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Visa is sponsoring The Game of Life, which upsets people for a variety of reasons: the emphasis on credit instead of cash, the presence of advertising in a children’s game, etc. [via Macdaddy]
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I’ve been hearing about this book from EVERYWHERE lately. The concept intrigues me. It’s perfect for where I am in life. Darren Rowse interviewed the author. His reponses are fascinating.
This article is about Spare Change Thursday, 3rd May 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:57 am
I’ll be digesting that Tim Ferriss interview and also picking up his book this weekend.
It hits me at the exact perfect moment in my life. I think I even wet myself a little bit. Great find JD!
Borders has been bugging me to spend my bonus, so I’ll pick it up for about $4. Sweet!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:06 am
Tim Ferris IS everywhere. I first read about him a couple days ago on a bodybuilding forum ( where I first heard of John Stone as well) with a link to a post about his version of the “Colorado Experiment.” Then I noticed his book and the past couple of days see it mentioned everywhere.
I would say that his Amazon Ratings look a little suspicious. I saw the book had a perfect rating from a couple dozen people and looking more closely it seems to be accounts madeup specificially for posting feedback on his book and/or posted by friends/family/PR people,etc.
Seem a little high on HYPE to me, but I would be interested in reading it. Not sure if i would pay the 12 bucks for it or not.
May 3rd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
To me, Ferris’s strategy doesn’t sound much different than the classic pyramid scheme. Reminds me of Amway or the super-blue-green algae folks: basically you just get a ton of people working for you and you sit back and watch the money roll in. In theory, anyway.
May 5th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I just listened to Tim Ferris from SXSW (MP#-> http://audio.sxsw.com/podcast/interactive/panel/2007/SXSW07.INT.20070312.TheFourHourWorkweek.mp3) where he goes into detail about the whole idea. Pretty good investment of an hour during my commute.