I've actually sold most of my stash 3 times and bought back in when I could. Those 3 times I: bought a truck so I could work, put a down payment on my house when I got my then gf pregnant, and joined a business network group so I could grow my business when I had no clients. I am in a much better place than if I had never sold. But I still wonder if I should have held and found another way to achieve my goals.