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Title: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: sherryinutah on August 03, 2019, 11:33:38 am
This thread is all about making a different decision if you could go back to a different time.

Please finish the sentence:

If I could turn back the clock to an earlier time-  I would.......

Invest in shares of Amazon stock.  Back in the 90's Amazon was a fairly new company and people were saying it was a "fly by night" internet company that wouldn't last.  The shares of stock were priced at below $30 per share.  Now the stock is priced at 1823.24 per share.

Your turn.  Please finish the sentence.   :heart:

Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: makeblessed on August 03, 2019, 01:08:57 pm
Adopted a child when  I first thought about it. There are so many children out there that need love and I think I would have made a great parent; unfortunately I was never able to have children but I do love my God Children and helped out with them as much as possible when they were children.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: metsrock69 on August 03, 2019, 04:40:52 pm
Work as hard as I can to go in the service. I admire and thank all of the service men and women who serve.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: heypeg on August 03, 2019, 05:17:12 pm
Invest in Home depot stock.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: tnshpalmer85 on August 03, 2019, 05:33:43 pm
I would have went to college before I had children and not after. I was able to finish but it would have been much easier if I did it before. I also would have traveled a lot more.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: dsosnowski06 on August 03, 2019, 07:47:58 pm
Bought land in Arizona years ago so I go there and retire now.  The price of property has really increased over the years
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: dsawan on August 03, 2019, 08:20:31 pm
f I could turn back the clock to an earlier time-  I would.......
major in another field like computer science or IT
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: 1imaginarygirl on August 03, 2019, 10:31:58 pm
f I could turn back the clock to an earlier time-  I would.......
major in another field like computer science or IT

I don't think you really want to be in IT right now. I hear there are so many people in IT/Comp Science that it's hard to get an actual higher-wage IT job, and not just low-wage call center stuff.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: 1imaginarygirl on August 03, 2019, 10:37:20 pm
If I could go back in time, I would probably do the opposite of everything I had ever done. Although if I did that, I would have never met my husband. So... I guess all my stupid mistakes led to at least one good thing.  :)

Time travel would be so fun. I mean, you could really muck things up for everyone. LoL!
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: debidoo on August 04, 2019, 12:47:39 pm
I would work harder at my marriage which was difficult. We stayed married but we both could have made a better go of it and worked harder because we did love each other. 
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: ancmetro on August 04, 2019, 12:57:21 pm

     If I could turn back the clock-I would "not make the same mistakes again".
     Mistakes are hard lessons learned!
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: tjshorty on August 04, 2019, 01:09:37 pm
Just like you I would have paid more attention to the markets.  It was something I took an interest in for a short time.  Had kids instead.  LOL... I would have been wiser with my money.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: linderlizzie on August 04, 2019, 02:59:52 pm
I wouldn't turn back time. It would probably be a horrible mistake.

I'm sure I would make many dumb mistakes again and think 'why did I want to turn back time?' :binkybaby:

So I'll just leave time to itself right now, thank you.


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Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: sfreeman8 on August 04, 2019, 05:07:28 pm
I would've married my husband the first time we were supposed to get married. I would also have starting saving for retirement earlier (back then, SS was the real retirement package). I would have stayed at the one job I really enjoyed if I had to work in brick & mortar. I would have retired with a great pension and that didn't include the surf and turf (steak and lobster dinner) Christmas party every year.  I also would have bought penny stocks and precious metals.

As you can see, there's a lot of "If I could."  :D
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: braggin on August 04, 2019, 05:31:14 pm
If I could turn back the clock to an earlier time I would go back to my early twenties and pick a different major in college and grad school. The one I picked gave very little opportunity for employment and I had trouble landing jobs the whole rest of my life. I would have picked a STEM field instead of a humanities one.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: BATISTAGIRL663 on August 04, 2019, 06:04:21 pm
I really don’t think I’d go back and start over again and try to change anything what happened in my life has made me the person that I am today and I like this person
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: JaniceSW on August 05, 2019, 07:44:58 am
I would not get married the first time I did.  Instead, I would have completed my education through my Master's Degree and worked for awhile, which hopefully would have allowed me more experiences, including travel. I guess i would have liked to remain independent in all my decisions a bit longer without the consideration of a husband and child.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: betlynjua on August 05, 2019, 08:32:46 am
I think I would have taken the advice of my Mother and would have gotten all of my required credits in high school and then I would graduate early.

For whatever reason, I thought that there was a sense of loyalty in my high school with classmates and teachers.  I was a very good student - Honor Roll and Honor Society but one of the biggest things I did learn was that there wasn't much loyalty in my circle of influence. 
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: Sawman214 on August 05, 2019, 11:16:55 am
have never been married
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: jkhanson on August 06, 2019, 07:38:18 pm
If I could turn back the clock to an earlier time-  I would.......



I would have completed my four year degree rather than switching to just a two-year business diploma when my husband graduated and moved us to another state.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: mrisha on August 06, 2019, 07:47:12 pm
Invest in anything that would make me some big money.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: countrygirl12 on August 07, 2019, 05:05:11 am
I would not turn back time.

There are things I would have done different if I knew how things were going to be today.  BUT if you done things different then your life would be totally different.

I remember answering a question when I was a Senior about where I would be in 5 years.  I am not there now. lol

My life def is not what I thought it would be.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: dwiley11 on August 07, 2019, 04:54:49 pm
never had been married
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: vg7405 on August 11, 2019, 12:32:35 pm
I would attend a much cheaper, in-state college after I graduated from high school. I probably would not have been in the amount of student loan debt that I am in now.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: gwilson31 on August 11, 2019, 12:55:52 pm
I wouldn't turn back time at all.  One little change changes everything.  If I did things differently then I would not be the same person I am today, and I like who I am. :)
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: jenniferhoder on August 11, 2019, 12:59:10 pm
I hate to say it, but I probably wouldn't have married the man I did. We were divorced 10 years later and it sucks!
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: seesawing on August 11, 2019, 01:02:26 pm
I would attend a much cheaper, in-state college after I graduated from high school. I probably would not have been in the amount of student loan debt that I am in now.

I hear you loud and clear.  I take no pride in saying that from the time I committed myself early on to getting a good education (and that included nothing...and I mean nothing...standing in the way of my going on to university) I did do just that -- attend an in-state school with a reputation.  I worked summer jobs in between school years and the last two years in college I was able to qualify for the work/study program.  But this was so long ago that I have lost touch with what younger generations faced that has led them to accumulating so much student debt.  I really feel for you because you've got to work your way out of a hole to begin your career or whatever your endeavors were from the start.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: nannycoe1 on August 11, 2019, 01:40:12 pm
I would not be where or who I am today
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: ajamimajida on August 15, 2019, 10:23:51 am
If i could turn back the clock I would go back 2 years and stop my daughter from taking her life for no reason.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: mapiklfish on August 15, 2019, 02:30:35 pm
I would have done things God's way rather than my way.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: fillfran82 on August 31, 2019, 09:45:05 pm
This thread is all about making a different decision if you could go back to a different time.

Please finish the sentence:

If I could turn back the clock to an earlier time-  I would.......

Invest in shares of Amazon stock.  Back in the 90's Amazon was a fairly new company and people were saying it was a "fly by night" internet company that wouldn't last.  The shares of stock were priced at below $30 per share.  Now the stock is priced at 1823.24 per share.

Your turn.  Please finish the sentence.   :heart:



Hello!

I would do the same exact thing but change how I view the situation because everything happens for a reason. Life is whatever you make of it.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: braggin on September 01, 2019, 05:12:45 am
I would have changed my major in college and graduate school to a STEM major so I would have been opportunities for employment.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: ktheodos on September 01, 2019, 05:24:25 am
Spend more time with people....though I like a lot fat comments shared here!
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: rghvac69 on September 01, 2019, 05:30:34 am
I would have chosen a different career path.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: sak4kat on September 01, 2019, 06:28:42 am
I would not have married a 2nd time.  It was for all the wrong reasons and what's worse I had children involved that really loved the guy.  (Probably more than I ever did) We had fun.  But it was an expensive lesson.  Sometimes I question if I truly took the lesson to heart.
Title: Re: If I Could Turn Back The Clock - I would.....
Post by: beatsdrop on September 01, 2019, 11:21:12 am
Spend more time with my Mom. Miss her.