I’m a long time hobbyist and crafts enthusiast. Ever since childhood, I’ve spent my free time doing things and making things instead of just watching things. Even when it came to sports, I wasn’t just a fan, I was a fantasy obsessive. (And, might I add, four time champion of my basketball league.) And while I was able to make some chump change and beer money with my hobbies, it was never much of anything. I was doing things for fun, not for any type of life planning. But, the joy of hobbies is the joy of learning. I wanted a new challenge after I’d put in so much time on fantasy basketball and woodworking. That’s when my wife had a great idea: why not find a hobby that I could earn money with while still aiming my focus and hard work towards something fun? I laughed it off, thinking it was just a pipe dream. She encouraged me to research ways I could get involved in investing. As usual, my wife is much smarter than I am. What my wife didn’t want was for me to play with out hard-earned money. That was also fair. My hobbies didn’t need to eat away at our savings, or our vacation fund. After doing my methodical research, I found a way to make sure I was playing with house money, not our own. The answer I was looking for was in Try2BFunded, a prop trading service that gave me a very favorable split of the profits. What I liked most about Try2BFunded over other prop traders was the interface. It was easy and straightforward and didn’t require any advanced understanding of math. It reminded me of learning about fantasy basketball. All of the numbers and trends were clearly laid out before me, and I could easily toggle through different stocks, major and minor, to see where I wanted to put my time and their money. I did, however, have to take my time. It wasn’t that the learning curve was steep—I figured out how to use the site on the first day—but that Try2BFunded smartly makes you prove your ability to trade by making qualifying stages before you can access their money, and before you have to put in a penny of your own. Why’s this good? It lets you learn on the go, without risk. It did take me about 6 weeks to make it to the fully funded stage, but this seems to be pretty normal. I had to prove that I could sustain growth without losing too much and that I could balance my excitement with managing trading risk—once that happened, I was able to invest using $100,000 of THEIR capital to trade. It’s all summed up pretty neatly here—that was my entryway, and I was happy to sign up pretty quickly. These days, I don’t find myself putting nearly as much time into fantasy basketball or woodworking. The reason is simple: it’s not where the money’s at. Try2BFunded is.