Money / best of 2023 10 Costly Mistakes Made in 2023 Warning: These stories will make you cringe By Newser Editors, Newser Staff Posted Dec 21, 2023 3:59 PM CST Updated Dec 26, 2023 7:25 AM CST Copied Losing $100 is nothing compared to these tales of woe. (Getty Images / Vera Aksionava) Sometimes people do stupid or accidental things that cost them figuratively. Sometimes the costs are literal ones. Here are 10 wild stories from the year that fall into the latter category. No. 10 left us the most gobsmacked. Woman Eats Chip Potentially Worth $120K After 2 Drinks at Starbucks Drive-Thru, He Was Out $4.5K Realtor Drinks Homeowner's Milk Straight From Jug, Gets Fined $15K $1M in Research Lost After Custodian Flips Wrong Switch: Suit Citibank Fires Analyst Over His Deceptive Lunch She Cooked and Ate a Great White. Now, a Hefty Fine Guy Saves Baby Moose, Gets Fired Driver's Fine for Speeding: $129K Man's Generous Donation Ends Up Being a Little Too Generous Official Fined for Draining Reservoir to Find Phone (More best of 2023 stories.) Report an error