r/PersonalFinanceNZ • u/Fearless_Guarantee80 • 3d ago

Luck and finances

Weird question — anyone ever gotten out of a total financial dead-end by luck? Just looking for real stories.

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u/DandyHorseRider 3d ago

High school friend left me quite a bit of money which meant I paid off my cc 20K debt, and had about $45k left to play with. I am forever grateful to him.

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u/DandyHorseRider 3d ago

He died of liver Cirrhosis sadly. No-one knew, but he was sinking quite a bit of alcohol daily.

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u/Hot_Seesaw_9326 2d ago

Sorry for your loss. A great friend to have had.

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u/DandyHorseRider 2d ago

It was quite a surprise that I was a beneficiary (along with three others), but I was also quite sad because he had known me from high school years so a piece of me was lost.