I made the Worst Mistake of my Life! Lost $15K School Loan

**ClintonSkakun** · Jul 1st, 2011, 01:23 AM

First. I wouldn't advertise the stupidest mistake I ever made until I've acheived enough success to make up for it.

Second. The stupidest mistake you've ever made gets paid by you and none other than you. How many people do you see saying, "I just blew $100,000 in Vegas. Now I owe a bunch of money. Can you donate?" Like, who decided to toss $15,000 in an overseas gig in the first place?

**JamesF** · Jul 1st, 2011, 02:19 AM

Hey, btw: you don't smell like ______ anymore. Welcome to the Fastlane forum, lol..

**ShawnJF** · Jul 1st, 2011, 01:08 PM

Thanks so much for your words and wisdom everyone, I'm really happy i found this forum!

**FastNAwesome** · Jul 1st, 2011, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by ShawnJF

Lesson: Do not trust those who you "think" you can trust.

Lesson: Do not trust anyone. There's a saying Trust is good, control is better.

Originally Posted by KevMoDee

A key point in life that you should remember is that you don't gamble with anything that you can afford to lose.

This is golden.

**Russ H** · Jul 1st, 2011, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by KevMoDee

. . . if you are going to gamble on anything, bet on yourself... because nobody cares about you or your money more than you do.

Quote of the week.

-Russ H.

**Rain** · Jul 7th, 2011, 01:10 AM

Assuming this post is legitimate, I am sorry for your loss (not sorry enough to donate).

Something you'll learn as more time goes by is that it's normal to lose here and there. Nothing is 100%, and that's just life. I've had a few big multi-thousand-dollar setbacks and I'm still pretty young myself.

Just make sure you learn from every experience and never give up (yes, I know that's mega cliche, but it's true).

Best of luck.

**theaer** · Jul 11th, 2011, 11:23 PM

I have to agree with most of the posts... asking for a handout is not correct here.

As a young person, I've made several stupid mistakes that have cost me several thousand dollars. Luckily, in a similar situation I did cancel the Western Union transfer in time to recover the 1,200.

But, I wasn't so lucky later on in life and lost much, much more buying a business that had its books faked.

All I'm saying is this: Use this as a learning experience. I know I have and it sure helped a lot.

**yveskleinsky** · Jul 11th, 2011, 11:54 PM

Hmm. Well, first off smells like you are running a scam yourself. Second, if the worst mistake you've ever made only cost you $15k I think you are doing pretty good. Just remember, if you lose, just don't lose the lesson. ...So specifically what lessons did you learn from this?

**pete4life90** · Jul 12th, 2011, 08:20 AM

i agree with everyone here. To make it in life, a handout is not the way to go. (Atleast not on this forum it is). Fortunately for you, you found this site because if you really take the time to review it and to see how much people have came back from nothing ($15,000 doesnt compare to most peoples losses on here) to making big bucks (hundreds of thousands to the millions).
I personally think that this deal u made was rediculously stupid (OVERSEAS, UNKNOWN CONTACTS, WIRING MONEY THROUGH WESTERN UNION, NO INSURANCE ON THE INVESTMENT, NO QUALIFIED GUARANTEE OF A SMOOTH TRANSACTION)...This just havin bells and whistles going off all around this investment.

BUT, the fact that you made this deal (even tho it was, for lack of better words, stupid) just shows that you may hav the fastlane mentality which is what members on this site all have in common.
Im sure you wasn plannin on bein successful without some pitfalls and failures becuz u need those in order to improve and to learn from the mistakes.

Another good thing about all this is that you are 20 YEARS OLD (im also 20 btw). young, thats wat most people wish they had, and its something that money cant buy. many people wish they had started the fastlane thinkin at this age rather than when they were older. Im telling u, even though u may think u are in a rut and is never gonna b able to recover, you have it better than MOST!

So look at the bright side, you are young, motivated, and you have the fastlane mindset. take advantage of what you have, and not wat u dont ($15,000)... and make the most of it.

goodluck!

**wallstreet** · Jul 13th, 2011, 01:40 AM

This is a joke correct? I can't believe anyone would make this mistake.

**stranger** · Jul 13th, 2011, 09:08 AM

15 grands of bucks via Western Union - NO COMMENT. Forget about to get back your money, mate.

**stranger** · Jul 13th, 2011, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by KevMoDee

if you are going to gamble on anything, bet on yourself... because nobody cares about you or your money more than you do.

Okay said.

**Jill** · Jul 13th, 2011, 09:57 AM

I know it seems overwhelming at 20 to have lost $15k. But I can assure you, if that is the worst mistake you make for the rest of your life, you'll be just fine.

Write it off to a (relatively) expensive lesson learned. You probably learned more about business on that one transaction than you will with a whole semester's tuition. Because unlike most of your classes, I can guarantee you that is one lesson that you won't soon forget after your final exams have passed.

Chin up.

**MJDeMarco** · Jul 13th, 2011, 10:55 AM

Yea, not to pile on, but the money is gone.

If you send any large amount of cash to any organization, always do diligence first. Google their name, append "scam" to the back of the search. Google the telephone #. Google the guy's name. This forum has exposed the Joni Goltam scam and saved thousands for many because many chose to do diligence first.

. . if you are going to gamble on anything, bet on yourself... because nobody cares about you or your money more than you do.

Love it!

**mika123** · Aug 16th, 2011, 10:09 AM

Learn from your mistake... with the intention never to repeat it and move on. That's the best you can do... and stop asking and looking around for help.

**millionairesol** · Aug 16th, 2011, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by theaer

I have to agree with most of the posts... asking for a handout is not correct here.

As a young person, I've made several stupid mistakes that have cost me several thousand dollars. Luckily, in a similar situation I did cancel the Western Union transfer in time to recover the 1,200.

But, I wasn't so lucky later on in life and lost much, much more buying a business that had its books faked.

All I'm saying is this: Use this as a learning experience. I know I have and it sure helped a lot.

Tuition fee paid. Just ensure you learn from it.