I turned $1000 into $1800 in 15 min on an Apple WWDC options play. Not only did I make $800 I also learned to never mess with options again. I turned $415k int

I turned $1000 into $1800 in 15 min on an Apple WWDC options play. Not only did I make $800 I also learned to never mess with options again. I turned $415k into $530k in 2 years from real estate from an insane booming market. Combine that with Brexit dropping interest rates to make for a rock-bottom refinance, and the mortgage is paid off via rent, so it's a passive income stream that has only expanded on it's profit margin since the refi. I've also had a x10 startup exit but at small money ($3k -> $30k) but I'd consider that a net loss given how much time/reduced salary I put into it. I think the key learning is diversification has won out - for every loss I've ever had, it was hedged against the multiple income/investment vehicles which have put me in the green over the last 7-8 years.