Posted on 08/11/2016 4:08:46 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
He had a $20.5 million contract, but is now out of the league — and millions of dollars...
“I looked at my bank statement and thought, ‘where did this come from?’ they took advantage of me,” he said of his friends and family members.
They had paid for 11 Netflix accounts and eight Hulu accounts in his name. They also made many purchases on Amazon and charged him for bottle service at bars.
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Had to buy a home for mama, all his bros, and “friends”.
Proverbs 17:16
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
I knew a white trash couple that took the 20 year payout on a big lottery.
They were getting like 3 million a year from it, and blew it as fast as it came in on toys, lavish vacations and booze.
They’d been kicked out of more 5 Star accommodations than one could count. Their kids all accumulated felony records, and not a single one in the family had a drivers license anymore, so they all took cabs everywhere.
Moved into nice neighborhoods and trashed the houses, left broken boats and other motorized toys lying dead around the yard.
Neither lived to see the final payouts, as they both drank themselves to death by liver failure.
There was an NHL player a year’s or so ago who had to declare bankruptcy because his parents embezzled all his money.
The problem with athletes is that their earning power is inverse from the normal population. Middle age is where the man reaches the height of his earning potential. For most athletes, it’s between 21-25 years old.
Now, think of how much wisdom you had when you were 21-25. Just sayin’.
It’s not their money, why not makes 11 different accounts.
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/87th+MLB+All+Star+Game+Ke_gTCjNjy-l.jpg
Those who typically blow their lottery win fail to understand one thing about winning the lottery. If you are ever so fortunate to win the lottery, you have won a step up in life, not keys to a mansion. You go from poor to lower middle class or lower middle class to middle class. It allows summer trips to the local lake resort, not yearly trips to Europe.
I know an NBA Hall of Famer who lost everything because of bad deals. As one movie part put it, “Quicksand - everywhere you look.”
Unwritten secret: one Netflix account, several different homes with multiple devices, even in different cities. Netflix doesn't care to track an account even though being used on several different IP addresses. Meaning it can be shared with family members living in different homes. Someday they might crack down on this, for now they don't.
I looked at my account and said, “I could make this last for the rest of my life in case I break a leg or something.” Not.
Sort of makes you wonder ... did he really “sign” a NFL contract or just make his “mark”?
Netflix allows up to 5 devices on one account, but only 2 can be logged in at the same time.
I think there is a more expensive account that allows more....
Well ole Trent had a 13 on the wonderlic, so he’s certainly no genius....
“Did I hear you say that there must be a catch
Will you walk away from a fool and his money
Sonny, if you want it, here it is come and get it
But you better hurry cause it’s going fast”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk57K4OGrAg
PS: Written & Produced by Paul McCartney for Badfinger
But I will tell....We judge all the time.
And sometimes...we are real wrong.
Because that’s how a playa rolls!
Ummmm....if you win $40 million dollars...net. That’s not upper middle class.........
People who spend every penny they can get their hands on the minute they get their hands on it will never have “wealth” no matter how much OPM* you steal and give to them.
*Other People’s Money “
So true, and sad.
Nice!
I like to look at other translations, KJV is usually my pick.
This one looks just right!
http://biblehub.com/proverbs/17-16.htm
Douay-Rheims Bible
What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
He may want to keep a close eye from here on out.
But the man did his family and friends good.
God bless Trent Richardson. Wish I could do the same for my family & friends.
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