She Spent Her Inheritance Sending Money to TikTok Livestreamers

For White, the drama of it all was engrossing. Over the next year and a half, she devoted as much as 50 hours a week to TikTok Battles. She'd spend her nights in the darkness of her apartment, lit only by the blueish tinge of her phone screen, her fingers coiled like springs as she waited anxiously for her moment to strike. Then, seconds before a match ended, she'd hit her favorite creator with a $13 disco ball or a $29 Jet Ski — if she planned it right — just enough to push them over the edge and win.

The chats would erupt into a frenzy, and the streamer and their fans would shower her with praise. "It's like somebody on TV calling out your name, especially if there's over a thousand people in the room," White said. "It really does do something to you. You feel like you're somebody."

White was burning as much as $100 a day at her peak. By May 2023, she had spent more than $25,000, according to transaction records and bank statements reviewed by BI. "I was struggling to pay my bills," she said.

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