Things You've Done In Your Life with Zero Regrets

Spending summers on my aunt's farm in SD. Learning the farmer's intense work ethic. Developing multiple skill sets needed to grow crops and raise livestock. With a rooster for an alarm clock I discovered the work week was six days long, sunrise to sunset and Sunday after church was free time usually spent catching catfish in the river. A Farmall tractor was my first sports car.

I do regret not going to college to study agriculture instead of something more trendy.

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wwillson said:
Started buying no-load mutual funds when I was 20 and never stopped. It would have been a lot more fun to buy shiny things, but I chose the boring investment route.
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It’s amazing what happens over one’s life. My first was Fidelity Select back when they were valued hourly (1994). As I recall it was $2500 to open and I had to scrape up money to do so. I just cashed about 85% in so that we could get the Tahoe without touching savings.

The way I choose to look at it. What % of one’s total portfolio was that used to buy a car, a completely, total, and utter waste if money? If it’s less than Harvard’s acceptance rate and it’s been 13.5 years since we last bought a new car, it’s ok. We can’t time the market.
 
Pablo said:
That is a good one. I did drink in the past. Not often to the point of regret!!
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I was on the Grateful Dead scene in the 80’s. Anything and everything was around. I still like to drink, for example last Sunday I had two beers during the Eagles game. I’d like to think that for all that I’ve experienced, luckily nothing truly bad happened. There are times I want to be like James Caan at the end of the Gambler 😂
 
Married the love of my life for pushing 40 years, have two great kids, an awesome dog, put about 800,000 miles on motorcycles (buddy and I rode from northern wash to mexico on hwy101 when we were 18) did over 30 years in LE, much of it on motorcycles, jumped out of airplanes, climbed peaks, raced bicycles and still do 100 mile rides for fun jeep all over the country...oh and drank/drink lots of good beer......truly has been a blessed life...if I were to tip over tomorrow I know i have not been cheated out of many of life's best things.....God has been good to me.

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A few financial investment when I saw the signals in the market, a few trips I took, a few career decision I made.

So far I would say I did not regret most of the decisions I made in my life, the ones I regret are typically giving in to other people's demand and held grudges later.
 
Al said:
Anyone who says regrets about bad things they did does not bother them and they gamefully moved on is probably begin untruthful.
I have lots and of course moved on but the regrets are still there-I am at peace with them.
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For sure bad things, regrets, but dwelling on such things is the work of the debil. If you have wronged people, tell them sorry and ask for forgiveness as you should forgive all others who have wronged you.

I took this this thread to be be positive things strictly. But since you mention it, kinda says where I lived now since retiring, helping others and living forgiven life.
 
I’ve always been proud of being the age I am (23) and never once trying drugs or nicotine or anything like that despite being offered it multiple times. I always decline. I’ll do alcohol in moderation but never any of the other stuff it’s horrible and I’ve always been proud I’ve had the discipline to say no. Hardly anybody believes me when I tell them I’ve never tried it. I have no regrets about never trying it.

I also have no regrets about becoming a mechanic I really believe it was my calling so I am very happy with where I ended up and have zero regrets about it. And I’m happy where this career has led me and made me accomplish the things I wanted to do.
 
My first "real" job was in the Navy and served during OIF/OEF. Life was comparatively easier as an officer, but it was invaluable experience in managing and learning from ship's crew. No regret and would do it all over again.
 
At 29 I found myself looking at 4 walls and a empty house after the wife walked away and filed for Divorce. Lucky no children involved but I was a mess...

Thats about the time my buddy said " you should buy a Harley" my response was, I know nothing about them so tell me more, educate me!
The next few hours I learned all about Sportsters to big twins to drag pipe exhaust, cams, tunes, bike rallies etc, etc, and I was sold!
That next week I purchased my first new Harley and then I got a knock on my front door the very next day from this 7 year younger than me lady I had been introduced to the week prior.... Her response was, " heard you got a new Orange Harley so I bought a new orange bikini to match"...
I said well come on in and had the thought to myself, Hmmmm this girl may be a keeper!

NOW three decades later she married me not many years after that day she knocked on my door, she gave me a large family and has been my riding partner 29 years!

I still have the old bike and a few years back I thought I want a new Harley. My wife said "buy you a new Harley but you can't sell the old one"
I thought then, dang, This girl IS a keeper! Just this week she said sell the car so you will have room in the garage for more bikes!

I have NO regrets about opening my front door 30 years ago...
She is a great wife, was a great mother to my children and we have a garage full of Harley motorcycles between us and we enjoy life on the road with the wind in our hair! I look up and Count My Blessings Every Day!

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AutoMechanic said:
I’ve always been proud of being the age I am (23) and never once trying drugs or nicotine or anything like that despite being offered it multiple times. I always decline. I’ll do alcohol in moderation but never any of the other stuff it’s horrible and I’ve always been proud I’ve had the discipline to say no. Hardly anybody believes me when I tell them I’ve never tried it. I have no regrets about never trying it.

I also have no regrets about becoming a mechanic I really believe it was my calling so I am very happy with where I ended up and have zero regrets about it. And I’m happy where this career has led me and made me accomplish the things I wanted to do.
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Good job please keep it up....I am going on 67 and have never once tried marijuana or any other illegal drugs..had no desire too...no cigs or cigars either altho I tried chewing tobacco for about a week before I realized I was not cut out for chewing lol...
 
I don’t even regret dating the White Rogue Killer aka WRK......
It added spice to a then boring life and much material to bloviate about...
The broken bones and beatings healed in time and I met Chimmie.
You win some and lose some.
That's life.....
 
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