It's a fairly common situation among musicians, athletes, and movie stars. Â Take a young, still somewhat immature person, suddenly they are making HUGE amounts of money, they are immediately surrounded by leeches that only say "yes" to the rich one, and before you know it, the rich person is no longer rich.
@Retired_Engineer: Â One friend of mine, whose family was very wealthy, said, "Most people don't know how to handle money," -- as in, suddenly having a LOT of it. She's right. Whenever I see flash-in-the-pan celebrities, I think, "I hope you're putting away some money for when your star fades -- like next year!"
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