Funny how this started with me saying I'd only watch the charts because I finally had free time during my notice period. Wasn't even planning to trade.
Then watching became "just one small position," which somehow became leveraged trades on Zebpay while I had exactly zero salary coming in.
For two months I had no income, plenty of time, and an unbelievable amount of confidence. The margin call arrived before my next job offer did.
Best part? I paid for that decision with my first salary at the new company, because the trade had gone onto my credit card. So my first month there wasn't about celebrating anything, it was about paying off a version of myself who had too much free time and access to a trading app.