One thing that many Amway/WWDB IBOs tout is how their upline teaches them to get out of debt. While on the surface that sounds like an awesome thing to do, it's not what WWDB mentors are actually doing. They want to give the appearance that they have your best interest in mind and that they want you to succeed. At least that's what they want you to think. Sadly, many IBOs get sucked into believing this. I will go on to explain why this is and to give prospects and information seekers some food for thought.
If you have an open mind, you will see my point. Prior to someone joining Amway, they most likely didn't buy any Amway products and certainly didn't focus on spending about $200 to $300 monthly on buying household products, especially if they are single people. So how is buying more stuff than you used to, supposed to help you get out of debt? All you are really doing is sacrificing things you used to enjoy to spend on Amway stuff. If you actually made a net profit from your Amway business, that might be okay. But most IBOs are making nothing or losing money while being taught to never quit or that success is right around the corner.If your upline or mentor is teaching you to get out of debt, are they also advising you to invest any "extra" money into investments? Are they teaching you to plan for the future, in case the Amway business doesn't pan out? Are they advising you to save money? More than likely, the answer is "no".
Your upline will be advising you to use any money you have available to invest in tools and functions. WWDB premiere club, download audios (at a charge), standing orders book of the month and attend all functions. You will be advised to do this even if your business has not made a cent in profit. But you say your sponsor or upline loans you tools and pays for your functions? That might be true, but guess what? Once you sponsor someone, you will be the one loaning tools (that you paid for) and/or paying for your downline's functions because with a downline, you are now a "real business owner". It's amazing how so many people get fools into believing that upline wants you out of debt for your own good. Upline wants to out of debt for upline's good. For that reason, you might be told to get to the next big function at any cost, no matter what. That your business will be set back months or years if you miss it. The reality is missing a big function might be your wisest financial decision.
Your upline may want you out of debt, but they more than likely have their own interest at heart and not yours. Look at it objectively and ask your trusted friends who are not in Amway what they believe. This is advice from someone who has no reason to lead anyone astray. I experienced this and fell for the trick as a young and hopeful dreamer. Now I am hopeful that my experience can prevent others from falling into the trap that I fell into.
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I had a friend in college who was stupid about a lot of things, but especially about money.
One day in conversation with him I mentioned that my family (very old-fashioned Italian-Americans) had a policy of never being in debt. We paid all bills exactly on time, we never took out any loans, and we always kept within the limits of our monthly budget. We only bought what we absolutely needed, and we made do by repairing things rather than replacing them. We made our own wine, and we grew many of our own vegetables. We didn't owe anybody anything.
He got angry and answered "That's ridiculous and stupid! Don't you know that when you're in big debt the economy always works to your advantage, since inflation means that you'll pay the debt back with cash of less intrinsic value?"
I answered "What if there isn't any big inflation? Then you'll still have the full debt to pay off."
He then screamed "If that happens it's because people like you DON'T SPEND ENOUGH! Heavy spending keeps inflation going and increasing, and helps debtors pay off their bills! People like you with no debts are anti-social! You should be forced to spend more money! You have to think of others!""
I told him to go fuck himself. I answered that my family was concerned primarily with ourselves and our life, not the lives of anonymous others who were nothing to us. He stormed out of the room in a rage.
And I think that his mentality has a lot in common with the assholes who are signed up in Amway. He didn't really understand money at all. And neither does some IBO who spends $300 per month to get a ten-buck check as a reward.
Isn't it amazing how Amway diamonds can get otherwise rational people to think like blubbering fools at times?
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