Spending is the enemy. Divorces don't normally take much more than half... half of half of a lot of money is still quite a bit of money...

This, unfortunately, happens all the time. There is a certain psychology involved with people who end up with lots of money for comparatively little effort. That mental situation almost always ends in bankruptcy; some sources say over 80% of the time. Read "The Millionaire Next Door" if the the topic of 'why some people can hang onto it, why some can't' is appealing to you. Also, search out some of what FINCH has said on the topic... good stuff.