(07-24-2019, 03:12 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: Fred Taylor did too. 

I've been watching All Or Nothing on Amazon and Cam Newton spends an obscene amount of money on clothing, probably his house and cars as well. He said he used to watch Cribs on MTV and he wanted all the stuff that comes along with having money. 

A lot of these players come from having nothing and the music and entertainment industry (looking at you Kanye, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, etc.) as well as our consumer driven society practically brainwashes folks into believing they have to have this stuff. Then there is the expectation from friends and family that they are going to have a certain lifestyle and so pride and reputation comes into the picture. Add to that the sharks that come around and take advantage of guys who they know don't know any better and it's a recipe for disaster. 

As an aside all those shows on HGTV does the same thing in making people believe that what their house looks like isn't good enough so people go and spend a bunch of money they probably don't have just to keep up appearances.

Freddy's case was a bit different. He got robbed by his agent at that time. That same agent robbed a few of his other players as well I believe. 

As far as people living lavishly or spending beyond their means? A lot of us are guilty of it. Credit Card debt and companies are a testament to this. George Carlin ranted about it once and it stuck with me. Though I haven't learned from it quite yet myself. 

"People are spending money they don't have on things they don't need". It's true. The best advice my dad ever told me before I moved out was the following as well.

"Never buy food with a credit card. There's no sense in paying interest on a turd".

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