Except for several months, never relied on money from trading, 98% of been in 401k/roth, always either worked full time plus jobs or had other businesses going or done consulting, real estate was in my 401k. So for most part, trading been a full time and half "hobby" and times I have gotten sick of it, could walk away for brief time to overcome obstacles I could not understand, but I have always loved playing the game and gotten decent at it. Really, who doesn't want to become the best of the best within oneself?
At young age, learned people trying to beat "casinos" been around before Christ, everyone bets something even if for just fun at a carnival game. Bookies always come out ahead. And in other businesses it is legal, ever hear "Cash for your Car Title" or 3% for cashing a check, damn more money, more money sucker.
I don't even think about it, it is more of finding areas where to screw retail or tailcoat larger volume. If the figures stay constant that 95% of retail lose, we want some of that, "gimme that money, gimme that money".
Hustle the inexperienced to have them hand over the money, yeah. I laugh when some smuck been losing quarter of a lifetime want me to share my grails so they can stop losing, come on, be realistic, those who lack knowledge are begging for us to rob them, they want to give us all their money.
And those who lose consistently are closed minded and always saying something can't be done, it can't be done by them. Imagine losing decades cause you they lack discipline, it like robbing their kids future for sake of what? Just give me your money , baby.
The numbers use to bother me, you work through that by changing them into percentages and now just want to rob "more money". HAHAHA.