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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You think...I don't know how much money that is?
Do you really know how much money that is?
You are coming across as being a juvenile. Or a simpleton. One of the two..........
On another track...it's quite possible...you are just here to get your kicks...saying crazy things..such as you've done.
Once again...you are an idiot.
You will have the last word.....
Trade the plan....
Set stops....
Tell me about it. I wonder if the lesson learned from all it was worth the money I lost? I think it was the former.
Do you have a link to that story?
Jack Johnson, defenseman for the Columbus Bluejackets. He signed his big contract when he was with the LA Kings, and his parents borrowed against the entire contract and squandered it on themselves. Johnson no longer speaks to them and the club has stepped up with legal and financial planning assistance to try to salvage something for him.
I knew them through an ex gf.
Was her BILs brother. A gentle, big hearted guy, but a hopeless alcoholic.
He married the gal who had gotten divorced after she and her husband won. She was just getting half and still getting that much.
A local widower her actually won over a million twice. Second time was $12M, IIRC.
Other than buying new steps for the church, he’ll die with every penny of it. Still drives a 25yo vehicle.
When he won the big one, he asked an acquaintance to take him to Indy to collect his prize. Told the guy he’d buy him dinner.
He sprang for McDonalds.
Yep. I used to easily take 10 grand from by bookie on Tuesday and be 20 grand in the hole by the next Tuesday.
Glad you are recovering from all that. The pitfalls of humanity are legion.
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