What is the toughest lesson you learned the hard way???

Question

We all know hindsight is better than foresight.
Everyone has experienced something and learned the right way by doing it wrong the first time.
Sometimes the second, third, fourth and fifth time too.
So what about you. What took you doing something wrong all of your life to finally learn how to do it right.
There were so many of my experiences to pixk from, but I think my biggest, toughest lesson was about money. I always thought (for some insane notion) that credit cards were a really good idea when you could not afford something, or if you had an emergency. It took almost half a century for me to understand you should always have savings.
There are others, but that's the toughest one for me. I know because I sat down and calculated when I bought something with a credit card, and added all the CC payments up until I closed the account. As Hans said, no reward is worth this! So, what about you?

Answer 1

don't ever pee on an electric fence, like on a farm

Answer 2

Me and my three friends (All in our late 20's) have formed a team to help out our neighborhood. I wear a Jar Jar Binks costume and am the leader. Then there is the guy who wears the Grimace costume, he is the strong man. Then there is the guy who is a convicted sex offender, he wears a trenchcoat like the matrix. And lastly, their is "The Professional", he wears a cardboard Burgerking crown and a fake muscle suit. We walk around town and knock on random doors. When the person answers, I dance and do a Jar Jar quote, then make a loud screech with an air horn. While the person is reeling from the sound, the sex offender confesses that he is a sex offender (as required by his parole). Then the grimace throws some leaves and dirt into the persons house. And lastly, Muscle King plays 'me so horny' on his boombox and we dance. We have done this to hundreds of houses. Are we some kind of kings? I don't know how?

Answer 3

Life is a huge cu*t that always manages to fu*k you and kick you when your down. You can't do anything to stop the inevitable and you can't do anything to make things better. You can try but you just look like a broken spirited shmuck by the time it's over. In the end we all end up in a dry cracking old dull grey room, lying In bed eating our can of cold peas and thinking about all the wrong decisions we've made

Answer 4

As soon as I read your question, the first thing that came to mind is exactly what you said - money. I also had a horrible habit of credit cards when I was younger. It took me forever to pay them off, but eventually I did. I was like you, they were a great idea when I had no money.

I have 2 young kids that I am already explaining how money works, etc. so hopefully they will smarter than I was.

Answer 5

The toughest thing I've learned is that nothing is ever what it seems. That the only person I can count on is myself, because the person one thinks is going to always be there for you can be gone in an instant.

Answer 6

The toughest thing to learn the hard way is the thing that you don't get a second chance at doing. And yes, you can quote me on that one..

Answer 7

Only depend on yourself,
Don't trust others about personal situations,
Don't allow others to dictate your life,
You're reality is not always other's reality,
"Do what you want
Say what you will
Those who matter don't mind
Those who mind don't matter"
Stay away from those who have inferiority complexes
They will only try and make you have one
Never wear your emotions

Answer 8

Learning division.

Answer 9

Don't beat up on my younger brother! I got the worst whupping of my life once for knocking my little bro's head against a wall and making him cry. I totally deserved it! =)

Answer 10

I didnt read all that just 2 let u no.but Im going 2 answer da very top question.



not 2 lie

Answer 11

Life Sucks. I learned that little fact the hard way!