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[Red Dead Redemption] What happened to all of John’s money at the time of the next game?

When we leave off with John in Red Dead Redemption 2, he has 20,000. This is the equivalent of $600,000 in real world money. 

Yet, by the start of Red Dead 1…he has none of that. 

Canonically, it seems Abigail might not know about the money? Correct me if she has said otherwise, but in the game she will go up to John and preach about how she’s ‘barely putting enough food on the table’ and says ‘I want to survive and all’.

Does this mean John kept the knowledge of the money from Abigail? If so, why? And what did John do with the fortune of money between Red Dead 2 and Red Dead? 

Also, does this mean John is an asshole for making his family work extra hard to put food on the table when he’s sitting on this huge fortune?
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He's been captured by the government in the first game. When you're an outlaw captured by the government, you don't get to keep your stolen money. 

>Also, does this mean John is an asshole

Yes, but really more for the murdering brigand stuff then anything else.