Saw a program on A&E (IIRC) where they give people $100,000 to get their lives back on track. Stupid, really.
So, one guy who’s a homeless drinker gets $100K.
Goes out and buys a new $35K truck, because the lack of a $35K truck has been what’s really holding him back.
Then he buys a beater for one of his trailer-trash girlfriends. No biggie.
Never quite gets out of the house, or the bar. Spends weeks buying people drinks.
In one hour and $100K, he really doesn’t evolve much. At the end, he refuses to tell the show’s producers what’s left in the bank, but then we already know.
A friend of mine is a millionaire retiree. He was cheap as all get out while he worked inorder to save for his retirement. He got a pension from the Naval Reserve as well as a pension from a New York City job. He was loaded when he retired at 55 years of age. The icing on the cake was when his mom died and left him a boatload of cash, and property. Inheritances and cheapness really added to his wallet. Last year he and his wife visited the Great Wall of China.
Sounds like my ex-, except that he’s not homeless thanks to government handouts.
I remember years ago, Oprah gave 100 people $50,000 each to help them get “back on their feet”. Even SHE was amazed how quickly these people blew through the money and bought useless stuff. Out of all of them, I think ONE actually managed to turn her life around and put the money to good use.