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Well, you know the problem then.
IMO, you should never hold raw cash with a big amount. Big advice, is always tried to buy a stuff/item in real life example like buying some Cars/Bike. It's work for me, with 2-4 years gambling.
I only lost the money I have but never lose item/stuff I owned. At least my addiction is not really f*ck up my reality while selling all my stuff for gambling.
Yeah, that's actually a good advice in general, not only gambling.
With inflation the purchasing power of money actually goes down over time, but if you have assets, they keep their value or even go up.
So, you're usually better off by buying assets instead of having more money.