Comments on: New Book & Giveaway: “Don’t Fall For It: A Short History of Financial Scams” by Ben Carlson https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/ Money | Minimalism | Mohawks Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296280 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:23:39 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296280 In reply to Heather.

It’s the small things in life, haha…

]]> By: Heather https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296276 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:56:50 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296276 In reply to J. Money.

Thanks again for this J$! I’m glad that something good came out of my crappy friendship! LOL

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296265 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:11:48 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296265 ***Giveaway now over!***

Huge congrats to our three winners: Heather, Blair, and Steve! Everyone else look for it at their local library soon :)

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296264 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:08:13 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296264 In reply to Alan.

Thank goodness it only counts when you *withdraw* it!

(you didn’t withdraw it, did you??)

]]> By: Alan https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296168 Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:11:45 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296168 This week I lost $590K in the stock market, the perils of a 99% stock portfolio.

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296124 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:24:02 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296124 In reply to Debbie.

HELL. YEAH.

MLM’s are no joke – great job dipping out as soon as you realized the game!

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296123 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:21:54 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296123 In reply to Working Mom.

Well, some of those apps do blow up at times! Could have gone your way if that one happened to be one of them :) I almost invested in a friend’s company that was legitimately doing well, and then a month later one bad thing happened totally outside of her control and she had to shut it down… It’s all a risk starting or investing in a biz!

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296122 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:19:19 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296122 In reply to Kenneth.

Good thing Western Union at least caught it! And I def. fell for those BMG offers too until my parents caught me :)

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296121 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:18:15 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296121 In reply to Suz.

WOW!!!

Good for you!!!

People can be real a$$holes out there, man…

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/new-book-dont-fall-for-it-a-short-history-of-financial-scams-ben-carlson/#comment-296120 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:17:02 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=62513#comment-296120 In reply to Liberty.

Dang, yeah, some businesses need that stuff but certainly not a one-size-fits-all…

On the plus side at least you came away with something in the end than the rest who were scammed out of their money :)

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