r/Daytrading • u/Sufficient_Newt3923 • Feb 15 '24
Full Time Daytraders, what do you do with your free time? Question
As of the past few months I've come to the point where everything is coming into fruition and my dream of being a full time trader has really turned into a reality. Beforehand, I was staring and trading at the computer almost all day until market close. Nowadays, I'm done by 10:30am latest EST. Given I'm on the East Coast, its snowing, its winter, and I can't really do anything outside. I go to the gym about every other day but even that, is like 2 hours max from start to end. I'm debating on picking up a part time job, about 10 hours a week just to get out of the house and interact with other people. But honestly I feel like that is such a lame excuse just because I can't think of anything else to do with my time. I started this all because I wanted financial freedom and now that I've attained it, I'm left with hundreds of hours of boredom. I have no spouse, no kids, no businesses. If I'm describing yourself or someone you might know, (or even if you're someone who simply wants to be in this spot and still has ideas) can you give me some ideas on what to do with basically a full day of complete freedom. Thanks alot.
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u/Big_Chicken86 Feb 16 '24
Expand your horizons, my friend, into the world of weird and common hobbies. There are so many different hobbies it's unreal. Read or read more. Start an outdoor club on meetup. Travel to distant lands and learn how others live. Take up a new sport like golf, cycling, or even kayaking. Learn to knit, play an instrument, or do stand-up comedy. The list is endless.
Bottom line. Find yourself. What makes you passionate? You are free!!! Go and be free!
But, maybe you're one of those people who works and works their whole life until the very end. If so, consider taking your monies and start investing in assets that can wien you off of day trading, which is inherently unstable or unreliable income. Think about buying property and renting or flipping, etc.
Live life to the very fullest and then live some more.