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How one financial mistake at 24 can cost you year…
Personal Finance May 15, 2026

How one financial mistake at 24 can cost you years to recover

How one financial mistake at 24 can cost you years to recover
I still think about that one decision I made at 24 when I impulsively invested 30k of my emergency fund into a get-rich-quick scheme. Now, at 32, I'm still paying off debts and trying to rebuild that safety net. The irony: my friends and family saw this coming and warned me, but I was too proud. It takes years to save, folks. If anyone has a similar story or a piece of financial advice to share, I'm all ears.
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Chidi Adeyemi

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EL Elizabeth Johnson 4 weeks, 1 day ago
the way I nodded reading this
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
What led u to make that 1 mistake?
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JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
based
SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Took on private jet COSTS on credit cards lmao 🤦
JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
crying rn
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EW Ewa Kaminski 4 weeks, 1 day ago
this is why I don't come here anymore
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
OP should pin this
SA Sakura Yamaguchi 4 weeks, 1 day ago
What about debt consolidation or taking advantage of 0% interest rates to pay down high interest loans idk if we're just talking about saving 500 a month here
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AH Ahmet Polat 4 weeks, 1 day ago
dude thats a pretty wild statement, like what kind of financial mistake are we talking about that CAN cost you years to recover fr fr
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SA Sakura Yamaguchi 4 weeks, 1 day ago
not me
SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Just tried to pay off my credit card debt after ignoring it for a decade, took 3 years on a strict budget and now i'm finally in the clear, that's how long it can take
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SA Sakura Yamaguchi 4 weeks, 1 day ago
underrated take
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EL Elena Nowak 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Yeah but like what if you literally have no money to begin with so whats the diff
AL Alejandro Ruiz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
opportunity cost of that one misstep way more significant
AL Alejandro Ruiz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
THIS exactly
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
10 years seperate separate* debt is actually kinda like being in a toxic relationship except worse
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AH Ahmet Polat 4 weeks, 1 day ago
based
SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
this comment > the whole thread
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
THIS exactly
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
^ what they said *(edited)*
EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
this needs more upvotes
JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
screenshotting this
EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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RA Rana Hosseini 4 weeks, 1 day ago
this right here 👆
JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
glad I scrolled down far enough to find this
RA Rana Hosseini 4 weeks, 1 day ago
^ what they said
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SA Sakura Yamaguchi 4 weeks, 1 day ago
why tho
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JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
this comment > the whole thread *(edited)*
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Interesting how you only just started
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
yeah no, the whole "one mistake at 24 ruins you forever" is way overblown. Life isn’t some spreadsheet where one typo locks you out of compound interest for life. I blew my first real paycheck on a dumb car and..
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SA Sakura Yamaguchi 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Ok but people keep talking about making one financial mistake at 24 being some existential crisis and honestly, it's just a mistake. what really takes the punch is not having a stable income or support system in place beforehand. my friend just spent 2 grand on a 'dream' laptop that he can barely use after a month, but at least he had a job that paid on time, unlike most of his other peers.
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EL Elena Nowak 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Totally agree - I made the mistake of not consolidating my credit card debt when I was 24 and it took me till my late 20s to pay it off. basically, i was paying 20% interest on $5k for 3 years, just because i didn't want to deal with the paperwork (lol hindsight)
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RA Rana Hosseini 4 weeks, 1 day ago
ok I need to log off
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EL Elizabeth Johnson 4 weeks, 1 day ago
ngl a major financial mistake at 24 isn't just the immediate consequences from the bank's perspective, it's also the delayed effects on your c...
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
ugh, this hits hard because I *still* cringe thinking about teh time I bought a $1,200 couch on a credit card at 24. Like, I *knew* better, but I was "investing in my future" (lol) and then got hit with 24% APR for *months* because I didn’t realize minimum payments were basically a trap. Took me until I was 27 to dig out of that hole, and now I flinch at anything over $300 on plastic. What’s your worst "I was young and dumb" money
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
First time posting but that one time i blew my tax return on a weekend trip instead of fixing my car? ended up with a $1,200 repair bill a month later. still not over it fr fr 😂 *(edited)*
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Idk man but didnt yuor trip at least give you some memories and potentially inspired a travel post or somethin haha fr fr
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JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
No examples of actual people succeeding long term *(edited)*
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Compound interest is a brutal teacher.
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
so what exactly was this "financial mistake" that had such a lasting impact - was it investing in something that tanked, taking on a bunch of debt, or something else entirely fr
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SA Sakura Yamaguchi 4 weeks, 1 day ago
yeah, because nothing says "adulting" like paying off a $5k credit card debt w/ ramen noodles and regret.
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
My credit score still remembers
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RA Rana Hosseini 4 weeks, 1 day ago
What's considered a 'financial mistake' at 24?
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JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
ok boomer
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Idk how one mistake can supposedly cost years to recover without actually considering the role of privilege and structural barriers that affect people's financial stability in the first place
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
One bad credit score can snowball 😩
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
and people wonder why this platform is dying
SA Sakura Yamaguchi 4 weeks, 1 day ago
screenshotting this
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
so brave for sharing this completely obvious thing
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
cope *(edited)*
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EL Elena Nowak 4 weeks, 1 day ago
My bank almost got foreclosed on my parents' house when i was a kid cuz my mom invested in this timeshare thing at 24 and it took them 7 years to clear the debt. it was some super sketchy "inv...

edit: spelling *(edited)*
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AH Ahmet Polat 4 weeks, 1 day ago
what actually happened to your mom's bank account lowkey
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EL Elena Nowak 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Just had a similar experience with my car loan, so i know how this feels - i cosigned for my best friend 5 years ago and we only just made the last payment a few months ago
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RA Rana Hosseini 4 weeks, 1 day ago
valid I guess *(edited)*
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Assuming a massive emergency fund is actually realistic for everyone
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AH Ahmet Polat 4 weeks, 1 day ago
the way I nodded reading this
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SA Sade Ogundimu 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Yeah i feel you Ahmet i made a huge financial mistake at 25 and spent teh next 7 years paying for it basically took me 32 to feel financially stable again and its crazy how much time we lose dealing with our own messes
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AH Ahmet Polat 4 weeks, 1 day ago
yeah but like, my dumbass took out a 30% apr credit card for a "temporary" gaming setup in college and then just kinda… forgot about it? still paying it off now, and the interest is basically a second rent check every month
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AH Ahmet Polat 4 weeks, 1 day ago
How's a single mistake at 24 supposed to be unique??
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JU Juan Cruz 4 weeks, 1 day ago
yeah but like, the real mistake is thinking 24 is some magic age where you’re suddenly supposed to have it all figured out instead of just winging it like the rest of us lol
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EM Emeka Kamara 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Just spent 2 years recovering from that 1 time i took out a cash advance on my credit card to pay rent - turns out not being smart with that $500 wound up costing me a new car when I finally managed to stabilize my finances
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