Not the same yes, but was Slash ever broke after Appetite ? I'm not implying that he's filthy rich, but he isn't living in a van,either.
Slash could quit touring and doing session work today and live pretty damn comfortably on his royalties and savings. According to what I've read, while he did have a major jones for booze and heroin, it was never bad enough to come close to bankrupting him and thanks to Duff McKagen, who is very good at the financial stuff Slash has his finances in good order.