Matthew Lesko, free money for life

[depechemodefan]

You ever stay up late at night and see Matthew Lesko, selling books for $180 or more, telling you how to get free money? He has tons of books:

Free money to pay your bills
Free legal help made E-Z
Free stuff for women's health, fitness and nutrition
Free health care, free medical information and free prescription drugs
Government giveaways for entrepreneurs (volumes I, II, III and IV)
Free money to change your life
Free stuff for busy moms
Free stuff for seniors
etc

In a way, I think they are priced right since no doubt whoever Lesko got to go to the library to do hours of research*, and people should get some money out of that. But, really, it's not like the book makes you millionaire or even get you out of working. I looked through a few of the books. Either it will be something free, like seeds that the dept. of the Interior will give away. Or "how to get free money for college...fill out a form for a Pell Grant, and if you qualify you get free college money."

Now the SC stories.
"This book ain't telling me how to get free money! I don't need no free seeds!"
"This book has pages torn out! Why you let people tear out pages!"
"I can't find the book on the shelf...what you mean, the book got stolen? Why you let people steal the book?"

Yeah, people wonder why there is no easy street. You think if it was that easy, that the librarians would still stick around, working.

Lot of times I try to explain the nature of these books to people. They don't listen. OH, and it's so funny when people open up a book, and they spend 10 min. looking at one of the books, because it's too many pages. They just can't spend the time looking through the book.

*also in the books are info. you see on those commercials that diff. depts of the US government have. Usually at the end of the commerical it will say "for more information, write to blah blah blah, Pueblo Colorado..."

[Millahtyme1983]

And here I thought you could trust a guy dressed as a Batman villain. Truth be told I am familiar with those books from a short stint I did at a bookstore years ago, basically they are just directories of different government programs for grants and subsidies and stuff with a name that makes it sound like it's easy money. From what I understand most of them are are easy to get only if you meet the strict requirements for qualification, which few people do. Of course if he called it "Matthew Lesko's guide to government grants & subsidies" he wouldn't sell as many books, so he gave it a title and a commercial that caters to the get rich quick crowd. I always said the easiest way to get rich quick is to write and sell a get rich quick book or program.

[smileyeagle1021]

I always said the easiest way to get rich quick is to write and sell a get rich quick book or program.

quoted for truth

... the only truer quote I can think of is
"the only people who make money in the stock market are the people who manipulate the price or write books about the people who manipulate the price" -Dogbert

[Chanlin]

I always said the easiest way to get rich quick is to write and sell a get rich quick book or program.

... the only truer quote I can think of is
"the only people who make money in the stock market are the people who manipulate the price or write books about the people who manipulate the price" -Dogbert

Or you could always start your own religion

[Ill_Used_Heroine]

I think we have to purchase a new copy of that every year, because it always ends up Lost on someone's card. We always have a Reference copy, but people want one they can check out ... and never return. Oh well, they'll never be able to use their library card until they pay for it.

[depechemodefan]

I think we have to purchase a new copy of that every year, because it always ends up Lost on someone's card. We always have a Reference copy, but people want one they can check out ... and never return. Oh well, they'll never be able to use their library card until they pay for it.

The reference copies we have have at least 20% of the pages missing. But now the books can be downloaded electronically through our website, so yah!

[PepperElf]

my own take on it... "Free money for life - sell books about how to get free money"...

[Sliceanddice]

http://www.toddandpenguin.com/comics/tap20080905.gif ^_^

[eltf177]

Is it just me or does anybody else find him a bit creepy?

[rts]

Is it just me or does anybody else find him a bit creepy?

A lot creepy...you don't have to yell, Andrew!!!!

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

When I was working as a volenteer in a library, I was verbally assaulted by someone who borrowed one of his books and then bitched up a bloody blue storm that he wasn't raking in money like he was. He demanded to know what I intended to do about it (as if I had some power over the books).

I suggested he read Heinlein and pointed out a book for him. He asked what good would it do.

I replied "It'll teach you the wonder saying of TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

Naturally he bitched to the Librarian, but she told him that the information in the books were beyond their control and there was little one could do about it.

M

[Estil]

How can anyone take a guy dressed like the Riddler seriously? :P

[NateTheChops]

Actually what's even more annoying to me is the Uncle John type guy who is trying to convince people that time shares and real estate can make you millions in out of pocket cash.

Not that real estate isn't something I would mind trying to get into, but this guy makes it sound like it's as easy as playing Monopoly.

[ebonyknight]

quoted for truth

... the only truer quote I can think of is
"the only people who make money in the stock market are the people who manipulate the price or write books about the people who manipulate the price" -Dogbert

It's not hard to make money in the stock market. It's just like anything else, you have to be good. If you are not good, you can get edumacated to become better.

It's attitudes like this that keep the divide between the poor and rich so wide.

[friendofjimmyk]

Or you could always start your own religion

I was going to say that...

There's a certain Sci-Fi writer that started his own religion because "that's where the money is at"

Not to mention any *cou - L Ron - gh* *cou- hubbard - gh* names or whatever....

[edit] Oh. My. God. I googled Matthew Lesko - are you freakin' kiddin' me?