Lost my house deposit chasing one more trade

I had $46,000 saved for a down payment. Took me six years. My girlfriend and I had literally picked the neighbourhood. A coworker showed me his gains and I thought I'd just grow i…

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I turned six years of house-deposit savings into $3,900 by chasing leveraged trades. My girlfriend still does not know how much we lost. The shame is so heavy that writing it here is easier than saying it aloud.

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