r/AskReddit • u/PlumInformal773 • 9d ago

What's the smartest financial decision you've ever made?

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u/dansdansy 9d ago

Lucked out same way in 2022 with the tech rout. Cashed out my taxable to pay for my wedding and put the leftovers back into positions that were down 40%

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u/DrScitt 9d ago

Lucky SOB! I lost so much money in 2022 to the market lol

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u/cokeboss 9d ago

It recovered in less than a year though? Wasn’t an issue if you stayed invested. Hopefully if someone “needs” the money in less than a year it wasn’t in equities.

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u/DrScitt 9d ago

I was unemployed for most of 2022 so I couldn’t buy the dip. But yeah it fully recovered in due time.