Comments on: I Spent My $66,000 Inheritance on Basically Nothing

By: Dan Stewart@twitter

Dan Stewart@twitter — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:54:12 +0000

@jonathan0766 – Although you’ve put it in massively patronizing way, I do think you have a point here. Blaming your “nature” for your poor decisions is a cop-out. If you’re really unable to control your spending, then it may be an addiction — just like alcoholism or an eating disorder — that should be treated with counseling. It is worrying that you acknowledge you’d probably do the exact same thing if you had the money again.

By: Logan Sachon

Logan Sachon — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:25:35 +0000

@jonathan0766 if you’re giving out free psychiatric advice, i’ll take some, too please. but send over your credentials first? k thx bai

By: Logan Sachon

Logan Sachon — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:19:52 +0000

@Barack@twitter Thank you for this valuable contribution to the discourse. x

By: jonathan0766

jonathan0766 — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:29:02 +0000

I’ve got some bad news for you Allison. Your father doesn’t know the money is all gone. He thinks you’re being responsible about it and that you don’t want to touch the principle.

Tou say it’s in your nature to be irresponsible (to buy things you don’t actually have any need for). That’s a choice, it’s not in your nature. You’re intentionally destroying yourself financially through repetitive bad / irrational choices. Blaming it on some mythical uncontrollable factor like your ‘nature’ is just indicative that you haven’t learned any lessons. You’re remorseful, but you haven’t decided to actually kill off the behavior that caused the damage, it’s just in remission. I see more financial cliffs in your future, if this article is any indication of where you’re at mentally.

By: Barack@twitter

Barack@twitter — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:34:31 +0000

What an idiot, she must be a liberal.

By: chic noir

chic noir — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:24:45 +0000

@Myrtle Tell us about the waitress friend now worth millions. How did she come into such a large amount of money and property?

By: Brigitte Grisanti@facebook

Brigitte Grisanti@facebook — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:33:51 +0000

Money can come in really fast and money can go out very fast.I setup a savings account where a can have very little access to it.No access to checks,debit cards and so on.I place money into that account every month.I have no idea what the balance is.

Brigitte Grisanti

By: Loudmouth@twitter

Loudmouth@twitter — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:05:42 +0000

Thanks for your article, Allison. I hope you don’t mind my asking but are you certain that you have learnt the right lesson from your experience, and if so then do you feel able to articulate exactly what lesson you have learnt? Also, what precisely would you do with the money if you had a second chance? If you used the money as a safety net to try thing that were unsuccessful then in twenty years would you regret not having saved it?

By: Myrtle

Myrtle — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:26:03 +0000

I have such a horror at this- also, admiration for the candid writing. I’ve always wondered if the cure for this might lie in learning how hard it is to earn a buck- for instance, taking a job as a restaurant dishwasher or a food waitress. I’ve one friend who also burned through a windfall, and another friend who started out as a waitress and is now worth millions, with multiple homes– and so many problems. I think she was happier when she lived in a one-bedroom apartment over a pool hall.

By: Niko Bellic

Niko Bellic — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:47:15 +0000

When all you have is money, everything looks like a purchase! Want to be photographer? Purchase an expensive camera! Want to have a style? Purchase expensive clothes! Feeling sad? Feeling lonely? Feeling lost? Purchase, purchase, purchase! Now that you ran out of money, what’s the next tool you have? Blog, blog, blog it all away.

Here is what I learned from my experience: first find out who you are and where you want to go, then figure out what tools do you need to get yourself there. Don’t just grab the first thing in front of you and start swigging like an idiot until you drop.