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Why do some people kill themselves after losing their life savings?

Posted on 05/17/2019 6:21:35 PM PDT by SamAdams76

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1 posted on 05/17/2019 6:21:35 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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They want to take the easy way out, or at least they perceive it to be the easy way out.


2 posted on 05/17/2019 6:28:25 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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Leverage.

It is great on the way up.

It will destroy you on the way down.


3 posted on 05/17/2019 6:30:43 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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Why do some people kill themselves after losing their life's savings?

Perhaps so the loan shark they borrowed from won't kill them more slowly and painfully.

4 posted on 05/17/2019 6:30:55 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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Men often define themselves by their ability to support their family
Take that away...


5 posted on 05/17/2019 6:31:57 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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I’m immune...I just have debts from my parents and no life savings.


6 posted on 05/17/2019 6:33:50 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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“They want to take the easy way out, or at least they perceive it to be the easy way out.”

Are they democrats?


7 posted on 05/17/2019 6:35:18 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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I’m reading Pat Buchanan’s book on Hitler, Churchill and how we got involved in an unnecessary war. Young men losing their lives are more important than somebody who loses their life savings.


8 posted on 05/17/2019 6:36:46 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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People killing themselves after losing their life savings? Here’s a story that sorta fits with this.

According to our former financial adviser, baby boomers blow through their IRA’s in just a few years and are back to work again at 70 or so because social security is not enough.

I’ve only personally witnessed this with one person. He went through his IRA because he deserved the things he bought. Then put his home into full mortgage so he could continue the happy lifestyle he deserved. Now he’s selling off toys, like his boat he loved so much to take out fishing.

Now he’s depressed, taking pills and seeing a therapist. I do not want to see this happen, but he might off himself.

Our retirement income is much less than his, but we do not outspend our income and are quite happy.

My point is, many people create their own problems. There’s always a life saving solution out there too.


9 posted on 05/17/2019 6:37:20 PM PDT by redfreedom
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Yes, the citrus industry was exploding thanks to the warm and sunny climate of Florida.

A bit of-topic (can a “chat” thread have anything off-topic?), but in addition to the sunny climate, you should probably credit discovery earlier in the 19th century about how to get ice from places like New England and Canada down to places like Florida without inordinate meltage, so that the oranges could be shipped up north without spoiling.

10 posted on 05/17/2019 6:37:23 PM PDT by untenured
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The embarrassment, the magnitude, the amount they also owe others, their age and likelihood of settling everything—these and more are all reasons one could feel there was no future but severe anguish.


11 posted on 05/17/2019 6:40:33 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Just bought a used copy on amazon, 5.99 and free shipping. Sounds interesting.


12 posted on 05/17/2019 6:41:19 PM PDT by lilypad
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I am happy that I’ve reached the point in my life where I’m no longer a slave to “stuff”.

As long as I have a roof over my head and the ability to travel, it’s really all I need.


13 posted on 05/17/2019 6:41:51 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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They believed the permanence of God is found in money.
14 posted on 05/17/2019 6:43:19 PM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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Sir, your parents’ debt—I take it you are helping them pay it off, correct?

You are a fine son.


15 posted on 05/17/2019 6:44:10 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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I have two kin that got mixed up working for Billy Sol Estes.

They did not kill themselves.

They just worked themselves to death trying to pay everyone back.

16 posted on 05/17/2019 6:46:30 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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“No! They had to dress the same as if they were still up in New York City. Heavy woolen suits for the men (with banana boat straw hats) and layer after layer of petticoats and frilly dresses for the women.”

Where the heck did he get this?


17 posted on 05/17/2019 6:46:51 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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Is there any way to get the LeftistCommunists to go all lemming?


18 posted on 05/17/2019 6:47:21 PM PDT by A strike (Import third world become third world)
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What I meant was: Is there any way to get the LeftistCommunists to all go lemming?


19 posted on 05/17/2019 6:52:18 PM PDT by A strike (Import third world become third world)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Exactly. They were more than likely trying to make their fortunes off of borrowed money.


20 posted on 05/17/2019 6:53:26 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (It's Ok to be white.)
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