BILLFOLD

What’s so funny about this? Everybody wants to get rich quick. If I had a nickel for all the “get rich quick” schemes out there, I’d be a millionaire several times over. It seems that the only people getting rich are the ones selling the schemes. We see in the cartoon that the speaker is promising to reveal the secrets of wealth to a packed audience. He’s giving them an absolute, sure-fire, can’t fail way to double their money. Now, what most people in the audience, and probably you too, are thinking is that it’s not easy to double an investment in a short period of time. Banks are paying 1 and 2% interest, stocks and bonds are earning 5-8%. At these rates you won’t double your money for almost 10 years and more. Of course, you could go to Vegas or a casino near you or a race track and possibly double your money instantly, but it’s much more likely that you will lose ALL your money first. Then too, you could become a loan shark and charge 50% interest. If you don’t get arrested you c