Inspiration in the least likely of places. I was just chilling at home watching Netflix (that’s my idea of relaxation :P) and I chanced upon a movie titled “The Gambler”. The film featured Mark Wahlberg and Brie Larson (upcoming Captain Marvel!) but the real star of the show was John Goodman for me.
As a loanshark, he had this to say to Wahlberg in one scene – which is pretty sound advice, considering his .. erm, occupation.
...Gambler (G) : I’ve been up two and a half million dollars.
Loanshark (L) : What do you got on you?
G : Nothing.
L : What did you put away?
G : Nothing.
L : You get up two and a half million dollars, any asshole in the world knows what to do. You get a house with a 25-year roof, an indestructible Jap economy shitbox, you put the rest into a system ...