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35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make A good friend of mine threw away 15 years of military service because he didn’t want to take the COVID vaccine. 5 years from retirement and incredible healthcare for his wife and children all gone. He joined a religion recently and decided he wanted to get a religious exemption which was denied so he opted for an administrative discharge. The fool…

NoMore414 , CDC Report

Final score:

386points

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Buren 2 years ago

SIGH

118points

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Have kids under the hope they'll fix their marriage.

Children are not accessories

KaiJonez , Nathan Dumlao Report

Final score:

361points

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Buren 2 years ago

I can't understand why anyone would think so

89points

Whether it’s in our work environment or our relationships, every single one of us makes mistakes at some point. Life inevitably throws curveballs to give us valuable learning opportunities. They may hit us hard at first, but what matters more than any misstep or its magnitude is our response afterward.

To learn more about our tendency to make mistakes and how much of a toll they take on our emotional health, we reached out to Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., a psychologist and creator of Mental Drive. He started this well-being initiative to help people access the best-in-class psychological and performance tools to live healthier, more fulfilled, and successful lives.

"We are social beings," Klapow told Bored Panda. "We are hardwired to seek acceptance. When we do things that put us at risk of rejection, the natural emotional response is one of embarrassment, fear, stress, and frustration. This is who we are at the deepest levels."

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make One of my best friends walked out on his wife and two kids because a girl at the gym and him were having a relationship.

As it actually turned out, she was just being friendly and chatting to him. No relationship, no mutual decision to be together, nothing. He misunderstood polite friendliness for flirting, and destroyed his own family for it.

Enough-Ad3818 Report

Final score:

336points

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Samantha 2 years ago (edited)

Doubt that was the first time he "ventured" about.

210points

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make One of my students was offered a 95% scholarship to Juilliard. They turned it down because they felt a 95% scholarship was a slap to the face, and instead decided not to go to school. Last I heard they weren’t playing, and were working minimum wage, but talking about how good they used to be.

VanishXZone , Zhanhui Li Report

Final score:

325points

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Pink kitty 2 years ago

What a wasted opportunity

175points

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Single mother of 3 living in poverty. Gave her parents her $6000 tax refund to hold onto because she didn't want her abusive ex to convince her to split it with him.

Parents spent it all in weeks.

vchaz , Bethany Beck Report

Final score:

301points

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Pink kitty 2 years ago

What awful parents

305points

The psychologist pointed out that when we make a mistake, it can be hard initially to accept it. "We may know intellectually that we have made an error but emotionally, we are triggered to figure out how to make that mistake not be a reality."

Some of the most common tactics we use to justify our actions are generating reasons why the mistake isn’t actually a mistake, reducing the magnitude of the mistake down to its smallest existence, and blaming the error on the action of others rather than ourselves. "All done to shield the reality that we have done something wrong."

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Let go of a girl close to their wedding because of his idea of what a wife should be like. Lives in deep regret now as she married his friend & they’re really happy whilst he has never found anyone else.

pinkleaf8 , Olivia Bauso Report

Final score:

282points

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AxleMunshine001 2 years ago

She dodged a bullet

322points

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Having a 3rd kid, when you can barely afford the first two in order to "save" the marriage.

itzahckrhet , Markus Spiske Report

Final score:

266points

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DEW 2 years ago

I hope the child is loved and not treated like a burden. We had a third child. My two kids were 8 and 10. He was very planned. What we didn't count on was him having a liver disease called Biliary Atresia. Then when he got older he was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 6. Fought the school because they wanted him out of their school. We don't know how long we have him for but he's going to be 20 yrs. old in January!!

118points

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Cheating with someone in your company who’s about to get married despite having two kids and a wife of your own **cough Ned**

gzmz , nine koepfer Report

Final score:

260points

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Air Conditioner 2 years ago

I was like this sounds familiar then read "ned" lmao, Becky and Eugene should be able to just drink wine and say whatever they want to

18points

threekingsmisery , Priscilla Du Preez Report

As you can see from the examples in this list, sometimes living with our errors can be extremely hard. Not only do they damage our pride and self-confidence, but they can also turn into downright personal disasters and the biggest regrets we carry through life.

When asked what kind of toll these errors in judgment have on well-being, Klapow explained their impact on our mental state often depends on how we regard the mistake. "The interpretation can literally change the emotional impact of that mistake," he told us. "If we see mistakes as a chance to learn something, to gain insight, to have a way to do things differently next time, then the mistake has a far less negative impact."

#10

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make My uncle got himself a mistress. Lent her $10,000 he never got back and lost his job defending her at work. Wife served him divorce papers short afterwards. He gave up his house to his wife. So he ended up jobless and homeless, sleeping on our couch at the ripe age of 60.

Final score:

250points

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Caro Caro 2 years ago

A very expensive mistake. I wanted to use the F word instead of mistake but it's too early here and the sun is out :)

80points

#11

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make My high school philosophy teacher cheated on his wife with my classmate. His daughter was in the year below us. She transferred schools out of embarrassment when her dad finally left the family to pursue a relationship with the 18-year old. Yuck.

HelmutMelmoth , Taylor Flowe Report

Final score:

231points

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Agent 8433599 2 years ago

Disgusting.

129points

#12

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Grandma eventually losing several hundred thousand on the stock market based on astrology. This was in 2007...

cellocaster , Josh Rangel Report

Final score:

222points

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Nor 2 years ago

The things people believe and trust in

65points

AgathaWoosmoss , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

Well, we’ve heard a million times that every mistake is a lesson to be learned: they are "a portal to learning, growth, and mastery." It's safe to say that facing our blunders is hard and often scary, but making them can be beneficial. It all depends on the perspective.

The healthiest way to tackle mistakes, as Klapow mentioned, is to look at our behaviors whenever we stumble and fall, take notes, and accept this learning opportunity. If we take action and make sure we’re not constantly beating ourselves up about it, we come out as stronger and more resilient human beings.

But how often do we see them as growing experiences? While this varies from person to person, some people refuse to accept reality and get tangled in their failures, unable to continue with their lives.

#13

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Friend retired with a full pension 15 years ago.

At the time he kept bragging about how he was starting a business with some random guy he knew. He legit said, "He's the idea guy. I have the savings and the good credit score."

Took out a huge loan, bought a bunch of expensive equipment.

Shocker: business folded within 6 months, "partner" vanished with all the equipment.

And now this guy, who should be enjoying his golden years, will be working retail until he drops.

Final score:

205points

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btaglln 2 years ago

So the partner stole the equipment ...

71points

#14

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Must be my disabled brother who fell for an internet scam. He met a woman online, she lived in a different continent but he was certain she was the love of his life. Spent over a year chatting and e-mailing her, and helping her with money from time to time. Very fishy stuff, but he refused to listen to my scepticism. It ended when he had saved up enough money to go visit her. He went, came back 2 days later and refused to ever admit what had happened. Went to his grave without ever talking about it.

Second place goes to my father who cheered him on. He wasn't sure wether it was a scam or not, but he thought it was nice that my brother had hopes and dreams.

jomarthecat , Jonas Leupe Report

Final score:

190points

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Greg Hoggarth 2 years ago

63points

#15

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Dump all of their savings ($30k or so) into random crypto at the height of the market. They were trying to get more money to put towards a house but lost a majority of it when things crashed. When their significant other found out they left.

Jasper_Beardly_ , Alesia Kozik Report

Final score:

190points

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Chich 2 years ago

The old buy hign and sell low.

69points

krypton_krysa , Marisa Howenstine Report

"If we continually make mistakes, don’t see them as a learning opportunity, or are in a position where we are not able to ever succeed, our self-confidence takes a significant beating," Klapow added. To move forward from this emotional state, the creator of Mental Drive offered these suggestions:

Find meaning in the mistake from a learning perspective
Recognize and remind yourself that perfection is not how people live or grow
Evaluate the mistakes relative to other mistakes you have made so that each mistake is not seen as "the worst", and learn that mistakes are frequent and not always catastrophic.

#16

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make My friend chose to have a child with a man who had cheated on her multiple times, while still in high school.

Final score:

188points

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AxleMunshine001 2 years ago

I wonder how that ended up?

55points

#17

I don't know what changed him exactly, but he started calling himself an alpha male, and questioning any activity, clothing choice, type of car, career path, drink, etc as alpha or not. He bulked up and got large muscles but also still carries a beer gut. He tries to have his shirt off whenever possible, but it doesn't work for his body type.

The constant seeking for assurances that something is alpha or not got tiring, or being told something someone was doing is beta behavior when I didn't have any interest or care made me stop hanging out.

Of course, he now calls me a beta for not being alpha enough to hang out with him.

SteamDecked Report

Final score:

184points

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Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

That alpha bs is so toxic

199points

#18

I watched my friend throw an engineering career with Boeing away because he decided to smoke a bowl to celebrate getting the job. It was a military contract.

Peakomegaflare Report

Final score:

183points

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Anthony Nizza 2 years ago

Good job dumbass

71points

But this does beg the question, can hearing about the blunders others made help us avoid the same mistakes in our personal lives? "Because mistakes have an automatic and deep emotional impact, we have a tendency to think that we are the only ones who make them," the psychologist said.

"Seeing other people in the same situation making the same mistakes helps us to reality test, helps us feel not as bad or alone in the mistake, and often helps us see someone else taking a mistaken action that we then can learn not to take when a similar situation arises," Klapow concluded.

#19

Used to work security at a concert venue. Big enough place to require a couple cops outside the front door for insurance purposes. Had to ask someone to leave for drinking underage. He got mouthy on the way out and started to fight me. Was near the front door and the cops jumped in to help. He punched the cop and his nose bled. Went from a “hey man, don’t drink underage in here next time you come back” to a Felony.

vtfb79 Report

Final score:

182points

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idrow1 2 years ago

Is it getting stupider out there or do we just have a clearer window into it now?

65points

#20

Falling into the Qanon hole and isolating themselves from everyone they loved.

Argy_Bar Report

Final score:

181points

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Vorknkx 2 years ago

QAnon is basically the last refuge for desperate losers that haven't achieved anything in life. It gives them a fake sense of "superiority" through the belief that they possess some top-secret knowledge about some hidden war taking place between Trump and some nebulous evil elite. It's all poorly written fan fiction, of course...

138points

#21

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Watching them become less themselves because of the person they are with.

Amandarmoo , Andrik Langfield Report

Final score:

172points

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SealOfDisapproval 2 years ago

I feel I've become more myself because of the person I am with.

101points

#22

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make A guy in his mid 50s always worked under the table. Never filed a tax return. Didn't understand that he wouldn't qualify for social security. When I showed him the requirements on the [ssa.gov](https://ssa.gov) website, I thought he was going to cry.

mrmitchs , Romain Dancre Report

Final score:

166points

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FeelingFrisky 2 years ago

He deserves a good cry

60points

#23

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Buy an apartment with a person they dated for less than 6 months.

meekapix , René Ranisch Report

Final score:

158points

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Garry Cowan 2 years ago

Married my wife after knowing her around 6 months that was 7 years ago and now I've went from a drug addicted homeless guy sleeping under bridges to having a beautiful wife a lovely house and a great job I even have a savings account with more money than I could ever have dreamt of....I am so grateful for the day I met her

13points

#24

I have two:

1. Took a loan out to go on a European vacation.
2. Took a loan out to pay for rent. Now this one is bad because it wasn’t because they needed a place to live, it’s that they wanted a really nice place to live and they have a so called “ certain standard of living”. They could have afforded a nice small house here to rent but instead she wanted a gigantic house in a wealthier neighborhood to rent.

It’s the same person.

BETAMIC Report

Final score:

158points

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Buren 2 years ago

Took loan for vacation and pay rent????

55points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#25

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make My brother ran for public office without having an agenda. He had no leadership qualifications, background in position, or support from anyone in the community. His took out a 10K personal loan to finance his political run and held one fundraiser where most of the attendees were family and couldn't vote for him. He lost badly, coming in last behind four other candidates. It took him years to pay back the loan and refill his savings, which he completely drained to pay for signage and flyers. Saddest of all, the printer misspelled his name on both items, so any remnant is a harsh reminder of how badly things went.

TheBarenJark , Hansjörg Keller Report

Final score:

155points

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Kayjunmoon 2 years ago

I find this a rather poignant one. Sadly deluded.

42points

Exciting_Ad_3510 , Alexander Grey Report

#26

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Waste their entire inheritance on drugs.

Final score:

155points

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Bleep Bloop 2 years ago

There's a lot less agency involved in this choice compared to others -- if any. Addiction sucks :(

87points

#27

Family friend quit their government job after 23 years, 2 years before qualifying for a pension. They did it just because they wanted a change.

They withdrew their pension contributions and bought a investment property at the absolute worst time.

Now they are jobless and struggling to keep up with the overhead. Everyone advised against it and they still did it.

Briickhouse Report

Final score:

139points

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Iconic 2 years ago

Sometimes it's better to just stay put

25points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#28

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make My sister owned a home with her husband and first child.

Her father-in-law convinced them that if they sold their house and became live-in caretakers for some old relative of his that he would leave his supposedly nice house in Austin to them. They'd get to live rent free at this house, it would be theirs outright when he dies, and they'd be set.

So they sell their house, move to Austin where they don't have jobs and move in with this guy. And it's absolute chaos. Guy is constantly watching porn on the living room tv with their toddler around, doing inappropriate old guy stuff, telling them what they can and cannot do in the house and when they can come and go. It's a freaking nightmare.

They end up leaving the house, and getting their own place. They also eventually moved to another state for a few years and came back. They've never been able to buy another house since housing prices have gone way up and they didn't have enough equity on their other house that they sold, so they've been bouncing from [bad] apartment to [bad] apartment ever since.

SweetCosmicPope , todd kent Report

Final score:

134points

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btaglln 2 years ago

Well ... I'm sorry but it seems like they didn't really know the guy so it was a dangerous decision

92points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#29

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Being passive and just letting everything happen to him.

He wasn't sure if he wanted kids or not, but his girlfriend did, so they had sex without condoms. She got pregnant, with **twins**. He looks absolutely miserable.

Similar things happened to him involving housing. His family convinced him to put the parent's mortgage in his name. Things got messy.

Don't just let things happen to you.

aintnufincleverhere , Christian Erfurt Report

Final score:

132points

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Caro 2 years ago

Poor kids.

44points

#30

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make A buddy that live with me for a while got a car he couldn’t afford because he was obsessed with image. Stopped making payments, tried to part out the car and report as stolen since he had the bright idea that would bring more money than just giving it back to the bank. Then got into check fraud, which landed him in jail. Been in and out of the system ever since, from stories I hear.

UserUsingUsed , Sven D Report

Final score:

129points

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Vorknkx 2 years ago

People obsessed with image always end up miserable.

61points

marshall_chaka , Andrea Piacquadio Report

#31

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Taking out unfathomable loans for their business on top of taking out unfathomable loans out for a wedding.

Final score:

128points

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FeelingFrisky 2 years ago

And expecting everybody else to pay for it probably

37points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#32

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make My friend failed psych evals to join the Army, once he got around that exception he was kicked out within a year. He robbed the corner store less than a mile from his house. He was in full SWAT gear with a tactical mask. Everyone knew exactly who it was, there were 8 calls to Crime Stoppers identifying him. He was arrested within 3 hours of the crime with the still loaded pistol in his car. If he had used a fake gun, or an unloaded pistol he would have gotten 1/2 or 1/4 the prison sentence. He went from being in the ARMY to prison in less than a month.

stratospaly , Larry Farr Report

Final score:

123points

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Vorknkx 2 years ago

No wonder he failed that psych eval. It's good to know these things actually work.

110points

#33

I have a cheapskate uncle that spent his life saving into a junk bond, compounding the interest, putting all his income in and living like an absolute beggar, even as he became a millionaire. You might be thinking to yourself "nothing wrong with frugality". No it is more than that, he used to come to my parent's house, spend the entire day eating our food, and not leaving before my mother packed him more food for the week for free(my mom's fault for not setting harder boundaries too).

Anyway after all that, the sum hit 1.2 mill or so and then the junk bond went bust, and he lost all his money at 70 years of age. The man was making around 10k a month at the height of it, and spending at most 300$ a month.

Remember to invest in your relationships and your goodwill folks!

mr_j936 Report

Final score:

122points

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Dacă nu pierdeam, câștigam 2 years ago

What does a "junk bond" mean?

21points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#34

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Friend worked hard to gain the credentials to advance his career to his goals. It took four months for him to get busted having an affair with a subordinate and he lost all he worked for and ended up losing his license.

kukukele , Jakob Owens Report

Final score:

115points

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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)

Men, this is what happens when you let you “little brain” make stupid decisions for you.

68points

#35

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make My brother was getting scouted by Northeastern colleges to play football after playing remarkably well in high school….

He dropped out of high school 6 months before he graduated….

MyS0ul4AGoat , Muyuan Ma Report

Final score:

115points

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SealOfDisapproval 2 years ago

At least he avoided the brain damage.

61points

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#36

Retiring early (mid 50s) with not enough money saved up to last more than 20 years.

Barbarossa7070 Report

Final score:

35points

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Jordi Sharpe 2 years ago

My father retired 10 years early and was determined to live off of $10,000 a year with his young wife. They moved at least 5 times in 10 years, including to the other side of the country. I have no idea what their situation is now.

1point

#37

A guy I grew up with got a $250,000 settlement from a car accident that resulted in his moms death. Kid was 19 when it happened. In ONE year he spent all of it. Constantly had 20 criminals staying in his house, got a lot of it stolen, spent a lot on drugs, bought a lawn business that went under because he hired his lazy criminal friends. Last time I saw him he looked homeless and was sitting outside the corner store by my moms house. He deserved every bit of it, a year before this happened he broke into my parents house and stole all my moms jewelry.

Kennyb321 Report

Final score:

35points

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DEW 2 years ago

Kennyb321 I'm so sorry about your mom's jewelry. Was she able to find any of it? Did he go to a p**n shop or did he just give to other's to sell/p**n? My heart hurts for your mom. I hope she gets if not all then most of it back. I know she had to of had some sentimental piece's that can never be replaced even if it was only $5.00. Bless her heart.

4points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

#38

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make Watched a friend make €1.2M from a crypto coin of a €2000 investment and holding it all the way down to €50.000 over a month time while rage gambling the last 50K on a casino

He did however buy a baller gaming computer from it during the GPU crisis so he still ended up in profit from this trade, although he is now severely gambling addict and lost another +/- 50K trying to get it back this year.

AtroxGraphics , Kanchanara Report

Final score:

31points

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Monday 2 years ago

I would have cashed out the moment the coin started dipping in value....I'd much rather lose "potential earnings" than lose my actual money.

11points

#39

When my grandmother died, my grandfather has about 15,000 dollars left over to live off of until he could no longer afford his house. My cousin heard that Grandpa had money, so he would ask Grandpa for “gas money” all the time, then go and blow it on drugs.

Over the course of one year, he convinced granpa to give him 12,000 of the 15,000 that Grandpa had left. Once Grandpa realized what was going on, he stopped giving my cousin money, and because he could no longer pay his dealers, he got beat half to death and then dumped on the side of the road. If someone hadn’t found him in time, he might not be here anymore.

DiggityDog6 Report

Final score:

31points

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Nor 2 years ago

That's not a grandpa problem, that's a cousin problem, taking advantage of old people

25points

College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

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“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

#40

A family member is notoriously awful at financial decisions and is obsessed with get rich quick schemes. He's the best example of why rich parents should never, ever give a 20 year old kid everything he could want. His formative years taught him that money was easy come, easy go and he never learned the value of researching before you buy or saving money.

He bought crypto miners AFTER cyphers changed and it only cost him far more money to run them than he could ever make off of them. He was given a condo and a house and sold both for less than he could have gotten had he been patient.

After each property sale, he went on a spending spree, buying a side-by-side, a toy hauler, and all the toys to go in it.

He once traded in 3 vehicles for one used vehicle, still financed $30k, and the engine s**t out within the first year he had it. He spent $25k on a 25 year old Hummer that needed everything in it replaced. It needed new tires, transmission before he could even drive it down the road. It likely cost him close to $40-50k before he traded it in on another terrible deal for a different used vehicle that also died in him within two years.

He once bought 13 acres of land that turned out to be a literal swamp in protected marsh lands. He thought he was going to farm the land and be a homesteader despite having never worked on a farm. He scoured RedFin looking for homes with 10+ acres that were also $300k. He bought the first one that met both criteria despite family warning him against that property. He registered it as a homestead and in doing so painted himself into a corner real-estate wise because that state has a stipulation that grant money used for a down payment on a homestead could not be sold for 2-3 years after purchasing it. He hates working and kept getting fired, the house nearly went into foreclosure. Had to sell all the toys and the toy hauler to avoid foreclosure.

I also need to add that he moved out there first and got an apartment so he and his wife could look for homes later. In less than a month, he bought the house without even consulting his wife who angrily cried when she saw the awful place for the first time. (Built I'm the 70's, NO UPDATES.) He told her they'd build additions onto the house, thinking they were only $10k to add a room. She has to pack up a 4 bedroom house and move cross country with two little kids while this a*****e bought the first swamp someone fleeced him into.

His latest magic trick involved investing nearly $100,000 of his $300,000 inheritance in crypto a year ago. Big, astronomic oof. Poof, it disappeared. So did the free money from his family after the passing of his grandmother who doled out all of her wealth to her kids.

Their family of 4 is currently living out of an RV. No idea what happened to the rest of the money, but I imagine it's gone.

Echevarious Report

Final score:

28points

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Agent 8433599 2 years ago

I feel bad for the guy's poor family

22points

#41

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Expensive Mistakes They've Seen Others Make I watched a wasted guy throw 2K on a single roulette number, lose it, withdraw 5K more, and put it on the same number and lose it and then stare at the table. All while on a cruise ship. Then I went and had an old fashioned and it was wonderful.

castnoshadow77 , Kaysha Report

Final score:

27points

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Chich 2 years ago

I'm fortunate in that I never did understand the appeal of gambling.

51points

#42

Baby trapping a married man. Man moved his family to another country. Now a single mother with no child support.

needincomes Report

Final score:

24points

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alias D. 2 years ago

Honestly both of them are to blame

23points

#43

My dad quit an $80,000 a year job in solidarity with his department after the department was dissolved and they were all given notice. My dad would have still had a job at that same salary but he felt loyal to his work family so he gave notice.

So, my parents used up all their savings, lost their house and went into bankruptcy, I guess for the principle of the thing?

Maxwyfe Report

Final score:

23points

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Debbie 2 years ago

Standing up for principles even if it affects others can take courage. Those protesting against hair-covering in Iran - protesting in some countries can be dangerous for your famimly. Where to draw the line? I hope life will find a way so your parents can live without worries, AND a clean conscience.

25points

#44

Hoarding. I have a friend who jammed her condo so full of useless s**t she bought and bought and bought. The pace is 1500 sq ft but she only has about 6 sq ft of space to live. It's frightening.

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22points

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Little Wonder 2 years ago

Hoarding isn't really a decision people make, it's a recognised mental disorder than can be treated with time and patience.

35points

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#45

Have a child with someone who fights them on their parenting style- also cheated on my friend who was 8 months pregnant. They just got married too.

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18points

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#46

Neglecting their health.

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15points

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Chich 2 years ago

Heard of a fellow whose brother was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His friends & family urged him to get tested but he refused due to some male pride b******t. Finally went to the Dr when symptoms showed up and were getting bad. Had had the cancer for a while and lived about two painful years. Would have likley been fine had he got checked when he should have.

20points

Elio 2 years ago

That cancer is very easy to treat in the early stages.

7points

Dude 2 years ago

WOW! What a depressing list!!! I thought these were gonna be like spent $$$ on an infomercial product that didn't work. Or spent $$$ on something I was told was a "sure thing!"

14points

BG 2 years ago

A guy at Ft. Jackson in SC was going through basic training and he SNAPPED. Tried to run away and get back home. Decided that the best way out was to hijack a SCHOOL BUS FULL OF CHILDREN! Oh, he's "out" alright!

11points

Gogubaci 2 years ago

Reading all these I see some recurring themes... Greed, stupidity, or a combination of both

9points

Kofi Leeto 1 year ago

most stupid decisions are driven by greed, this is why scammers are making a lot of money

0points

BenMaharaj 2 years ago

Dad was NFL quality on a football scholarship at a Division I university but dropped out of college because he missed mom. My grandmother almost never forgave them. A lot of family thought he was a fool. We’ll I’d not be here if he hadn’t done it. He is a hard worker and still ended up more successful than any of his siblings. Not every “mistake” is a life ending disaster.

8points

Seabeast 2 years ago

He also missed out on the life-long injuries and brain damage that a lot of ex football players end up with. I have never met an ex football player that didn't have some kind of permanent problem.

12points

BG 2 years ago

Currently... a very good friend of mine wanted to be an entrepreneur. A "mentor" of his told him to start a car rental business by going out on a weekend and buying as many cars from as many dealerships as he can so that they wouldn't show up on his credit before buying another. He bought 27 cars in one week using auto loans and the equity in his $300k home. The cars are breaking down and being damaged, but neither warranties nor insurance are paying for the damage because of rental clauses. Bro is in so much trouble!

8points

Wonderful 2 years ago

Wow. That's a special kind of dumb.

0points

The Starsong Princess 2 years ago (edited)

Friends of my parents owned a house and had decent retirement savings. Their son in law talked them into investing in his business and the business went bust. Then they loaned him more money to start another business and so their daughter’s house wouldn’t get foreclosed on. That went bust, the house got foreclosed and he’s never repaid anything. Then they got into this pyramid scheme where they give these people thousands of dollars cash and they take it offshore. I told them straight out it was a scam when they tried to recruit my parents. They lost everything - the house and the retirement account. Fortunately, they have social security and a pension from an old job or they’d be living in their car now in their seventies. But they have learned nothing - they recently received an inheritance and promptly gave most of it to their son and daughter. The son put his share into an account, he says he can use it for their care later on.

7points

K- THULU 2 years ago

Won't go into details but the two phrases that make me shake my head and walk away are " It's OK, I've got it under control..." And, particularly with female friends'" Don't worry, he's clean now....". Just not worth the pain....

7points

Damon 2 years ago (edited)

Before the pandemic, my wife was asked to be a bridesmaid for her friend. The couple were two women in the mid 20s. Unfortunately, the couples’ original wedding had to be cancelled because of lockdowns. The couple then married in private legal ceremony. Less than a year later, when lock downs were lifted, the couple had the for real ceremony - however, during that time one part of the couple started an illicit affair with a married woman in her late 40s with three children. This all happened after they were legally married and in the less than a year period before the private wedding and the actually ceremony. Anyway, long story short, the cheater ended the relationship roughly 18 months after the real ceremony, never actually telling the other person why, it was complete gaslighting. Blaming the relationship break down on “communication” and other cliches. Terrible behaviour on part of the cheater. Anyway, f**k her, she lost her wife and the friendship of my wife.

5points

Queen Jackson. 2 years ago

I wonder if I’m making a bad mistake now and I don’t know it yet

2points

Wonderful 2 years ago

Well if your apprehensive then don't do it. Maybe talk with someone you trust and get their opinion. I hope it works out for you.

1point

LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago

My dad has almost lost it twice: he's third highest seniority at the container port here, one of the originals when it was founded over 40 years ago here. He's on track for an amazing pension and retirement. Almost blew it all when he punched one of the higher-ups who ran the entire country. He came within inches of being completely fired and losing all of it. This spring: caught smoking weed on the propert, something definitely illegal on company time. Suspended 2 months because he thought long ago he was above all of it. My dad used to be highly respected, now he's a cautionary tale who lost his influence on others long ago. And the credibility he built for decades to work only the cushy jobs for the senior members is long gone, he has his position but now works the jobs everyone else does. I hate that decades of hard work has landed him in this after all he's done and sacrificed, it's hard to see it all hang by a thread of one more incident.

1point

Jill Hines 2 years ago

So? Your friend is a fool for not getting a vivid shot? Not knowing what is in the vaccine is being a fool? He was BRAVE! He opted to not get something that has yet to be proven that works! Because if it did work 4 boosters wouldn’t be necessary.. so! Good for him! My body mg choice right?! At least that’s how other controversial things work

0points

SK Bruning 2 years ago

On the 35 Stupidest Mistakes People Have Made it ended in regards to a 60-year-old sleeping on somebody’s couch….Well I would follow that up with LETTING some stupid 60 year old sleep on YOUR couch should be the next stupid mistake listed!

0points

Adam Zad 2 years ago

Invested their life savings in TMTG.

0points

JayWantsACat 2 years ago (edited)

I had like $30k stock options in a private company I was laid off from. It was essentially employee owned, hence the stock options. It's not a lot but was a lot to me. I had the option to keep letting it ride but I was so burned out that I wanted to take some time off after being let go. So even though I'd be severely penalized for withdrawing it early (I think I had to wait 5 years after being let go or something, i dont remember) I cashed out. I took a hit of like 30% (which included taxes) but I expected that. What I didnt expect, because I'm dumb, was that I'd also be taxed for that as income when I filed that year. I thought that was included in the early withdrawal penalty. So the $30k that I knew would be around $20k after early withdrawal actually became around $10k, IIRC. Basically blew like 2/3rds of it for new real reason. Shouldve just let it ride....

0points

Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago

Yeah. This was a downer.

0points

Cooter McCoughlin 2 years ago

Man I thought this was going to be a humorous, lighthearted post. Boy was I wrong

0points

Dude 2 years ago

Way to set a dark tone with the first post on this list!

0points

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Chich 2 years ago

20points

Elio 2 years ago

That cancer is very easy to treat in the early stages.

7points

Dude 2 years ago

WOW! What a depressing list!!! I thought these were gonna be like spent $$$ on an infomercial product that didn't work. Or spent $$$ on something I was told was a "sure thing!"

14points

BG 2 years ago

11points

Gogubaci 2 years ago

Reading all these I see some recurring themes... Greed, stupidity, or a combination of both

9points

Kofi Leeto 1 year ago

most stupid decisions are driven by greed, this is why scammers are making a lot of money

0points

BenMaharaj 2 years ago

8points

Seabeast 2 years ago

He also missed out on the life-long injuries and brain damage that a lot of ex football players end up with. I have never met an ex football player that didn't have some kind of permanent problem.

12points

BG 2 years ago

8points

Wonderful 2 years ago

Wow. That's a special kind of dumb.

0points

The Starsong Princess 2 years ago (edited)

7points

K- THULU 2 years ago

7points

Damon 2 years ago (edited)

5points

Queen Jackson. 2 years ago

I wonder if I’m making a bad mistake now and I don’t know it yet

2points

Wonderful 2 years ago

Well if your apprehensive then don't do it. Maybe talk with someone you trust and get their opinion. I hope it works out for you.

1point