I've never really been the type of person to embrace fads or trends. When my childhood friends were doing everything humanly possible to poof up their hair back in the '80s, I was pulling mine into a ponytail and calling it a day. And when the grunge movement took over in the '90s, I refused to spend my after-school hours listening to depressing music or limit my wardrobe to ripped jeans and oversized flannels.

Similarly, in the context of financial matters, I've never been inclined to jump on the latest trend. When meme stocks were all the rage, I stuck with the companies I knew and trusted. And when everyone I knew was buying crypto, I stayed away because it wasn't in my comfort zone.

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