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Today, we're answering a few of your questions. Have you lost friends because of your beliefs? How do you deal with anxiety being online so much? Are MLMs scams, or is it okay for Christians to be involved? We also cover bucket-list cities, favorite workouts, and guilty pleasures. --- Timecodes: (00:47) Favorite recipes (05:50) What is the strangest pro-choice encounter you've ever had? (08:58) Would you rather have avocados for hands or trade brains with Joe Biden? (12:20) Have you lost friends because of your beliefs? (17:35) Thoughts on MLMs (23:52) What cities are on your bucket travel list? (26:39) How do you deal with anxiety being online so much? (29:26) What type of workout is your favorite? (31:51) What’s your secular guilty pleasure? --- Today's Sponsors: Carly Jean Los Angeles — use promo code 'RELATABLE' (new code!) to save 20% off your first order at CarlyJeanLosAngeles.com! EveryLife — the only premium baby brand that is unapologetically pro-life. EveryLife offers high-performing, supremely soft diapers and wipes that protect and celebrate every precious life. Head to EveryLife.com and use promo code ALLIE10 to get 10% of your first order today! Jase Medical — get up to a year’s worth of many of your prescription medications delivered in advance. Go to JaseMedical.com today and use promo code “ALLIE”. --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 612 | DEBATE: Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice Christian | Guest: Brandan Robertson https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-612-debate-pro-life-vs-pro-choice-christian-guest/id1359249098?i=1000559757838 Ep 253 | MLMs: Companies or Cults? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-253-mlms-companies-or-cults/id1359249098?i=1000475402711 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While working for yourself can be fulfilling and financially rewarding, it's important to understand that it takes a lot of effort and sacrifice — especially when you're just starting out. Unfortunately, there are scammers aplenty who want to sell you on get-rich-quick schemes that only make them rich at your expense. So how can you tell the difference between legitimate business opportunities and shams perpetrated by shady shysters eager to drain your bank account? This week on Skeptical Sunday, we're joined by Steve Chou — e-commerce entrepreneur, host of The My Wife Quit Her Job Podcast, and author of The Family-First Entrepreneur: How to Achieve Financial Freedom Without Sacrificing What Matters Most — to separate the wheat from the chaff.

On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:

• According to the FTC, Americans were scammed out of $249 million through fake business and job opportunities in just the first three quarters of 2022 — but get-rich-quick schemes really started gaining traction in 2020 as criminals took advantage of people who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
• The real math it takes to build a fortune from creating YouTube videos — and why relying on AI to create content from the ether is an unsustainable "strategy."
• Why buying an impressive-looking "done for you" e-commerce site pre-populated with dropshipping products will likely lose you money in the long run.
• How the astronomical income promised by countless dropshipping automation companies pans out when real-world middlemen and unreliable sources are factored in.
• Why it's essential to research and verify any business opportunity before investing time and money into it — if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Real businesses require effort, time, and some sacrifice to gain the momentum needed to make them rewarding.
• And much more!
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• Connect with Steve at his website, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and check out The My Wife Quit Her Job Podcast and The Family-First Entrepreneur: How to Achieve Financial Freedom Without Sacrificing What Matters Most! 

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Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive into common scams to watch out for, why even the smartest among us get suckered into falling for scams, and what we can do to help ourselves and others break free of scams for good.

What We Discuss with Gabriel Mizrahi:

• The most common scams to look out for — from multi-level marketing (MLM) pyramid schemes and large-group awareness training (LGAT) to fake gurus and spiritual shysters.
• The dangerous consequences you or someone you care about can face when suckered into participating in these predatory scams.
• The qualities of people who often fall for scams — and why even the smartest among us are vulnerable to chasing their empty promises once hooked.
• The role of environment (like economic crisis and upbringing) in scam susceptibility.
• The right — and wrong — ways to approach someone who’s fallen for a scam (even if that someone is you).
• And much more…

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/395

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If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now, let's dive in!

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

• What's the best way to let your parents know you appreciate all they've done for you -- especially when they let you live with them rent (and guilt) free while paying down your credit card debt?
• It's your absolute dream to become a race car driver, though you don't really have experience working with cars and don't want to get stuck in sales or marketing. What's your best next step?
• You need money, but your hours have been cut. Is it ethical to pick up freelancing work that might put you in competition with your main job?
• Your current boss feels threatened by your rising star status and seems determined to sabotage your progress. How do you navigate the politics of appropriately pushing back?
• How can you convince a loved one that the MLM (multi-level marketing) business they're involved with is never going to make them rich no matter how much time is devoted to it?
• Life Pro Tip: Leave your contact information with all involved parties if you witness an accident.
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