Yup. I essentially learnt how to manage my finances by watching my parents fuck it up over and over. Burning so much money on a wedding that they had to file fo

Yup. I essentially learnt how to manage my finances by watching my parents fuck it up over and over. Burning so much money on a wedding that they had to file for bankruptcy. Carrying balances on their credit cards for years (even when they could easily pay it off). Finally getting a chunk of money as a lawsuit settlement and buying a $18,000 TV (yeah, a $18,000 TV. What the ever living <beep>. They had their share of bad luck, but nothing that couldn't have been worked around by making even marginally better decisions ($18,000 bucks used the right way can go a loooong way...)