Best wishes to all the people around celebrating the new year. I have a great story while I was in New York dining at a rooftop, we finished our meal and looked for elevator. Somehow instead of getting to elevator we walk into an open bar Chinese New Year celebration, they handed up pins and also inform us we were celebrating one of the guest birthday. We were definitely out of place as we were all white and they were all Chinese. They welcomed us, let us drink and eat with...

2021 was an amazing year for me on all aspects. My best and worst emotionally, financially, and busiest. I was up 10k in February I was over the moon, then ended up minus. 500 by summer. Tough pill to swallow, losing all your gains makes you question your value in the financial sector. I decided to invest in myself while I continue trucking along work and trading. That is what this journey does to you, you are humbled and if you have a growth mentality you get important financial lessons. Now I have a better paying job by investing in myself by going back to college. Im also up 3k in December alone. Be patient, do not FOMO, do the research, and self reflect constructively.