With their music. Sorry I realized later it was misleading.

Open a free brokerage account now and buy an index fund. Only index funds and even if it is $20 or $4 a month keep investing in index funds. Fidelity has several with no fees. Google what an index fund is. Don’t ever gamble on a regular stock, it’s basically gambling and not worth it.

I thought I was too poor for the “stock market” but I was an idiot and now I’m a much older still-broke idiot who is never going to get to retire.

Also start saving for retirement now. Open a Roth IRA and fill it with index funds.

I know this sounds ridiculous and stupid and not fun but seriously preparing for your financial future is the best thing you can possibly do for yourself. I wish I had.

Don’t be me kids.

I’d rather not trauma dump about it. I forget and accidentally over-share sometimes, my bad. What I’m comfortable sharing is it was basically sleep deprivation through very very loud, repetitive music over a prolonged period of time. I’m mostly fine now, it was a long time ago.

Haha no. Just their music. I realize I worded it in a misleading way.

I typed up the whole story but realized I don’t need to trauma dump about it. Tl;Dr: It was bad, it’s in the past, I’m fine now. But I can’t listen to the songs that were used.

Fun fact! I was literally tortured (yes, actually for real) by Collective Soul so anytime I hear one of their two “hit” songs I get flung into PTSD flashbacks. I have to cover my ears and basically sink to the floor or immediately leave the area if that’s possible.

Suffice to say I hate them.

Also I was a retail slave for over a decade and hate all Christmas music. Super mega hate.

Edit: abused by the music, not the band. Sorry I didn’t mean to be misleading.

Uh oh!

If I’m right you are late 30s to early 40s. Either Elder Millenial or the last vestiges of Gen X. A Xennial if you will.