Comments on A MILLION BUCKS BY 30: Ethics

That's great! I would probably not condone this be...

2008-03-05T11:03:00.000-05:00

That's great! I would probably not condone this behavior now, but I'm sure when I was broke, twenty, and on an expensive date - I would have pulled out all the stops and definitely tried this manuever. But then again, I never went on many dates that cost money to begin with anyway, and thus, not many dates at all.

i know this one guy who always pays for movie tick...

2008-03-05T10:56:00.000-05:00

i know this one guy who always pays for movie tickets with his credit card when out on a date. When he gets to the box office ticket taker, somehow he inadvertantly always has a ticket on top, and the credit card receipt (printed on movie ticket paper) underneath. If the ticket taker is negligent, he/she will rip both, and he will have an unused ticket in his pocket, which the box office will refund. If he gets caught in the act, he just says "Oops, my mistake..." and pulls out the other ticket. Would you condone this behavior? I've always thought it was unethical, but pretty funny nonetheless!!

I'm sure the thousands of people who have been scr...

2008-02-13T17:51:00.000-05:00

I'm sure the thousands of people who have been screwed by cell phone companies and chose not to complain because they know the headaches of customer service, appreciate somebody taking a shot (albeit a small one) back at them.

You were on a mission to save everything you could. I respect that completely. You could have done much worse and you obviously know that. Keep on keeping on. This book is amazing, but I already mentioned that on Facebook.

BTW, I'd love to be in you entourage, but I don't much to offer in the way of a specialty or skill. However, according to your book, neither did you. ;)

Wow, someone sticking up for an evil phone company...

2008-02-13T14:04:00.000-05:00

Wow, someone sticking up for an evil phone company! That's hilarious. Thanks, Anonymous.

Phone companies should stop charging tax from the Spanish-American war, fees to switch plans, and providing awful customer support in my opinion.

I think we all know who is doing the theiving.

Apparently, you do not understand the difference b...

2008-02-13T13:54:00.000-05:00

Apparently, you do not understand the difference between creativity and theft. Frankly, I hope your cell carrier gets wind of this, cuts you off and then sends you a bill for the free minutes you collected under false pretenses!

I've done the TP trick once or twice too, that's a...

2008-02-13T13:15:00.000-05:00

I've done the TP trick once or twice too, that's a good one. Thanks, Tameika!

Well I think it's fine. Your "crimes", if they can...

2008-02-13T11:17:00.000-05:00

Well I think it's fine. Your "crimes", if they can be called that, are victim-less and more importantly; WHO CARES? I mean you did what you had to do to get by. No one was harmed and you couldn't be prosecuted by any reasonable person. The worst you did was take a little more than you were expected to from a company (movie bag)or took advantage of someone else's bad habits or luck (umbrella).

During my undergrad, I would occasionally take a roll of toilet paper from my school's public restrooms. Big deal. And I would do it again if I had to (but luckily I don't). The worse I did was require the cleaning crew to make more frequent trips to the closet. And I wasn't stealing them to sell or horde - I did it because money was tight and I needed to clean myself at my off campus apt. It was a cheap quick solution that harmed no one - save the cleaning crew.

Thanks for all your tips, Alan! The book is great.