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People Who Inherited Fortunes & Then Blew Them All Away

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By Melissa Nason Ferreura on February 17th, 2021

“A fool and his money are soon parted” is a phrase that sudden heirs find out all too often.

Whether brought up in the lap of luxury or struggling to make ends meet, when people suddenly come into money, sometimes good judgment is thrown out the window and the need to indulge in their wants exceed the desire for financial stability.

Clarissa Dickson Wright, Tori Spelling, Graham Roos, Maureen O’Conner, Barbara Hutton, Alex Lasarev, John Hervey, Huntington Hartford II, Allison Cintins, Jacob Wade, Euan MacAndrew, Clint Murchison Jr…

See who found themselves with a vast fortune that was gone far sooner than anticipated:

Fortunes can fade fast and, for some people, lavish spending, poor investments and an extravagant lifestyle can lead them to lose sums of money that others may only dream of obtaining.

Melissa Nason Ferreura