A simple test - imagine following situation:
You have the possibility to make a bet, but you need for this bet exactly 1,000 CU (1,000 CU [currency units]=1 monthly income) if you win this bet your amount is growing for 50% - if you loose it your amount is declining for 50%.
You made this bet already for 10 times - the first 6 times you won and so your first 1,000 CU was growing to 11,390.63 CU - the last 4 bets you lost and so your amount declined to 711,91 CU. Seen that you need 1,000 CU you have to use another additional 288,09 CU for making an other bet. What would you do? Taking another nearly 30% of your monthly income in your hands or not?
You have the possibility to make a bet, but you need for this bet exactly 1,000 CU (1,000 CU [currency units]=1 monthly income) if you win this bet your amount is growing for 50% - if you loose it your amount is declining for 50%.
You made this bet already for 10 times - the first 6 times you won and so your first 1,000 CU was growing to 11,390.63 CU - the last 4 bets you lost and so your amount declined to 711,91 CU. Seen that you need 1,000 CU you have to use another additional 288,09 CU for making an other bet. What would you do? Taking another nearly 30% of your monthly income in your hands or not?
Pecunia non olet