You’ve definitely seen a clip go viral on TikTok or Instagram with the words “I should’ve taken more pictures…” playing over someone scrolling old memories. That line comes from a popular song called DtMF,, an acronym for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (“I Should’ve Taken More Photos”) - by global artist Bad Bunny.
In the song, the artist reflects on moments and people he wish he’d documented more,, the sunsets, the laughs, the time with family. Fans around the world have connected with this feeling of regret over lost moments, turning the song into a viral trend.
Now flip that emotion into money and investing, and suddenly the idea of “I should’ve taken more…” becomes a powerful financial lesson.
People don’t usually say, “I regret investing.” They say things like:
That’s the same emotion behind “I should’ve taken more.”
Many first investments happen quickly. A stock trends. A chart moves. Everyone seems to be talking about it.
Buying something just because it’s trending can feel exciting in the moment, but it often leads to regret later.
Later, what people miss isn’t the missed price move, it’s the missed understanding.
Taking time in investing means slowing down long enough to learn what a company actually does, how it makes money, and what risks come with owning it.
That time doesn’t guarantee success. It does something more important: it gives clarity. And clarity is what people usually wish they had more of.
Months later, you look at your portfolio and think:
Why did I buy this again?
You bought something believing in a story. Months or years later, all that meaning disappears, leaving only a number on a screen.
Writing down your thinking keeps that moment alive.
It reminds you what you were hoping for, what risks you accepted, and what would have changed your mind. On EasyEquities, your portfolio already tracks the numbers. Taking notes helps you track yourself.
Tax-free investing doesn’t feel urgent when you’re starting out. There’s no rush. No pressure. Plenty of time, you tell yourself.
Then one day you realise those limits reset every year, and unused space doesn’t come back.
Many investors wish they’d paid more attention to their Tax-Free Savings Account or Retirement Annuity earlier. Not because they would’ve maximised returns, but because they would’ve maximised time.
Time that compounds quietly, year after year.
Investing rarely lives in isolation. It sits alongside debt, protection, housing, and everyday life decisions.
Cash here. Investments there. Something set aside for later. When money is scattered, it’s easy to feel behind, even when you’re not.
EasyEquities’ broader products exist for this exact reason. EasyProtect, EasyCredit, EasyMortgages - they’re reminders that financial progress is about balance. And seeing the full picture changes how decisions feel.
Every investor has a relationship with uncertainty.
Some feel it as anxiety. Some feel it as excitement. Most don’t recognise it until it’s already influencing their decisions.
Markets have a way of amplifying emotion, fear during downturns, confidence during rallies. Without awareness, those emotions quietly take the wheel.
Tools like watchlists, alerts, and clear portfolio views aren’t just features. They’re moments of pause. Space between feeling and acting.
Learning how you respond to volatility is one of the most compassionate things you can do for your future self.
For many people, the regret isn’t that they didn’t have options.
It’s that they didn’t realise how powerful those options were at the time.
EasyEquities often starts as a place to buy stocks. Over time, people realise it’s something more, a system that can support different stages of life. It’s an ecosystem designed to grow with you and many investors only see that in hindsight.
They look back and think about the tools they barely touched. The accounts they opened but didn’t fully use. The opportunities they meant to come back to later.
Many investors focus on one account and forget the rest.
Cash sits idle in one place. Investments grow in another. Tax-free space quietly waits, unused.
EasyEquities gives you multiple wallets and accounts for a reason, each one plays a different role. When you don’t look at them together, money fragments. When you do, it starts to make sense.
Everyone makes mistakes with money, whether it's a bad buy, a panic sell waiting too long or moving too fast.
Being kinder to yourself means treating them as part of the process. Investing is a long game, and nobody plays it perfectly the first time.
That’s why DtMF resonates.
A viral Bad Bunny song just gave us one of the clearest investing lessons there is: time, awareness, and kindness to yourself matter more than perfect timing.
It's noticing what matters while it’s still happening.
With moments.
With money.
With the future you’re slowly building.
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