Huge Scams That Are Very Much Legal… (17 GIFS)

Posted in GIF       1 Sep 2021       3547       11 GALLERY VIEW

Textbooks in college. Bonus points if a code must be purchased in order to do the online homework.

MC-sama

Convenience fees for online transactions.

Squid1891

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Needing to buy diamond wedding rings which are crazy expensive just to show “true love”. Or just weddings in general TBH.

EccentricHorse11

Lottery Tickets

At the convenience store I will often see people who are clearly poor and struggling to get by drop $200 on them without a second thought. Last week a guy in line purchased over $100 dollars of mega millions tickets. Two dollars per play and the odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 310 million! Unfortunately because somebody does eventually win these people keep playing thinking one day they’ll be that person.

Lostwanderer02

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Short term loan sharks like money tree. If you look into it, its legal but totally immoral how they work interest on poor people

Jahovahscatchrag

Become Rich in 30 days by x random tik tok entrepreneur, and people really think that a rich guy will help them to become rich too?

TurtleProphet420

Printer ink.

How the fuck is all the cyan gone if I only print black and white?

Though I don’t think anyone thinks this is acceptable.

Just moved my daughter in to college. Was thinking of buying a laserjet and if she needs color just use the college printer or go to print shop.

Kurt_go_bang

Paying banks to hold your money.

So I’m giving you my money to spend/loan out so you can make money off of it and it’s a privilege for me that I let you use my money? Than you got transaction fee’s and to make it all better, if you want to… you know. SPEND YOUR MONEY, you pay an additional fee. You

Cco180040

Tipping.

Imagine convincing someone that you don’t need to pay your employees, because you will pressure random strangers to do that for you.

Nethervex

Working for 50-60 years and being lucky if you have 10-15 years left to “enjoy”.

Hannamarinsgrandma

Paying for college in the United States.

The thing I hate about the current educational system in the United States is that it is designed to put a student in debt. As of 2020-2021, the average a student can expect to pay for one year’s in-state tuition and fees is $25,864 at a four-year state university, and out-of-state tuition is $43,721. As of 2021, the maximum amount of Federal Pell Grant money a student can get per year is only $6495. That leaves the in-state student with $19,369 they have to cover somehow–and that almost always means borrowing the money. As a result, it’s common to see a student graduate college with a bachelor’s degree, and well over $50,000-$60,000 in debt that they’ll have to start paying off about six months after they get out of college. The government knows this, and the lending institutions know this. Students are getting screwed by this system.

Driving_andflying

Insurance. Pay thousands of dollars a year then when you need them they fight and fight to make sure you only see a little bit of money

Used-Cut6065

Estate agents and everything that goes with it.You want to sell your house, I want to buy it, why do we need to pay this middle man to do it for us.

Victims_arnt_we_all

Health insurance. I pay $450 a month and when I need to use the insurance I have a 5k deductible I have to hit first.

Chel325

credit scores

taylorswiftsspawn

Fortune telling

Dem4life71



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Kiah 3 year s ago
Some of these fees are absolutely justified and can be avoided by smart shopping or better financial planning
       
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Joan 3 year s ago
These are all wide-eyed questions by a 5 or 10-year-old... it would be a shame to be grown-up and not knowing how these stuff work.
       
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Erwin 3 year s ago
the second #3, the 'middleman' is protecting your investment and sheilding you from liability.

What you're saying is, "I want a haircut. I'll just do it myself and cut out the middle man."

Yea, you can do that, I guess.
       
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Jos 3 year s ago
Erwin,

I cut my own hair. It’s easy to do a crew cut. The barber shop near me charges $17.
       
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Cory 3 year s ago
Jos, $17 is cheap nowadays. Mine wants $25 so with a tip it's getting to be quite a lot. But, most of the barbers are young guys so I don't mind helping them make a living.
       
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Madelyn 3 year s ago
#11 I think this is a real timebomb, creating an even bigger gap between rich and poor.
Here in Germany you get paid for studying/learning a profession by the state. After finishing your studies you pay half of it back without any interest within a given time of ten years.
       
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Martin 3 year s ago
#11 is a lie that gets repeated time and time again. In the US a credit hour at a very good state university is about < $250. A normal semester is about 14-15 credit hours. There are two semesters so let’s say 30 credit hours per year. 30 credit hours x $250 =$7500. For students that applied themselves in high school there are often scholarships that will pay for half of that. The problem is that people want to live on campus and buy restaurant food for every meal - if a person is stupid enough to do that then yes, they can pay $25k a year but if you’re smart and go to school locally it doesn’t cost anywhere near that.
       
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Ike 3 year s ago
Estate agent in my country helps advertise my house, arrange meet up with buyer, deal with haggling sh#t, so i dont have to, and get with ALL the paperworks done. They need to be paid. Of course u can do it yourself too...
       
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Daphie 3 year s ago
Some restaurants have started to implement a 15% 'Covid fee' to serve you.
       
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Cathy 3 year s ago
#14... Well, if you paid more per month, then your deductible would be less.
Keep in mind though, If you become ill enough to not be able to work for a while and fail to make those monthly payments, no matter how much, the insurance company will drop your coverage like a hot rock! (I know I was there)
       
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Alla 3 year s ago
#13 Yep, sell it yourself and save the fee. Then, repair your own car and save that money. While you're at it, reroof your own house and save that. And, don't put those savings in a bank. That's what mattresses are for......if that's your way of thinking (or NOT thinking).

I moved a lot due to my company promoting or transferring me so, over the years, I bought and sold a lot of houses. I wouldn't do the paperwork and deal with the legalities for twice their commission. Of course, another way to go about it would be to find your own buyer, negotiate the price and then, pay a realtor a smaller percentage to handle the paperwork and financing. That a much smarter way to go if saving a few bucks is that necessary. And, I realize that for some people, it is.
       
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