Flood explains why traders should manage their personal lives like a business
“People make money and immediately think they need a BMW M3. Material things make you happy for much less time than you expect.”
“My Lamborghini made me happy for three and a half months. Then it needed wrapping, tires, maintenance and the center console stopped working.”
“No drawdown is acceptable. You should defend your capital and never let lifestyle expenses damage your ability to invest or trade.”
“Upload your statements to ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude and audit every expense. Treat yourself like a business, because markets reward the people who still have liquidity.”