Lost all my money to gambling but want to start a clean slate. Where should I start or what should I do?

First, focus on cutting down your expenses and direct it to reduce debt

Second, build your emergency fund

Thirdly , once all done, start your investing journey

Level 1- Saving

• Get a full time job. If u are unemployed
• save $$$ at least 30% min.

Level 2- Increase your income

• get a part-time degree if u havent have one
• or/and get a part-time in addition to your full time
• save min. 30% from your FT and all your part time $$$. Create another bank account for your PT income that u will never touch.

Level 3- multiply your income

• When u have at least $50k of saving. Invest your monthly 30% min. saving (fresh fund) into an index ETF.
• your saving will continue to increase becoz of PT income.
• once u have $100k saving. Invest your monthly 30% min. saving + all your monthly PT income (fresh fund)

It takes time to level up from level 1 to level 3. It takes around 12 - 13 years. But of course depend on what you want in life, u need not go all the way to level 3. At level 2, u are already better than most people.