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My mom always says no to any marketing offers. Last time I thought she was stupid for missing out on deals, but now I think she's a genius for having a strong s

• rikthevik 3y ago
  My parents have always had the policy of, "if I didn't call you, I don't want it." I didn't understand it as a kid (being told to hang up the phone a lot), but the policy has saved us all a lot of heartache and I've adopted it for myself.
  • dguest 3y ago
    I broaden this rule to everything: - If you approach a random person on the street for help, etc, 99 times out of 100 they will be helpful or at least not malicious. - If one out of the 100 people on the street approaches you, there's a decent chance they are that 1 in 100 people looking to take advantage of you. Bad people are the exception, there are just a lot of people.
    • panarky 3y ago
      When you approach a random person on the street, they should assume you are that 1 in 100.
  • spennant 3y ago
    You could be my sibling.