There is nothing wrong with being curious and people are going to be curious about things that is not their business whether it is appropriate or not.
There's nothing wrong with being curious; I'm curious about a lot of stuff that has been declared off-limits in this forum (such as speculation on skaters' romantic status). The issue is "appropriate or not": I happen to think that off-ice subjects belong in the "or not" category when they involve the skaters' private issues, especially concerning money. I think we should follow the same guidelines that we do with romance/sexuality: we don't speculate/criticize/advise UNLESS the skater has publicly brought up the issue, as Ashley did when she talked about leaving her parents' home and supporting herself.