My kid is a lineman ... bottom of the barrel lineman too.  At 21 and in his FIRST year on the job will gross over 100K.  I would not have believed that for one minute had I not seen what he gets paid to 'deploy' to work storm damage.  My wife keeps his 'stubs' in a file folder for tax time.  Wife and I know what parents of young pro athletes sometimes deal with.  You give a kid that much money, even after having sent him to Dave Ramsey courses TWICE and tried to teach financial responsibility ... that kind of $ makes them buy/do stupid shit.  DUMB.  DUMBFUK DUMB.