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Are you going to get rich on the internet?
@GardenGerty (169449)
United States
January 7, 2007 12:03pm CST
In the last two years my husband and I have spent about $20,000 on programs to make a living from home. Part of that was generated by the fact that he was out of work, and not even able to get interviews. We met some really GREAT people, and basically lost our shirts. This year, I went to a credit counsellor, and they told me we do not even make enough money to be counselled. I imagine we will declare bankruptcy. Last week a friend gave me a link to a book, and I bought it. It is an e-book, "Stop Being A Victim" I wish I had seen it BEFORE I spent all that money and charged all those leads, autoships, memberships, etc. on my credit cards. It is a good read, and easy to understand. When I bought that book for five dollars, as a bonus I got resale rights to it, and a membership in a business organization that sells digital products. Not bad for $5. The book itself was well worth five dollars. If you are at all interested, the link is on my profile. I do not know if I will work the businesses yet, but I would like everyone to be able to read the book.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
7 Jan 07
The rule applies that if you have to spend money to make money, it is a sham. I know that I will never get rich from the internet. People need to be more aware. I am glad that you posted this GG. There are so many who fall prey to internet scams.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
7 Jan 07
YOu know, even with that mantra running through my mind of never having to spend money to get a job, I fell, and fell hard. Some of it was my spouse's enthusiasm and some of it was mine. There is a difference between spending money and actually having a business, and spending money to support the people at the top. I know that was what we did.
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@scully109 (195)
• United States
9 Jan 07
sorry but that's not true yes you have to spend money in order to make money. Let's just say you have a business do you have to spend any money with your own business I haven't seen any body in any kind of business that made money without spending any unless you can get a grant or win the lottery
You what I found out people just don't understand that's what it comes down to the light just haven't came on.
There are alot of businesses that you can make money from on the net but there is also alot of crap out there so beware. what is a scam? spending money and getting nothing back in return or getting something that has no true value to make money with PERIOD.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
8 Jan 07
A lot of things here are, in a way, a sales pitch, and the book would not necessarily help everyone. I have it available, but I will not twist any arms. There are lots of referral links, this one is not, it is straight forward. I bought the book, I get resale rights.There is a business also included for the $5. I do not know if it will be something I do, I am just using the information in this book to evaluate other opportunities I am being offerred here on myLot. Making money takes work, not luck.
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@marissaj07 (402)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I would like to make a living from home, but I dont have that kind of money to invest in, plus theres a lot of sites that are scams. Any tips?
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
7 Jan 07
We did not have that kind of money to ivest in either. That is why I wish I had had a chance to buy this book. It helps us see, looking back, why we were scammed, and how we need to work in order to make an income on the internet. The book was $5. I have a friend on myLot who suggests a goal to post a certain number of good posts, that will net me sufficient to pay for a small amount of business.
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@Perry2007 (2229)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
Gee! there are a lot of offers in the net that requires paying, good I do not yet own a credit card, so if that ebook is to be paid, even at a dollar, and must be paid through credit card. I wont be able to get it. Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to earn on surveys, post like mylot and perhaps reading mails on the net.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
21 Jan 07
I do not accept credit cards, just paypal and e gold. You should not spend money that you will have to pay interest on.
@cjsmom (1423)
• United States
9 Jan 07
I have tried to make money on the 'net' now for over 10 years with very little success. I mainly want to earn extra money to help my son, CJ; give him a life that he really deserves.
I make a few cents here and there; one site I belong to actually pays me automatically every friday via paypal and I've tried to make more money with them throughout the week but when friday comes, I usually receive around 30 cents. That doesn't add up very fast but at least it's something.
I tried something last year, thought I had researched enough; even got the go ahead from hubby. Long story short, ended up losing our life savings.
You have to be, Oh, so careful. 99.9% of these things are scams! I was so scared that I thought my husband was going to divorce me over it. Praise God, he still loves me!
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
10 Jan 07
Hubby and I were equally responsible for our monetary losses. We are benefitting from the book I bought. If nothing else it dampens our impulses to jump into something we hear about. I am not sure what we will end up doing. I have resale rights on the book-and it only cost me $5. I have a few friends here who seem to be successful, and I am trying to learn from them.
@kibito (183)
• Bulgaria
20 Jan 07
WOW ... i think that it is in this way becouse you are from USA. A lot of people which are not from USA or Canada can make some kind of good profits. Instead of they are working this kind of making money online is some kind of hobby or even way to get some extra money.
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
21 Jan 07
While he was out of work, my husband worked very hard. He purchased and sent out leads, and sent personal letters to his downline. We ordered postcards for one company and paid for the stamps and for the labels and addresses to send them to. It just does not work for the guy at the bottom, it only benefits the people at the top.
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
10 Jan 07
In truthfulness, I do not think most people will get rich on the internet. Only the people that are selling the tools to get rich, get rich. I don't spend any money to purchase anything to make money on the internet. I am sorry to hear of your troubles. I hope things will work out for you. Blessings.
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@bestfriends (876)
• Australia
25 Jan 07
I don't think you we can get rich on the internet if we are just working here in mylot. Maybe we can get rich if we create a site like myspace and yahoo lol!. I don't even think there's a real job online. It's hard to find. The easiest ones have are usually scams.
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
21 Jan 07
myLot is actually helping me budget. I have that and some other things that I do that pay into paypal. To me, that money does not yet exist, so I will be able to save it for my goals. The other thought is that I know I am earning enough to pay fees for a program that is doable for me.
@hassanchop (820)
• United States
13 Jan 07
No offense, but how did you lose THAT much? How far did you go before it occurred "wait, we haven't made any money off of this yet"? It would have been smarter to put that 20 grand into a CD or a mutual fund and grow it.
Out of work for two years? Are there literally zero jobs in and around McPherson?
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
10 Jan 07
$20,000 is alot of money to spend just to get nothing. I am so sorry that you had to spend that much. I think I would have stopped before I reached that Point. I am very leary of get rich scams. I read all the fine print when i sign up for anything. I am going to check our local library for that book. We dont use credit cards and have not for over 12 years. Thanks for sharing your story with me. It is an eye opener. Hope you can get back on your feet soon.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
13 Jan 07
Do you think so? Have you actually found something that is going to make a living for you, and not die out when it reaches saturation?
@swapnshop (219)
• Canada
18 Jan 07
You should take that book and declare it open source for all to see.
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
21 Jan 07
I should take what I have paid for and then just give it away? If it was worth $5 that I earned from myLot,for me to pay for it, it will be worth that much to others. Would you buy something just to give it away? If you tell someone something is free, then to them it has no value either. I do share ideas from it all the time with people. That is part of the reason I posted here. There are legitimate tips for people to read.
@arlene_27 (231)
• Philippines
21 Jan 07
i always made it a point to stay away from so-called online opportunities that ask me to pay even before i could get to know what the biz is all about.
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@Angelinka (1410)
• Italy
23 Jan 07
20000 dollars???'common i cant believe...what programms you tried?i am very sorry you were the victims of scams and scammers..its allways good to take big attention before you invest money in something..me,i lost only 100 dollars..but it was too much for me..now i believe only in mylot..
@tmnjyk (3486)
• Canada
8 Jan 07
Oh, sorry to hear that you spend a lot of money online. I myself try not to pay any fee online. I am scared of the scams. I always try to research and go to different forums and ask on a particular program before I decide to be active in any money making opportunity. So far I've found three great programs, mylot and the other two sites on my profile. These three sites are all legit and all paying:)
@pooksywooksy (1006)
• Indonesia
23 Jan 07
I know some people that really does get rich of making money out of the net. I don't know if I am going to get rich on the internet; but I am working my way out there so wish me luck. I am making some from the net but it's not on the level where I can call myself rich already.
@victors4life (84)
• United States
23 Jan 07
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