1- Lavish Spending
2- PR Nightmares
3- Run-ins With The Law
4- Reaching For The Bottle
5- Crooked Record Labels
6- Their Ego Got In The Way
7- A Tragic Accident
8- Can’t Handle The Pressure
9- Endless Amounts of Drugs
10- Tax Evasion

According to The Business Insider

If you’re curious about the identity of the nation’s most expensive colleges, here are the top 10 colleges by price:

Sarah Lawrence College $54,410
New York University $51,991
The George Washington University $51,730
Bates College $51,300
Skidmore College $51,196
Johns Hopkins University $51,190
Georgetown University $51,122
Connecticut College $51,115
Harvey Mudd College $51,037
Vassar College $50,875

According to MoneyWatch

1- I don’t have to worry about credit at my age.
2- Bad credit can’t keep me from getting a job.
3- All loan companies have the same rates.
4- All credit cards are alike.
5- The job of financial advertising is to tell the truth.
6- It’s OK to bounce a few checks.
7- It’s OK to make minimum payments on a credit card.
8- Paying late occasionally can’t hurt my credit.
9- Fine print isn’t important.
10- Young people don’t have credit scores.

According to WalletPop.com

- Edwin Edwards
– Jack Abramoff
– Andrew Fastow
– Randy “Duke” Cunningham
– Richard Scrushy
– Joseph Nacchio
– John and Timothy Rigas
– Jeffrey Skilling
– Bernard Ebbers
– Bernard Madoff

According to BusinessInsider.com

1. Christy Walton & family - $20 billion - Wal-Mart. Jackson, Wyo. 54. (Widowed, 2 child)
2. Alice Walton - $19.5 billion - Wal-Mart. Fort Worth, Texas. 59. (Divorced)
3. Liliane Bettencourt - $15 billion - L’Oreal. Paris. 86. (Widowed, one child.)
4. Susanne Klatten - $12 billion - BMW, drugs. Germany. 46. (Married, three children)
5. Birgit Rausing - $11 billion - Packaging. Switzerland. 85. (Widowed, three children)
6. Jacqueline Mars - $9.5 billion - Candy, pet food. Bedminster, N.J. 69. (Divorced, three children)
7. Anne Cox Chambers - $9 billion - Cox Enterprises. Atlanta. 90. (Divorced, three children.)
8. Abigail Johnson - $8.5 billion - Fidelity Investments. Boston. 47. (Married, two children)
9. Savitri Jindal - $6 billion - Steel. India. 58. (Widowed, nine children)
10. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken - $5.5 billion - Heineken. London. 54. (Married, five children)

According to Forbes…

Kenneth Lay & Jeffrey Skilling - CEOs: Enron - Convicted: May 25, 2006 of fraud and conspiracy
Bernard Madoff - Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC - Pleaded guilty: March 12, 2009 to 11 charges of fraud
Dennis Kozlowski - CEO: Tyco International Ltd. - Convicted: 06/17/2005 of misappropriation of corporate funds
John Rigas - CEO: Adelphia Communications Corporation - Convicted: 07/08/2004 of bank, wire and securities fraud.
Joe Nacchio - CEO: Qwest International - Convicted: 4/19/2007 of insider trading. Appeal pending.
Gregory Reyes - CEO: Brocade Communications Systems - Convicted: August 7, 2007 of conspiracy and securities fraud
James McDermott Jr. - CEO: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods - Convicted: April 27, 2000 of insider trading
Sam Waksal - CEO: ImClone - Convicted: October 15, 2002 of securities fraud, bank fraud, obstruction of justice, and perjury
Sam Israel - CEO: Bayou Group hedge fund - Convicted: Fraud in April 2008
Bernie Ebbers - CEO: WorldCom - Convicted: 03/15/2005 on nine counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and making false regulatory filings

According to Time…

1. Kurt Cobain — $50 million
2. Elvis Presley — $42 million
3. Charles M. Schulz — $35 million
4. John Lennon — $24 million
5. Albert Einstein — $20 million
6. Andy Warhol — $19 million
7. Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss — $10 million
8. Ray Charles — $10 million
9. Marilyn Monroe — $8 million
10. Johnny Cash — $8 million

According to How Stuff Works…

1. Lehman Brothers Holdings - Date of bankruptcy filing: 09/15/08 - Assets: $691 billion
2. Washington Mutual - Date of bankruptcy filing: 09/26/08 - Assets: $327.9 billion
3. WorldCom - Date of bankruptcy filing: 07/21/02 - Assets: $103.9 billion
4. General Motors - Date of bankruptcy filing: 6/1/09 - Assets: $91 billion
5. Enron - Date of bankruptcy filing: 12/02/01 - Assets: $65.5 billion
6. Conseco - Date of bankruptcy filing: 12/17/02 - Assets: $61 billion
7. Chrysler - Date of bankruptcy filing: 04/30/09 - Assets: $39 billion
8. Thornburg Mortgage - Date of bankruptcy filing: 05/01/09 - Assets: $36.5 billion
9. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. - Date of bankruptcy filing: 04/06/01 - Assets: $36 billion
10. Texaco - Date of bankruptcy filing: 04/12/87 - Assets: $34.9 billion

According to Fortune…

1. Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp., $112.5 million
2. Sanjay Jha, Motorola Inc., $104.4 million
3. Robert Iger, Walt Disney Co., $51.1 million
4. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., $42.9 million
5. Kenneth Chenault, American Express Co., $42.9 million
6. Vikram Pandit, Citigroup Inc., $38.2 million
7. Steven Farris, Apache Corp., $37.2 million
8. Louis Camilleri, Philip Morris International Inc., $36.9 million
9. Kevin Johnson, Juniper Networks Inc., $36.1 million
10. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co., $35.7 million

According to Associated Press…

1. Oklahoma City
Share of income used for rent: 12.3%
Average rent: $543
Median household income: $52,917
Population: 1.21 million

2. Columbus, Ohio
Share of income used for rent: 14.5%
Average rent: $677
Median household income: $56,128
Population: 1.77 million

3. Indianapolis
Share of income used for rent: 15.1%
Average rent: $675
Median household income: $53,481
Population: 1.72 million

4. Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.
Share of income used for rent: 15.2%
Average rent: $701
Median household income: $55,411
Population: 2.01 million

5. Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Share of income used for rent: 15.6%
Average rent: $718
Median household income: $55,217
Population: 2.10 million

6. Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.
Share of income used for rent: 15.7%
Average rent: $710
Median household income: $54,408
Population: 2.13 million

7. Denver-Aurora, Colo.
Share of income used for rent: 16.0%
Average rent: $887
Median household income: $66,545
Population: 2.53 million

8. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C.
Share of income used for rent: 16.5%
Average rent: $630
Median household income: $45,842
Population: 1.09 million

9. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas
Share of income used for rent: 16.8%
Average rent: $769
Median household income: $54,848
Population: 5.81 million

10. Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
Share of income used for rent: 17.0%
Average rent: $814
Median household income: $57,467
Population: 4.24 million

According to Business Week…