Comments on: Financial lessons from broke sports stars http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2011/10/03/financial-lessons-from-broke-sports-stars/ A personal finance blog for career minded women with small budgets and big dreams. Wed, 09 May 2012 23:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Missie http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2011/10/03/financial-lessons-from-broke-sports-stars/#comment-13173 Missie Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:47:35 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=1137#comment-13173 Very interesting -- and yes, most definitely lessons from that article for everyone, regardless of their financial position. People just so seldom think, though -- and when they "hit it rich," they think it's always going to be that way (it's not!). There are flush times and lean times...one must have the discipline to save from the flush to help flesh out the lean. Very interesting — and yes, most definitely lessons from that article for everyone, regardless of their financial position.

People just so seldom think, though — and when they “hit it rich,” they think it’s always going to be that way (it’s not!). There are flush times and lean times…one must have the discipline to save from the flush to help flesh out the lean.

]]> By: Allison http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2011/10/03/financial-lessons-from-broke-sports-stars/#comment-13051 Allison Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:48:03 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=1137#comment-13051 I read an article about a year ago that said 69 percent of former NFL players will go bankrupt within two years of retirement and 50 percent will get divorced within five years. It makes sense, we start giving them so much attention at at such a young age. They only know life in the spotlight I read an article about a year ago that said 69 percent of former NFL players will go bankrupt within two years of retirement and 50 percent will get divorced within five years.
It makes sense, we start giving them so much attention at at such a young age. They only know life in the spotlight

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