April 30, 2013
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Man Loses Life Savings on Carnival Game
There are bad decisions, and then there are worse decisions…..
By the way, the X-Box Kinect prize that was being played for can be had for around $100 new and less than 1/2 of that used.
I have to wonder….where’s the mom??
Comments (12)
Saw this on the news. Wow; talk about getting caught up in the game!!!
Sucks to be him….Can’t believe he went back home to get his 2k.
Personally, I think it is completely his own dang fault. He should have been wiser with his money.
Le sigh. He could have given his money to me instead, but I don’t have a banana with locks.
That’s insane!
smh. I don’t understand.
Survival of the fittest…
WTF? A) whose life savings are only $2,600? B) What idiot spends his savings on CARNIVAL GAMES?
I don’t know why this is being treated seriously as news. Unbelievable.
@lonelywanderer2 - I can understand being caught up and losing all the money you had in hand, but going back home to get one’s “life savings” is the head scratcher.
@Kittyluve - True, it makes you wonder where his mind was….
@firetyger - I guess he proves the saying about a fool and his money. Terrible decision making..especially for a parent.
@Erika_Steele - Well, I’m sure you would have bought one for him with all the extra cash.
The sad part is, you know he likely spend a loooooong time saving up that amount too.
@CuddlyKat - It sure looks like it. It looks like he has a major gambling problem.
@consignedhearts111 - That’s probably why it made the news….behavior most people would find bizarre.
I agree. You’d think time and idstance from the game wpuld have let him think better of it.
@pauliboi - He learned a very expensive lesson…hopefully!
@SecretNeverTold - Haha, hey, we all have to start somewhere- at one point all our “life savings” were zilch. You’d be surprises at home many people earn six figures and yet can manage their budget so they have far less than that guy in their savings account.
You of all people should realize why this is viral news – it’s the kind of pointless and entertaining fluff they love to put out there. The fact the guy lost all his money and all he had to show for it was a giant banana with dreadlocks is newsgold. =) A sad statement of how the general news as devolved – too bad we can get viral news on the hings that really matter.