for $10k to $12k all day long no matter what stupid financial decision it took. Good luck finding one for less than $40k now.
More realistically when I thought of going back to school to get an engineering degree right after my daughter was born. Do it. Beyond that I wouldn't want to do anything that changed too much. Though I could be better off financially I wouldn't want to disrupt meeting my wife having my daughter etc. I could tell past me to join the army and try to fly helicopters like you wanted in the eighth grade but it would have to be after I got out of Vocational school and the recruiters were still offering me the moon (scored good on ASVB in HS) or I might not have met my wife. To quote Marilyn Manson " When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed".

[rero360]

I would tell my younger self to stay away from porn and the floozies, instead of spending money on booze, crappy guns/accessories, and motorcycles, save it all and sink it all into bitcoin right when it first became available and finally, to get into the gym and start lifting. Oh and I guess to skip the music business degree and just go straight to the ME degree.

[glocktogo]

Mine would be: Money isn't about accumulating possessions, it's about freedom and security. You can have a good life without it, but you're far more vulnerable than if you have it. Also, some of the life-changing opportunities you might otherwise have experienced, will be passed on because "I can't afford it."

And on that note, never underestimate the power of compound interest. Also, don't work for your money, make your money work for you. Then explain what all that means.

Oh and P.S. Women get half, if you're lucky. Make damned sure you know who you're cohabitating with. Otherwise, rent.

[AndyLate]

I would be less reluctant to try and would have ignored that inner voice that tells me I am not good enough.

I learned to be less risk averse too late in my Army carreer but luckily in time for my second one.

Andy