It has been an exciting time for us here at BigFatPurse. It all started when Alvin blew up his options trading account. The magnitude of the loss and the swiftness in which it happened shocked and humbled all of us. It was an extremely painful lesson, and he was fortunate to survive – scarred and shocked but otherwise unharmed.
As any cancer survivor will tell you, the near death experience changes your perspective on life and puts things in a totally different light. It forces you to rethink many things that you normally would have taken for granted. It forces you to look back at how far you have come, and compels you to look ahead and chart your course for the future.
And so we did.
Alvin started BigFatPurse in 2007. Like many who start blogs, it was meant to be an online diary, a record of experiences. Initially ...
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