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As a continuation of the two articles “Becoming A Trader”, I am prepared to jump into a very delicate subject: finding the balance between the professional trading career and the personal life. Needless to say that one has a better chance of winning the lottery than becoming an accomplished trader and concurrently having a successful personal life. For me, there is no magic one-size-fits-all solution when solving for the optimal balance of the amount of time spent earning money and the amount of time spent with the family. Bottom line, it is all about time, not about money. Whether we are at the beginning of our career or toward the end of it, we are constantly trading our time for money. Everyone knows that the amount of time we have at our disposal is limited and irreversible. If we could find ways to earn more money, we could never make more time or turn back the clock. Continue reading ‘Between Fame And Pain’