Talk:Sudden wealth syndrome

Edit to References in this article
I have noticed that a few of the references for this article are outdated and/or do not lead to a website or pdf that can be accessed. The links to the Wells Fargo references do not work and those are references #2,6, 7, and 8. Also, reference #16 is an article that is ten years old. The rest of the references look good to me. I will have these references corrected and updated for my final article submission. Gatorknowles3 (talk) 20:11, 27 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Update: I have tried to figure out how to change the references that I stated above, but wikipedia will not let me change them. Gatorknowles3 (talk) 17:49, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Adding information to the "Causes" paragraph
The "Causes" portion of the article lists a few ways that people experience sudden wealth. I am going to mention sports betting as a follow-up to the 'winning the lottery' line of the second sentence. Sports betting is growing in the U.S., and it is another form of playing the lottery i.e. gambling. Gatorknowles3 (talk) 20:17, 27 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Update: I have added in and hyperlinked the term "sports betting" into the published wikipedia article. Gatorknowles3 (talk) 17:50, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Causes[edit] The common situations which lead to Sudden Wealth Syndrome all encompass an unexpected or abrupt nature of circumstances.[9] The most prominent and common cases tend to arise from winning the lottery, trading in cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin), and inheriting a large sum of money from relatives.[9][14]Further examples include other gambling forms, such as sports betting, investments, and short-term income.[20] The term has also been applied to the new millionaires who made money as Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.[19]

Note: The bold words is the small edit I added in.

Spelling of the article
Note: It has been pointed out that the person who wrote this article is probably of English descent, hence the spelling "errors" all throughout the article. Gatorknowles3 (talk) 20:19, 27 September 2023 (UTC)