No, thats a realistic way of looking at things. I honestly dont know how you read what I wrote and came up with me be mentally defeated.
In fact your reply sounds like a script a broker would use on people to try and get an "investment" so they can collect their fee.
I 100% understand what investing is and believe it or not I'm a very patient person, but my point wasnt about the wait. I think BlackRain conveyed what I was trying to say better in his post.
In a nut shell this is what I was trying to say, ty.
I was under the impression the money you invest (like in stocks) is pretty much disposable income. Shit you can afford to lose or have tied up for months or possibly years, because investing is pretty much gambling. If you only have $100 to invest, I just dont really see the point for 2 reasons. Even if you get a good return, its still only on $100. Which is nothing if it took you months or years to get that.
And my main reason. If you can only spare $100, odds are not in your favor that you wont really need that $100 sometime soon for an unexpected expense. Just isnt really a responsible thing to do when you arnt a healthy financial state.
Also this quote because it applies to this.
"Poor people don't have time for investments. They're too busy trying not to be poor."