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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: Sandi Moses In Response To: I see it more like this... (MaaMaw)
Sunday, 24 April 2005, at 9:03 p.m.
> "You don't know me. Give me your money. Trust me to hold it for you
> for a year or so. I'll give it back and more. Bye."
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
When you buy stock in McDonald's or Coca-Cola or Microsoft or . . . . and you get paid dividends, where does the money to pay the dividends come from?
When you buy a share in a stock for $1, and then it splits, you have 2 shares worth 50 cents each for a total of $1. But pretty soon they are each worth $1 again so now you have $2. Where did the money come from? Then they split again and you have 4 shares worth 50 cents each but pretty soon they are each worth $1 again so now you have $4. Where does the money come from? And so it goes.
Eons ago Boeing gave my dad some company stock. I'm not sure how much but it was definitely single digit. When he died it went to my mom. When she died it went to me. She shortly after "9/11" so you can imagine what a nosedive it took but there were 66 shares, mostly from stock splits. It has bounced back. Where does the money come from? Investers? Jetliner purchasers? Where did they get it?
I don't even pretend to understand all the intricate details of finance, but from what I do understand, money circulates. It comes in and it goes out. It comes in and goes out of company coffers and your moth-eaten wallet and your kid's piggy bank. It buys tangibles and intangibles.
We all see things differently. Lesley praises Cory Rudl. I looked it all over about a year and a half ago and wasn't all that impressed, but became an affiliate anyway. Pumped it like crazy on 2 websites. Featured it prominantly. Didn't sell a one. Needless to say I am even less impressed than I was! It works for her and it doesn't work for me. If you don't like YMMSS, don't sign up. As I said in the beginning, they are honest and upfront enough to let you explore into a whale of a lot if info completely anonymously, and then be on your way if it does not appeal to you. A lot of people in this forum have complained up a blue streak about Amway and such who lure you in under false pretenses. YMMSS does not do that.
Personally I am putting $10/week into the system. After a year I may stop or continue. If I stop buying new EPC's I will have spent about $520, which is less than some people spend on a worthless pile of 2-year old "leads" that turn around and accuse them of spamming.
If Kim Inman is correct I will have enough money to be comfortable and support as many charities as I choose. If the nay-sayers are right, I will be out comparatively little. I could lose a lot more in the stock market.
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