u/Electronic-Card229

Hola to everyone -

I have transitted through Cancun airport 10 or so times, and sadly was stung by a shady card transaction from taxistas of $200 a few years ago.

Well I'm pleased to share a new scam I was presented with today (and I'm not talking about the abhorrent and atrociouslly priced food of Johnny Rockets et al in T3 departures). It probably isn't new, but it's the first time I hard it.

OK so leave T2, on my way to T3. Approach by taxi man. "Where are you going". T3, I respond.

"OK here's your options, totally free information: 1. You can wait 30 minutes for the bus, which goes first to T1, then a bus stop, then T4, then T3: it's gonna take you one hour. Walking? 40mins. ORRRR you can get in my Taxi for $20, we'll be there in 5 minutes".

I walk to the bus stop for the free inter-terminal shuttle bus which goes every 20ms.

I'm approached by ANOTHER guy with pretty much the same story.

I can take daylight robbery with prices, I can somewhat take being stolen from through a card reader, but the LIES stratight to my face, from someone pretending to be helpful - it's apalling.

I've lived in Mexico for 7 years and hate that this is the impression many tourists arrive, and leave with, of Mexican people, and Cancun in general as their perception of Mexico.

I ended up walking to T3 and it took 7 minutes.

Hi all -

Question -

u/doublebubbler - In your opinion, what does it take to be an active investor? What are some of your approaches to identifying and sticking with good investments?

Context -

I've been a member of this sub since November and am up £60K in paper gains across ENSI, RDDT, EVTL, LUNR, SESG, MDAI. Thanks DB!!!!

I noticed u/doublebubbler's comment about getting into active investing after leaving the Police, and it resonated with me as I'm considering my next career move. From 2021-2024 I made great money in a business, which has nosedived in the last 2 years (0 revenue atm, for more context see this post in HENRY UK). I'm 29. I have £2M in various stocks and shares (current value, ofc may drop) and am re-assessing the best use of my time, given that successful stewardship of my portfolio could produce substantial growth, or troublesome decline at my own hands.

For those who missed the comment:

Having come all the way from being homeless when I was about eighteen to where I am now, I am over the moon with how my fascination with investing is panning out so far. I just wished I had taken to focusing on active investing earlier in life, as I only really knuckled down with it when I had more time after leaving the Police about ten years ago.