Hahaha ... Loved the humor here, @denmarkguy:
"Then there's the whole "some basic assembly required" issue... in which you spend three hours attempting to assemble the International Space Station with one Allen wrench and five pieces of string... using instructions written in Russian by a 5-year old with dyslexia."
Any DIY'er can certainly relate! 😉
Maybe a little less humorous here ...
"Of course, it also takes longer than expected for my investments to gain any value... but then, that's a pretty common occurrence."
... as it hits a little too close to home. Anyone in the silverblogger community has almost certainly experienced their version of this.
Challenging times we live in, when it comes to any thought of our staying on top of what it takes to have some peace of mind about how any investments are doing. Sadly, it seems taking on more risk is becoming an increasingly unavoidable part of it.