Comments on: Early Mistakes are Lessons in Disguise http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cap http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html/comment-page-1#comment-226018 Cap Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:25:18 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html#comment-226018 What I <em>said</em> was "I did a poor job choosing certain individual stocks." Hah! What I said was “I did a poor job choosing certain individual stocks.” Hah!

]]> By: Will http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html/comment-page-1#comment-225964 Will Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:21:32 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html#comment-225964 I started working in March 1999 and, as a tech enthusiast who's been using the Internet since it really started taking off, I was really convinced that Internet companies could do no wrong and would teach "old school companies" a thing or two. Long story short, I "invested" some money in one of those companies (in hindsight, "gambled" is more likely more accurate), and never saw the color of that money again. I never forgot that lesson, to the point where now I tend to fall prey to analysis paralysis. That's why I didn't buy Google (still kicking myself for this one) and I'm still resisting buying Apple even though it cooled down seriously (I really think it will go back up). My point is, lessons you learn in the trenches stick with you for an awful long time. I started working in March 1999 and, as a tech enthusiast who’s been using the Internet since it really started taking off, I was really convinced that Internet companies could do no wrong and would teach “old school companies” a thing or two. Long story short, I “invested” some money in one of those companies (in hindsight, “gambled” is more likely more accurate), and never saw the color of that money again. I never forgot that lesson, to the point where now I tend to fall prey to analysis paralysis. That’s why I didn’t buy Google (still kicking myself for this one) and I’m still resisting buying Apple even though it cooled down seriously (I really think it will go back up).

My point is, lessons you learn in the trenches stick with you for an awful long time.

]]> By: Reno Real Estate http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html/comment-page-1#comment-225936 Reno Real Estate Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:11:38 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html#comment-225936 "That other guy, he got a lesson he should’ve learned in the classroom - don’t pick a fight if you aren’t going to fight. Howard used his fists, depending on the street and the circumstances, it could’ve been clubs, knives or guns. The other guy got off cheap." That's a great lesson. One not too many of us learn easily. “That other guy, he got a lesson he should’ve learned in the classroom – don’t pick a fight if you aren’t going to fight. Howard used his fists, depending on the street and the circumstances, it could’ve been clubs, knives or guns. The other guy got off cheap.”

That’s a great lesson. One not too many of us learn easily.

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html/comment-page-1#comment-225927 jim Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:46:49 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html#comment-225927 Personally, I think learning the lesson in the classroom, in a "controlled setting," is preferable but many times we don't get the option. Sometimes, we "learn" in the classroom but the lesson doesn't stick... just wanted to highlight the idea and not make any judgment. Personally, I think learning the lesson in the classroom, in a “controlled setting,” is preferable but many times we don’t get the option. Sometimes, we “learn” in the classroom but the lesson doesn’t stick… just wanted to highlight the idea and not make any judgment.

]]> By: GBlogger http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html/comment-page-1#comment-225842 GBlogger Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:54:32 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html#comment-225842 Nice post. I'm not quite sure if you're saying it's better to learn these lessons in the classroom or in real life... or not making a judgment on that? I think it's good to learn some of these lessons in real life, so long as it's not a ruinous result! I think you learn lessons in real life better and remember them longer. Nice post. I’m not quite sure if you’re saying it’s better to learn these lessons in the classroom or in real life… or not making a judgment on that? I think it’s good to learn some of these lessons in real life, so long as it’s not a ruinous result! I think you learn lessons in real life better and remember them longer.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html/comment-page-1#comment-225835 Chuck Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:27:46 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/early-mistakes-are-lessons-in-disguise.html#comment-225835 My co-worker Mike likes to refer to these "lessons" as "tuition." My co-worker Mike likes to refer to these “lessons” as “tuition.”

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