How Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Blew Their Fortune on a Wild Spree and Ended Up Homeless

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are not only Oscar-winning screenwriters and actors, but also lifelong friends who have supported each other through thick and thin. The duo recently revealed that they used to share a bank account in their teens and 20s to fund their showbiz dreams. In an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, Affleck said that he and Damon opened a joint account at BayBank, a local bank in their hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts. They deposited any money they earned from acting gigs into the account, and used it to pay for their bills, auditions, and occasional treats. “We were allowed to go to [auditions in] New York with the money. We were allowed to take out $10 and get quarters and go to [the arcade] and play video games,” Damon said on The Bill Simmons Podcast earlier this year. “You were allowed to buy beer with the money too, but that’s when things got a little messy.” Affleck said that the arrangement was a way of showing solidarity and friendship in a tough ind