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Investing After You’ve Been Burned: Tiny Experiments, Not Giant Leaps
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Investing After You’ve Been Burned: Tiny Experiments, Not Giant Leaps

Duration ~38 minutes · Included in your membership

How to rebuild your investing life with millimetre‑sized risks and an emotional safety net

Episode at a glance
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Key question
This isn’t about ‘getting over’ your money scars—it’s about investing in a way that doesn’t rip them open again.
The problem
“Last time I trusted someone with my money, I got destroyed—so now even clicking ‘buy’ on an index fund feels like walking back into the same fire.”
What you'll get
Listeners will learn a step-by-step way to re-enter investing using tiny, reversible experiments that never risk more than they can emotionally handle.
Description

If the word “investing” makes your stomach clench, this episode is for you. We’re talking to people who got wrecked: gambling losses that vaporised savings, businesses that crashed after you went all‑in, scams where someone you trusted turned out to be a predator. When you’ve lived through that, every investing decision feels like walking back into a burning building. Friends say, “Just do an index fund, it’s safe,” and your body still screams, “Nope. Danger.” This show doesn’t tell you to forgive, forget, or…

Topics
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money traumascam recoverygambling pasttiny experimentsemotional risk budget
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