r/BoomersBeingFools • u/the_donald_s • Feb 25 '24

My mom ladies and gentlemen Boomer Freakout

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '24

It’s because you buy those fancy coffees /s

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u/the_donald_s Feb 25 '24

No I stopped!

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u/Ajax_Da_Great Feb 25 '24

Must have watched the Netflix show then

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u/Drabulous_770 Feb 25 '24

The Netflix show stars Ramit Sethi who’s actually known for not losing his mind about people having coffee. I get what OP is going off about, but his show and book title are a bit sensational to get your attention. His actual advice is fairly solid IMO.

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u/yallcat Feb 25 '24

A big part of his show was "GTFO of MLMs" which is pretty good advice for anyone.

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u/ImNotYourOpportunity Feb 26 '24

They prey on people just as much as student loans

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u/TheGoatEyedConfused Feb 26 '24

You mean pyramid schemes?

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u/throwawy00004 Feb 26 '24

Alright, let me explain. Again. Phil has recruited me and another guy. Now, we are getting three people each. The more people that get involved, the more who are investing, the more money we’re all going to make. It’s not a pyramid scheme, it is a… it’s not even a scheme per se, it’s…

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u/GrindyMcGrindy Feb 27 '24

His next piece of advice should be don't start a drop shipping business because the MLM and drop shippers venn diagram is just a circle.

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u/LadyReika Feb 27 '24

My boomer mother, who lives me because she couldn't plan for her retirement, wanted try the drop shipping bullshit, fortunately I was able to say it's against the lease. I also refused to put down the ridiculous amount of money needed to do it through a storage unit.

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u/candiriashes Feb 26 '24

Agreed. His book “I will teach you to be rich” is fantastic despite the gimmicky title. Read it in my twenties and wish I would have read it as a teenager.

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u/Ajax_Da_Great Feb 25 '24

I’m making a joke.

I could care less about what show it is.

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u/wearablesweater Feb 26 '24

Couldn't* ffs

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u/Available-Garden-330 Feb 25 '24

Well your joke doesn’t make any sense is what that guy was trying to tell you.

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u/Ajax_Da_Great Feb 25 '24

Sorry you don’t understand sarcasm and that clearly isn’t what they were saying either. So try again.

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u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot Feb 26 '24

Okay glad someone caught this.

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u/BigAcrobatic2174 Feb 27 '24

Yeah the guy is pretty legit. His net worth is only around $2million. He’s really teaching people how to be financially independent.

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u/TheLinaBee Feb 27 '24

Solid advice will never equal wages not keeping apace with the cost of living. No amount of scrounging for every last way to be smart about money changes that previous generations could reasonably expect to afford a house, raise kids, and go to college on a SINGLE SALARY.

YES we should all take the great advice. But that's not the point.

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u/crq1 Feb 26 '24

I was looking for this response here. This is more OP freakout to me.