Summary
Peggy Fulford is glamorous, smooth-talking, and runs in the same circles as pro athletes. In the 1990s, she gets into sports money management, signing on superstars like the NBA’s Dennis Rodman and the NFL’s Ricky Williams. She treats her clients like family and quickly becomes enmeshed in their lives. But when they discover Peggy’s been using their savings as her own personal piggy bank, she’ll have to finally face the receipts.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime members, you can listen to scam influencers add free on Amazon music. Download the app today. |
| 0:12.9 | Sarah, would you say that you're good with your money? |
| 0:15.7 | You know what? I'm not bad with it. I'm not doing anything crazy. This is too real of a question, but go on. |
| 0:21.1 | Well, I'm great with money because I'm great at spending it. Get it? |
| 0:27.2 | Yeah, if you got it, why not? Well, today I've got a story for you that's about the crisis of abundance that comes when you make a lot of money. |
| 0:35.7 | Especially what happens when you trust that money with the wrong people. |
| 0:42.0 | It's 2011 and the NBA's biggest stars are gathered at the basketball hall of fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. |
| 0:49.1 | The auditorium is packed with legends like Phil Jackson and Scotty Pippin and they're here to see Dennis Rodman be inducted and a |
| 0:56.5 | officially named one of the greatest players in history. Ladies and gentlemen, Dennis Rodman. |
| 1:03.3 | Dennis walked towards a stage wearing a feather-trimmed coat, a silver sequin scarf, and a suit bedazzled with the names of the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons. |
| 1:12.6 | When he played on those teams, he led them to a combined five NBA championships. |
| 1:17.8 | He's six foot seven and his buzzed hair is dyed bleach blonde. It's a signature look. |
| 1:23.5 | Halfway down the aisle, he pauses to lean over and kiss the cheek of a black woman. |
| 1:28.3 | She's wearing a shimmering gown and she has a big smile, sparkling eyes, and butterscotch-colored hair. |
| 1:34.8 | A description I love is from one of her ex-husbands who said that she looks like Halle Berry. |
| 1:39.6 | She's in her fifties but could easily pass her being a decade younger. |
| 1:43.2 | This glamorous woman isn't Dennis' wife, but she has benefited from his fame and his wealth. |
| 1:48.9 | Her name is Peggy Fulford and she's a regular at Neiman Marcus where she buys designer shoes, bags, jeans, and of course, lingerie. |
| 1:57.3 | She reportedly spends $2,000 a month on face creams alone. |
| 2:01.9 | And earlier this weekend, she arrived in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel in a full length fur coat |
| 2:07.6 | and loaded up two bell hop carts with Louis Vuitton luggage. |
| 2:11.3 | Dennis takes a stage and right away he gets emotional. |
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