Sometimes the dumbest mistakes have the gravest, most life-ruining consequences. You never know when one seemingly small (although bad) choice might land you in prison for thirty years, or totally bankrupt, or worse—dead. One redditor asked the internet, «what is the fastest way you have seen someone ruin their life?» and the resulting thread is full of cautionary fails that all of you should keep in the back of your minds the next time you’re tempted to take a high-risk, low-reward shortcut in life.