Robert Swift blows $20m, refuses to move out of house
- Thread starter Commander in Chiefin
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He must be special breed cac to blow all that dough 
This dude was a lottery pick?
Was he really that nice coming out of HS? Honestly, I completely forgot about the guy.
7 feet tall and McDonalds All American, they print money for people like that.
Nuke Dukem
Da Bears
JohnnyGold
Rookie
nothing that would wet your girls panties, thats for sure--hardly an exciting tale.
i was working, got very sick, moved back home with my parents.
lived there for a full 12 months, no bills to speak of--rent free, food provided, health insurance covering all medical bills.
AFTER returning to work, i learned i was entitled to SSI, and they back paid the year i was sick.
so, when i received the money, i was gainfully employed, and got a years salary deposited in my checking account.
i was "smart" with it for about 2-3 months, then said f*ck it, quit my job, traveled, all that.
it wasnt 1 million dollars, but for a period in my early 20s, i had no financial concerns, and spent my money foolishly.
my only point is, it doesnt matter if its 500$, 5000$ 50,000$ or 5,000,000$.
when you come into a sum of money that you are not accustomed to having, its human nature to do foolish things with it.
it taught me fiscal responsibility (after the fact,) but every. single. athlete. that goes through this, i empathize with. it just drives me crazy when f*cking sportswriters JUDGE what theyre spending their money on...
some stuff like "and jamal crawford has not 1, not 2, but 3 mercedes
"like they have any idea wtf they would do if espn.com gave them a 5 million dollar bonus.
whats 50,000 on a car when you have 30 million dollars?
nothing that would wet your girls panties, thats for sure--hardly an exciting tale.
i was working, got very sick, moved back home with my parents.
lived there for a full 12 months, no bills to speak of--rent free, food provided, health insurance covering all medical bills.
AFTER returning to work, i learned i was entitled to SSI, and they back paid the year i was sick.
so, when i received the money, i was gainfully employed, and got a years salary deposited in my checking account.
i was "smart" with it for about 2-3 months, then said f*ck it, quit my job, traveled, all that.
it wasnt 1 million dollars, but for a period in my early 20s, i had no financial concerns, and spent my money foolishly.
my only point is, it doesnt matter if its 500$, 5000$ 50,000$ or 5,000,000$.
when you come into a sum of money that you are not accustomed to having, its human nature to do foolish things with it.
it taught me fiscal responsibility (after the fact,) but every. single. athlete. that goes through this, i empathize with. it just drives me crazy when f*cking sportswriters JUDGE what theyre spending their money on...
some stuff like "and jamal crawford has not 1, not 2, but 3 mercedes
like they have any idea wtf they would do if espn.com gave them a 5 million dollar bonus.
whats 50,000 on a car when you have 30 million dollars?
See, the thing is I understand that to a certain extent. When I got my first real job out of school I was balling HARD! ...for a few months, until I realized I had to slow the fukk down. And now I'm so afraid of being poor again that I'm living like I'm poor and being frugal about everything.
Athletes and entertainers need more mentors and less ppl with their hands out, imo.
JohnnyGold
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i would go a step further.
i think instead of wasting kids time in high school with crap like biology, EVERYONE should have to take a personal finance course. hell, 4 years of it.
it should be just as much a part of a persons education as history, math, or science.
think about it. its a world built on money. everything we do is based on money.
whens the last time you used money vs.
had to recall a history fact
or a science fact
or a foreign language
our schools dont teach our kids the value of money, and as a result, americans spend 1.33 for every 1.00 they make.
That wouldn't work though, cuz if most ppl didn't spend money on things they didn't need the economy would fall apart. Consumerism functions on ppl buying shyt they don't need. The economy is driven by spending.
This is true. Seattle is expensive as hell.
I don't get how people can live in filth like that.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
"well, if that was ME, i would invest MY money, and you would never see ME broke."
I can relate; after my finance situation blew up, over the past year. I was always one of those, "
how they go broke?" types, but, after reading more about player finances and, even, watchin' Broke (30 for 30), it's amazing how a lot of 'em thrive.Of course, the megastars are good--for now--but, how does a dude like Caron Butler keep his cash straight?
PortCityProphet
Follow me to the truth
A makeshift shooting range is in the basement storage area. Eric Dalzell said load-bearing beams have graze marks from bullets, and part of the home's foundation appeared to stop some of the slugs.
buying a house before even looking at it?
buying a house before even looking at it?
Digital Dre
All Star
dirty ass white boy
