Free advice is often worth as much as you pay for it. My inlaw is constantly saying things in convincing ways. I know for a fact that half the things they say

Free advice is often worth as much as you pay for it. My inlaw is constantly saying things in convincing ways. I know for a fact that half the things they say is incorrect. Friends and family just want to make conversation. It makes people socializable, it often just feels good. In the back of your mind always think, it is probably in good faith, but still to be taken with a large grain of salt. That's the only rather safe way. That said, paid advice is not guaranteed to be correct.