It's hard to convey tone, so please know I'm sincerely curious and a bit confused, @sol. I'm pleased to contribute to the general hilarity around here, but what about my comment is so funny? I was referring to not being obsessed with checking balances, particularly during a downturn. During 2008, I continued to save aggressively. The market's recovery made me wealthier than I ever imagined (and FIRE). Why would I have anything to fear from the next one? I'm kinda looking forward to it. Aren't we talking about the same thing? C'mon, sol, let me in on the joke, please.
I didn't mean to single you out specifically. Many of us, myself included, posted incredulously about the dec/jan market gains outpacing our salary wages. Even then, I think we all knew that the market could just as easily take away that which it hath given.
And then the drops started in Feb. 3-5% per day, then a 10% correction, then volatility in which an entire year's worth of spending comes and goes in a matter of hours. I don't think any of us are quite so excited about our "green employees outworking us" in the current environment. Having large sums invested means each day potentially sees the destruction (or generation) of a college fund, a DAF donation, an overseas vacation, a life changing inheritance. It gets nerve wracking, if you think about the dollars too much. I'm trying to focus on the percentages, which are still small.