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Same as it's ever been though: grifters schilling get-rich-quick schemes. I'm sure in the mid-1800s there were classes you could buy to learn how to invest in
by ethbr0 4y ago
Same as it's ever been though: grifters schilling get-rich-quick schemes.
I'm sure in the mid-1800s there were classes you could buy to learn how to invest in future railroad property out West. Or later, how to become a millionaire revitalizing property in the South.
General rule of thumb: never pay for a lesson if price requires an altruistic seller.
F.ex. If I had a reliable way to make millions, why would I be selling that course for anything less than hundreds of thousands of dollars?
- hnlmorg 4y agothis reminds me of an old joke about how the only people who made money from the gold rush were those selling the shovels.
- MattPalmer1086 4y agoIt's not really a joke as far as I know. It's a saying.
- paulpauper 4y agoIsn't this what higher ed sorta is. You are paying for a lesson, but way more money. A lot of things in life are like this, like taking ski lessons, coding bootcamps, pilot lessons or culinary school. Is the scam having to pay or having unrealistic expectations? This would apply to some college students, who got into a lot of debt and don't get the career they wanted or was promised.