<prompt> Human: Until he was laid off last spring, Rasco made 1,700-1,800 a day overseeing projects for a major oil company.I am trying to learn from and avoid this poor guys financial mistakes. I understand his pay is tied to the price of oil, but if youre making 1700-1800 per day for some time, how do you end up in financial distress? What is the most likely thing he wasted his money on?  <response>: Its also worth noting that this guy may have not made money like that every day. Articles like this have a habit of using sensationalist statistics to draw the eye of readers. He could have had a few off weeks or months when his income peaked out but its completely possible that he did not make a salary like that during most of his career. 