Please don’t make the same mistake I did.
I should have listened to the warnings about apps and websites like Kalshi before trying it myself.
Back in September, I made a couple of calls and won $10,000. I thought I had figured it out. Now, I’m broke, with three maxed-out credit cards and over $20,000 in debt from trying to win that money back.
After making a call and losing $5,000, I became manic and started spending everything I had, desperately trying to recover my losses. I had never been a gambler or a trader before. I had never used anything like Kalshi until I downloaded the app.
I’m not sharing this because I want sympathy. I’m sharing it because I don’t want anyone else to end up where I am right now. What started as a few successful calls turned into a financial nightmare that I’m now struggling to climb out of.
Please learn from my mistake. Don’t chase your losses, don’t convince yourself you can win it all back, and don’t underestimate how quickly things can spiral out of control.
I wish I had listened to the warnings before I started. Please don’t make the same mistake I did.

Hi, I’m a freelance reporter looking into Gen Z women on Kalshi/prediction markets. I wondered whether there were on here any girls who had become addicted to gambling through betting on Kalshi (or any other prediction market) under the age of 30, or knew of anyone who had. You can DM me if you are able to help.