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NOPE So happy to be able to really commit to that. Sigh of relief.

Nope, I won't invest, because I want to promote NOPE. They are very profitable. Tragic consequences for the users. I have invested in cannabis, however, though I don't use the product. All respect to people who do, I just don't want to go that path. I like the occasional beer, myself. I am invested in two companies that grow and sell cannabis for medical as well as recreational purposes. They are both registered as businesses in Canada, where it is legal. One of the companies is actually located in Las Vegas and soon to be in Santa Anna; the other is in Israel where the legislature has just passed a law that permits export of cannabis--it's only legal for medicinal use within the country.

I started working in real estate in 1985, before the internet era and online presence. I am a private person, and never could adjust to self-promotion and asking customers to tout my services online. I felt embarrassed--strict protestant upbringing about "pride cometh before the fall," that sort of thing. So I moved on to something else. Fast forward to the present, and I'm working as a cashier in an upscale health food store. It's wonderful, I love our customers and am getting to know them by name, each one. I need more mental stimulation, though. Day trading is intense! And long term investing involves a lot of stimulating research and decision making. It's just a better fit for me. I have to keep in mind that I'm 70 years old, so I have set 80 as the age when I'll quit day trading, if not sooner. I have longevity genes and take after my grandmother who worked until she was 80, then she went hot air ballooning and other adventures. Still, I am aware that my mental faculties are in decline, even if imperceptible right now. I also like the solitude of it, the quiet. Funny, though, because I imagine that I have a lot of company. I trade nano-cap stocks, usually priced $1 - $10 range. Institutions don't usually buy these stocks because of the volatility and high risk. So, the numbers of buys and sells that flash before me are not as likely to be computers with algorithms, they're human beings, with all their hopes and aspirations -- and greed and fear -- for better lives and for wealth. It's a community. Youtube has a small number of reputable-type channelers who analyze stocks well. There are also a few day traders who enjoy teaching. Those are my social groups now.

At first, I was just investing in stocks with the money I saved by not smoking. That's going well. Now I'm learning to day trade. I'm going through classes and webinars, and will only be trading in a simulator ("paper trading") until I am consistently profitable for at least three or four months. My target goal is to be real-money trading next summer. There's so much to learn, that I think eight or nine months from now seems reasonable. The success rate for traders is about what it is for real estate agents. I did that for 10 years, so maybe I'll have a good run at this. We'll see. But, the moral of the story is that if I hadn't quit smoking, I'd never have had money to invest. I love seeing my ticker count up the dollars saved.

How are you doing today, Linda? I'm just at eight months, and now the weeks fly by. Hang in there. What someone else has done, you can do too.

Most excellent, good for you, Christine.

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It's doable, totally doable. You're on the right track. Hanging out here is a great idea when you need reinforcements.

This webpage has given me a trojan warning. Anybody else get that?

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Thank you, everyone. I deeply appreciate your posts. All is well again and one more challenge met and overcome. Australia! Do you ever go and visit? I loved Australia. Lived there for three months and worked as a dietitian's assistant at a government hospital. Wonderful people, beautiful country. And thank you for your post, Doreen; I really appreciate it.

NOPE Passed through the doldrums and back on [the Quittrain] "track."

Thanks for dropping in. And you're right. It would make things worse. I'm mellowing out. A second beer helped, and now I'm taking the dog out to the park again to get some perspective. Thanks, Johnny5

Some news that my daughter is planning to move out of state, advice from my son to not embark on a new work venture that could help secure my future, and now I'm feeling lost at sea. I paced for a while and have been craving a cigarette. Took the dog for a walk in the park, but it didn't help. I just ruminated on what this news means for my future. It doesn't help that I had a beer to calm myself down because I think that it has also lowered my impulse control. I'm reclusive and don't have a friend to turn to for recentering and talking things out. If any of you has a moment, I'd welcome company. I keep seeing the store where I used to buy cigarettes in my mind. I don't want to smoke again, but I am feeling a sense of futility and as though I'm in a vacuum, as though it doesn't matter if I smoke or not. My emotional sense is stronger than my rational sense right now, so I'm struggling.

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NOPE watching Boondock Saints for the umpteenth time. So much smoking in this movie. Romancing the cigarette myself as a result. Arghh. Another trigger I didn't expect. But I'm too ensconced in being a nonsmoker, so not a true concern.

When I first came to the site this morning, the web address showed that it was not a secure site at first, and my Malwarebytes virus/trojan screening flashed a warning about a trojan. Anyone else have this? I just glanced at the web address again, and see the tiny lock to the left of the address, so it's a secure site now. Not sure what happened. Looked at the Malwarebytes report and it shows a site name www.imagecontrolbeta.com (don't click on that) as appearing to be malicious. I wasn't on that site, just came here to QuitTrain. Was something changed about the site security when the format was changed, anyone know?

NOPE, happily, NOPE. It's a winning strategy, Not One Puff Ever.

Not One Puff Ever...another way of saying "I love you," to my children and grandchildren

Just love Simon Cowell, perfect Wow, 7 Months, it kinda crept up on me. It seems like only last week that I passed 6 months. Thanks, everyone.

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