“My neighbors once spent all their money on a private firework show, then had to hide their cars from the repo man for months. Edit: no longer neighbors. That is a ridiculous thing to blow all your money on."
One user noted, “It’s just the saddest thing to watch. Decent people fall into it, become super excited about it, and allow MLMs to take over their lives. Meanwhile, these pyramid schemes bleed them dry."
“My mum has spent $1000s on crystals and stones. Yet, she continues and even gives them as gifts. I have no idea what I should do with them, so I put them in my plants’ pots then she gets upset for some reason."
“I knew a girl who would spend all her money gambling on scratchers and lottery tickets. She would constantly go on about how she would move and start over when she finally won big."