A simple question to Barefoot Investor Scott Pape about what happens to gambling debt when someone dies has sparked alarm.
In her email to the financial guru, a reader named Sharron said her adult son had asked a hypothetical question: ‘What happens if someone dies owing a large gambling debt?’
‘Sadly, this is the reality for many young men today,’ she said, explaining that while her family was not directly affected, her son knew men with babies who were struggling.
She also asked whether such debts would be paid…