We actually have paid $1000 for a course once. The videos we bought were helpful. In the end, I wish we still had the $1000. But I can't say that I didn't realize what we were getting into before hand. We spent a lot of time planning taking that course!
That experience didn't turn me off spending big money on courses. Recently I decided NOT to take another $1000 course. I know that the person offering the course does have a successful business, and their site is out there to be seen for the entire online world to see. But when I compared the tips in their preliminary webinar to their actual business site, they just weren't using their own tips. Even though I can see that they're experienced, I don't want to give them $1000 when it isn't at all obvious they're teaching from that experience.
So, in my life, it has worked out that I am not a fool that can easily be parted with $1000.
But I can be easily parted from small amounts of money! I get fooled by the mini course and the $25 books all the time!
For instance, just this month, I totally wasted my Audible credit on a book that is useless. I don't spend more than a few minutes listening to the sample and reading a few reviews, so I got suckered by popularity.
It works out that if I could count all the small purchases that I have made of products that were over-reviewed but under-performed... I have wasted many thousands of dollars over my lifetime!
Speaking of Fake...
Back in August, I used my monthly credit on Robert Kiyosaki's last book Fake. I listened to it twice. Afterward, I saw a review video on YouTube where it was totally obvious they'd never read the book. That let me know they're one of those fake gurus with free content about trends, and not a lot of truly useful information that people will find helpful.
Anyway, I can see myself spending $1000 again when I find a course that's a good fit and useful and I need to resolve to spend a little more time vetting the $25 purchases too.
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