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(I'm the author of the article.) I actually know exactly what you mean -- if I had just stumbled upon this post, I would probably think the same thing. I wrot
by ramit 17y ago
(I'm the author of the article.)
I actually know exactly what you mean -- if I had just stumbled upon this post, I would probably think the same thing.
I wrote this for my community, who know exactly what I mean: Don't try to charge $ too early, focus on the long term, invest in yourself and be entrepreneurial, etc. Many of them have read my articles from years ago that go into detail on this.
But for people that just clicked through and are seeing this for the first time, I can understand the skepticism.
Hopefully this doesn't make you think of my site as just another guru-blah-blah-blah site, because my readers have really done some amazing things -- saving millions, starting companies, automating their money, etc -- over the years.
- knightinblue 17y agoHey Ramit, I didn't mean to offend you. My apologies if you were. It was the smug attitude that really got me to comment. Still, I stand by my point - there are so many ways for people to offer concrete help for people in need and all I'm seeing is one-liner advices being bandied about. Especially considering the fact that Ryan seems to be a reader of your blog and already knows your advice regarding 'being rich'. He was obviously looking for more.
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- raheemm 17y agoIf you had replied to Ryan with the thoughtfulness you display here, your post would have come across far better. You are giving very banal advice in a rude way to a guy who is temporarily down on his luck for very understandable reasons. Sorry but I called you a douchebag in your comments section (You can take it off)
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- badger7 17y agoJust out of interest, could you point me in the direction of a guru who does think of their site as just another guru-blah-blah-blah site?
- icey 17y agoTo be fair to Ramit, he is a pretty well received author of a book that's relevant to his blogging field: http://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Be-Rich/dp/0761147489 http://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Be-Rich/dp/0761147489 (As a disclaimer, I own a copy of said book, and I think it's good.)
- badger7 17y agoI can make you a vast list of books that are pretty well-received, but still unadulterated bullshit from cover to cover. I'd have proved nothing relevant either. (Just to be clear: I'm not implying Ramit's book is or isn't bullshit - just that it's entirely beside the point)
- ramit 17y agoTotally agree. Here are excerpts of my book -- feel free to take a look and decide for yourself: http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/book/excerpts/ http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/book/excerpts/