50 Weird Ways People Go Broke

21. Trying an Alternative Housing Project

Author William Seavey’s plan to build a straw bale house in Washington ruined his life. He had licensed the property, had interested parties from three states and Canada there ready to build and was set to pour the foundation. But, the building officials stepped in and put an end to the project, he wrote in an article for the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

Seavey said he was left without a place to house his business, and since he had invested all his money in the project, he was also broke.

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