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- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -6/+9166. Kevin Rose - Shortly after taking his company public, he spent all his new found cash on hookers and cocaine. He was last seen evading reporters asking him about the glorious days of 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0
- spinchange, on 06/17/2008, -2/+49Very Interesting Submission! Here's my recommendation for the list:
#66 - Robert Morris.
One of only 2 founding fathers who signed all three early US documents: The Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the US Constitution. He was also the "financier" of the revolutionary war, and the country's first unofficial treasury secretary (the job wasn't invented yet). Ironically, real estate speculation busted him later in life. He's also considered to be the first person to use the "$" -which stood for the spanish milled dollar at the time -as a symbol for the US dollar in official documents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(financ ... - jaysonp, on 06/18/2008, -2/+40still no mirror? ***** it, We’ll Do It Live!!!
- chrissku, on 06/18/2008, -0/+29A common theme is 1) make a lot of money 2) declare bankruptcy 3) make a lot of money again.
They are not paying back those who got the shaft from the bankruptcy when they get rich again. - samoan27, on 06/18/2008, -0/+29This list could have been a lot shorter and a lot more entertaining if they stuck with "People who lost it all." Instead of "People who were bankrupt before they made it big."
- lordtyros, on 06/18/2008, -0/+18What's going on?
- emducks, on 06/18/2008, -0/+18Awww, poor Marvin Gaye. :o(
- CigarJack, on 06/18/2008, -0/+17Well I guess the record companies apparently got bored screwing over musicians so went after fans. Surprising how many musicians are on the list.
- ankeshk, on 06/18/2008, -0/+16Follow the 10% rule that John D Rockefeller taught and you'll never go bankrupt. Save and invest 10% of all your earnings. Doesn't matter if you earn millions like these celebrities or $2000 a month - save and invest 10%!
- CYG101, on 06/18/2008, -0/+16The server just went bankrupt :(
- JasonPeck, on 06/17/2008, -0/+13silly mike tyson. spending $400k a month will do that to you buddy
- dbldn, on 06/17/2008, -1/+12Dugg For Lenny Bruce.
- headzoo, on 06/17/2008, -1/+12Man, George Clinton is getting screwed pretty hard.
- manacit2, on 06/18/2008, -0/+10Mirror?
- metik, on 06/18/2008, -0/+10Dugg for teaching me something.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -3/+12I got a job for Kim Basinger
- scoreboard27, on 06/18/2008, -0/+9Life comes at you fast.
- TheMachine1, on 06/18/2008, -0/+9Its more like your level of impulsivity is inversely related to your
ability to avoid bankruptcy. Get treatment for impulsivity and the rest will naturally fall into place. - str3ama, on 06/18/2008, -0/+7Most of the people on that list squandered their money foolishly so you really can't feel sorry for them.
The weird part of this article is the nice plug for credit cards on page 2 - "Hilton, real name Mario Lavandeira, ran up a world of debt while in college and dependent on credit cards." Credit cards is an ad link to get a credit card - what a bad plug - get into serious debt by spreading it across your credit cards- oh btw here's where you can get that credit card. - Narcism, on 06/18/2008, -0/+7Well played.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+7Agreed. Getting my spending under control was more about avoiding impulsive purchases then learning how to budget.
- wolferz, on 06/18/2008, -2/+8I'm taking it you have ether a ***** ton of money and you don't really know where all of it is going, or you have some one else paying your bills.
You can't always have control over how much you spend or how much you earn. People get sick, arms get broken, cars break down. In all these cases people may have to miss work and WILL have to spend money to get back to work. If they were breaking even before they will now be in the hole.
And you can say "well you shouldn't be spending so close to what your earning any way" but doing that proves that it's not as simple as not spending more than you make... and also proves the point of the parent comment. - dinobot, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6Am I supposed to feel sorry for 'em?
- Triterion, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6I saw Tia Carrere at this party at a studio where I used to work. Her husband was the photographer there. I wouldn't say she lost everything, she's just not rich anymore. Like us regular people, but damn was she hot. I just stood there with my mouth gaping open and she smiled at me and walked by... woah...
- cougar618, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6***** SERVER SUCKS!
- mattcoady, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6His penis
- amiga5000, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5Mirror
http://www.popcrunch.com.nyud.net:8080/bankrupt-65 ... - manstein01, on 06/18/2008, -1/+6Another title : "List of 65 morons who will make you feel better about yourself."
- Fawkes, on 06/18/2008, -2/+7If I ever get real rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like I am now.
- orlyfactor, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5My schadenfreude gland is going crazy!
- hollywoodphony, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5I stopped reading this list of "famous people" when I got to John Wayne Bobbitt.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5Ahh, Gary Coleman. You wish the best for a person of that stature, and he really had it going...It's too bad the pressures of the limelight really will bare-down on some people.
- xoticpt, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4Yes that is a mirror.
- TheMachine1, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4 Randy Quaid was sort of like the character he played "Cousin Eddie" in "National Lampoon's Vacation".
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -1/+5This is not 1999, and your post is not relevant.
- casspa, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4Dugg for Francis Ford....I love spending upwards of $30/bottle every time I try his wine
- miatafan, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4I wish I could digg you twice.
- jeffgtr, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4I thought this was an interesting and timely topic, of course the link in Digg is down so I Googled it and came across this list. It's a bankruptcy attorney's site though. I look through this list and think of all the people that have lost it all due to the floods and hard times due to the economy and will soon have to file. I think the thing to take away from this is that even though you hit rock bottom it isn't the end. Anyway, here's the list I found http://www.seattle-washington-bankruptcy-lawyer.co ... while the server lasts that is.
Then of course there is this guy http://www.uberreview.com/2006/02/man-goes-bankrup ... - inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3I think she might still be afraid to leave the house.
- duniyadnd, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3Link isn't loading - I miss duggmirror
- jmlambe, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3And down...
- joephysco, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3dugg for great justice.
- evfinkelstein, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3He's not afraid
- MLisa, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3As regards to MC Hammer: A lot of his $$ went to his dad's debts. Even more went into buying race horses.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3He's not your buddy, pal.
- Fast05GT, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3Mirror?
- louiebaur, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3down
- inactive, on 06/19/2008, -0/+2He's not your friend, sport.
- tatltat, on 06/19/2008, -0/+2He's not you pal, friend.
- gemmini, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2mirror please?
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