I see a lot of people here talking about gambling responsibly. Yes, that is something very true, but have you ever been a gambling addict?
To be honest in the past I have spent a lot of money gambling. What I mean here is that I spent all my savings on gambling. Maybe the nominal amount is not that big but it makes me feel like a gambling addict. I spent 5 months of my savings on gambling. Currently I am aware and am in the stage of improving my own financial condition. Have you ever felt like a gambling addict? and how much did you lose in gambling?
I have to admit that I went through periods when I thought about gambling all the time. But then I asked myself a question. How long can I live like this? Then I did some financial planning to take control of my finances and I got back to normal. Today I have a set amount of money that I spend on gambling. And I never exceed that amount. And most importantly, I see gambling only as a means of entertainment. And I don't see it as a model of passive income or a model of regular income or a key to getting rich. And I realized that when my life became normal, I became a happier person.
It's pretty good to hear how you recover at early stage of becoming addicted to gambling. Having a self assessment and realizations, it will definitely help you to think and to analyze what should you do in order to completely stop or setting limits to minimize gambling activity. Though it's hard at first but once you used to it, you can gambling freely without thinking of the money that you've spent because you already know what is the right thing to become a responsible gambler.