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From 14 million to broke
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In reading that story, I can't help but wonder when the alarm went off in that guy's mind. I'd think it would happen when he realized half of the money that was supposed to last a lifetime was gone in under 10 years. Clearly not.
I also can't help but wonder if the guy is/was devastated inside by the realization that he had wasted so much. Perhaps he isn't as devastated as some of us might be since the importance of that amount of money didn't seem to register with him. Perhaps another perspective is that squandering $10mil is one tragedy-- ruining the rest of your life in self-loathing is another, best to pick up the pieces and move on.
I also can't help but wonder if the guy is/was devastated inside by the realization that he had wasted so much. Perhaps he isn't as devastated as some of us might be since the importance of that amount of money didn't seem to register with him. Perhaps another perspective is that squandering $10mil is one tragedy-- ruining the rest of your life in self-loathing is another, best to pick up the pieces and move on.
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