Quote from: Silberman on October 11, 2023, 03:06:36 AM

Quote from: komisariatku on October 09, 2023, 03:16:41 PM

But in my opinion, it is very difficult to think that gambling is just for fun. We definitely hope to get a big win or jackpot when we gamble. Of course, financial control is very important. I have a friend who is often reckless, he can spend his entire salary in one night gambling on his favorite gambling site. Maybe he dared to do that because he was still single and didn't have the burden of children and a wife. But I think spending our entire salary in one night is stupid

Of course setting limits on yourself when gambling is very difficult. Emotions often cannot be compromised. However, we must have limits if we don't want to go bankrupt because of gambling

Your friend that can spend all their salary gambling without a doubt has a problem, as this is not healthy at all, even if they spent that money in something else it will still be a mistake, as how are they going to pay for their food and the utilities to keep their home running with all the necessary services that they need? Now gambling can indeed be done just for the fun of it, however for this to happen you need to see gambling in the same way you see any other form of entertainment for which you need to pay some money.

Of course his actions were very wrong, he borrowed a little money from me to meet his needs. And sometimes I treat him to food at the office. But now he has stopped gambling, because he has a lot of debts that must be paid from his monthly salary. He will suffer for 2 years because he borrowed money from the bank for 2 years to cover debts due to losing gambling.

Sometimes I feel sorry for him but it has happened and time can't be turned back. I can only learn from his story so that I can control my finances and not go bankrupt because of gambling. Because it would be very bad for my future and bad for my relationships with family and friends.

Luckily, my friend doesn't have a wife or children, so he can still live on the rest of his monthly salary. But if something like that happens to a married person, it could be even worse and his family relationships could be destroyed and he would lose everything, his wife and children.