Do both. Save money and invest in own financial literacy. Brush up on financial education first before putting real money to work. Does not have to spend money to gain knowledge. Borrow investment books from the library is one way. [Miser]
Recently I lost a few hundred dollars in a span of a few min when I keyed in wrong lot size. I quickly cut the losses and just had to accept it. Live to fight another day.
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ There's a saying those who can't trade teaches. Become a trainer instead? Just talk about the winning trades and sweep the losses under a large carpet. [LOL]
Trading is not easy since most traders lose money. To be consistent profitable in the long run, picking up the skills first are definitely crucial. Talent could play a part but definitely need to have the real skills. Someone who's talented in a FPS computer game doesn't mean he could really shoot well in real life.