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One thing I'm curious about is how he actually ended up homeless. Before the conviction, it seems like he was doing very well (BMW, townhouse). Why did he not

One thing I'm curious about is how he actually ended up homeless. Before the conviction, it seems like he was doing very well (BMW, townhouse). Why did he not have sufficient savings to survive after he got out of prison? (Not trying to blame him for anything, trying to plan for my own life. I strive to maintain sufficient savings so that I would never be homeless even if I never worked again.)

tdicola 11y ago
Making just shy of $100k in Seattle could be tricky to build up a lot of savings and live in a desired/fancy area with an expensive car. The median home price is well north of $500-600k.
- nostrebored 11y ago
  Plenty of people live in West Seattle/Kent/Renton/Vashon. You can even live in the CD and still be in commuting distance for affordable rates. There's also no shame in having a roommate. I live in Queen Anne in a 2br house and still have net savings at a comparable salary. Also if you're living in cap hill, slu, Queen Anne, etc., you don't need a car. Everything is in walking distance or busable. You can even go hiking with the buses here! It all just depends on how you live.
caseysoftware 11y ago
I suspect any savings he did have would have gone to his legal defense. It's an all or nothing thing, you wouldn't hold back if you were wrongly accused and had everything to lose (as demonstrated).
- jpindar 11y ago
  In the comments, if that is actually him posting under his name, he says "I was in Debt and had JUST started that particular contract ,,an attorney wanted 10.000 up front and I did not have it !! ."
tehwalrus 11y ago
In drug cases, aren't someone's assets all seized?
huac 11y ago
From the story, he didn't seem like he owned the house or car - possible that he paid the leases while in prison. The mental debt of being in prison probably doesn't help anyone's financial situation either.
manigandham 11y ago
1 year is a long time to keep paying bills - especially from inside prison.

tdicola 11y ago

Making just shy of $100k in Seattle could be tricky to build up a lot of savings and live in a desired/fancy area with an expensive car. The median home price is well north of $500-600k.

nostrebored 11y ago
Plenty of people live in West Seattle/Kent/Renton/Vashon. You can even live in the CD and still be in commuting distance for affordable rates. There's also no shame in having a roommate. I live in Queen Anne in a 2br house and still have net savings at a comparable salary. Also if you're living in cap hill, slu, Queen Anne, etc., you don't need a car. Everything is in walking distance or busable. You can even go hiking with the buses here! It all just depends on how you live.

caseysoftware 11y ago

I suspect any savings he did have would have gone to his legal defense. It's an all or nothing thing, you wouldn't hold back if you were wrongly accused and had everything to lose (as demonstrated).

jpindar 11y ago
In the comments, if that is actually him posting under his name, he says "I was in Debt and had JUST started that particular contract ,,an attorney wanted 10.000 up front and I did not have it !! ."

tehwalrus 11y ago

In drug cases, aren't someone's assets all seized?

huac 11y ago

From the story, he didn't seem like he owned the house or car - possible that he paid the leases while in prison. The mental debt of being in prison probably doesn't help anyone's financial situation either.

manigandham 11y ago

1 year is a long time to keep paying bills - especially from inside prison.