15 Unethical And Illegal Ways That People Get Ahead In Life...

One I learned from a business law professor, but never tested: If you owe money on something that's in collections or otherwise being disputed, send a partial payment and write "paid in full" on it. If they're dumb (or greedy) enough to cash the check the rest of the debt obligation is legally discharged.
 


You can be a fucking sucker and buy your dental dams retail over the counter at a pharmacy, but if you get in touch with a dental supply company you can place a bulk order and save a small fortune.
 
I used to be broke. Did stuff.

-Back when phone calls weren't unlimited and inexpensive I used to go into Sprint cel phone stores and forward the floor models to my out-of-town friends and family's numbers so I could call them on a local number. They would stay forwarded for months. I would jack the voicemail boxes and use them to set up fake businesses.

-I used to sign up for phone service and utilities that offered "one month free" etc for switching my service, you always have to sign a hideously long contract to get the deal. Before the month was up I'd call and say "I'm moving so I need to move my service, you guys have service in (bumfuck idaho) right?" Of course I knew they didn't and that they'd let me out of my contract with no charge because they couldn't provide the service.

Those are tame enough. I don't endorse illegal activity, illegal activity endorses me. I'm reformed. Stay in school.
 
Ok you guys probably won't like this one but I used to have a shitty car and it always had problems when I was in college. Not bad problems, just stupid little shit. Now my daddy taught me a thing or two about cars, I can do basic maintenance and repairs.

I had a headlight that would burn out every time it rained and the point of access was completely stupid, required contortionism and it was generally a huge pain in the ass. So one day I'm buying yet another new bulb and the skeezy clerk at autozone is alternating between talking at my boobs and being a prick I decide to play dumb. "I have no idea where to even put this in." *insert dumb blonde joke here* TLDR; he installs it free. Over the next several years I preyed on local auto parts stores getting free repairs and never giving out my phone number. I'd pop the hood and gaze blankly at the engine block until they would come running. Does that suck of me? Of course. Did it save me lots of time and money? Sure. Today I chalk it up to being broke and a little karma for good old southern boys who think they are inherently smarter than women. I was just letting them prove their point amirite? Inb4 I get negged
 
"If someone is battling you for the arm rest on an airplane cough into that arm then put it back. I fly a lot and have yet to see this fail."

This one I love, spending a lot of time on a plane is part of my job. There is nothing worse than fighting for the armrest.

Also, this works quite a lot... Once to flight has boarded and all are seated, just head up to business class and sit down in a free seat. Most times they wont say a thing, if anyone does say anything, have a $20 ready. The worst thing that can happen is they ask you to move. Sometimes, if you get a good crew they will just let you stay there.
 
I found that as more money & success people had as more "hacks" they do.

Once i buyed with a pretty rich man a computer (he asked me to help because he had not the knowledge). He buyed a expensive one but also asked the seller to give him some books for $100+ for free with it. We talk about a real rich one, he had enough money in his pocket to by 10 of that high end systems.

As the seller denied to give him the books he took them as the seller moved away and told the woman at checkout that the seller gave them for free. A plain lie but the woman believed him. It was clearly a theft.

I never got the idea why. Money was not involved. Perhaps it was his way of life to make always an extra deal. Perhaps it was the kick.

I thought about it later and why i would not had done it. Beside the moral and ethical ... One important point is this: if he get caught he is always on the safe side. He can pay then the books ... Easily. And even when it it escalates with police and all... He can pay always a first class lawyer.. He was never in real danger.
 
Thorn said:
I found that as more money & success people had as more "hacks" they do.

Once i buyed with a pretty rich man a computer (he asked me to help because he had not the knowledge). He buyed a expensive one but also asked the seller to give him some books for $100+ for free with it. We talk about a real rich one, he had enough money in his pocket to by 10 of that high end systems.

As the seller denied to give him the books he took them as the seller moved away and told the woman at checkout that the seller gave them for free. A plain lie but the woman believed him. It was clearly a theft.

I never got the idea why. Money was not involved. Perhaps it was his way of life to make always an extra deal. Perhaps it was the kick.

I thought about it later and why i would not had done it. Beside the moral and ethical ... One important point is this: if he get caught he is always on the safe side. He can pay then the books ... Easily. And even when it it escalates with police and all... He can pay always a first class lawyer.. He was never in real danger.
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sup igl00
 
BabyGotBacklink said:
Ok you guys probably won't like this one but I used to have a shitty car and it always had problems when I was in college. Not bad problems, just stupid little shit. Now my daddy taught me a thing or two about cars, I can do basic maintenance and repairs.

I had a headlight that would burn out every time it rained and the point of access was completely stupid, required contortionism and it was generally a huge pain in the ass. So one day I'm buying yet another new bulb and the skeezy clerk at autozone is alternating between talking at my boobs and being a prick I decide to play dumb. "I have no idea where to even put this in." *insert dumb blonde joke here* TLDR; he installs it free. Over the next several years I preyed on local auto parts stores getting free repairs and never giving out my phone number. I'd pop the hood and gaze blankly at the engine block until they would come running. Does that suck of me? Of course. Did it save me lots of time and money? Sure. Today I chalk it up to being broke and a little karma for good old southern boys who think they are inherently smarter than women. I was just letting them prove their point amirite? Inb4 I get negged
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You do know most auto places will do these small tasks free of charge right? All you have to do is ask.
 
As for the phone systems...I have some experience in this area on the IT side.

Most IVR's have default options. For example, in the US, hardly anyone can understand Pennsylvania Dutch or Creole accents. When those are detected they usually get transferred to an agent immediately because they are not able to navigate the phone systems.

Many phone systems are also equipped with volume detection with their voice recognition. So if you yell "CUSTOMER SERVICE!" they transfer you to a live person right away.

So, what I always do is a combination of these things - I yell gibberish at the first phone option - something like "ICKTHA DOOZ BEJON!".

It usually works.
 
As a kid I would buy the coins the arcades used from their wholesalers online.

I like how this site got some awesome linkbait just by copy pasting a reddit thread..
 
p0ck3taces said:
I like how this site got some awesome linkbait just by copy pasting a reddit thread..
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You call it plagiarism, others call it content curation and charge clients $300 an hour for it.

Marketing agency hacks FTW.
 
Unarmed Gunman said:
One I learned from a business law professor, but never tested: If you owe money on something that's in collections or otherwise being disputed, send a partial payment and write "paid in full" on it. If they're dumb (or greedy) enough to cash the check the rest of the debt obligation is legally discharged.
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Has anyone here done this successfully? I owe jeffrey a BJ and am trying to get out of the debt.
 
If you are in college, you can get experts to do your projects for you for free by going on oDesk or eLance, post a fake job application, and conduct an interview where you ask the expert all the questions in the project.

If you are planning on selling to a company, you can call the company's sales department, pretend to be a lead, and ask them all the details on the person you're selling to so you get all the ammo you need ;-)

If people on the street are asking you to sign a petition or have a bible, just tell them you can't read and they'll stop bothering you.

If you are hungry, you can go to the grocery store and whatever foods you eat within the grocery store is free. This works very well for donuts.

If you need to print tons of shit, like an ebook, go to an apartment complex with an office center. Most do not check who goes in and provide free printing for residents.
 
Thorn said:
A plain lie but the woman believed him. It was clearly a theft.

I never got the idea why. Money was not involved. Perhaps it was his way of life to make always an extra deal. Perhaps it was the kick.
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It's rationalized something close to "it's not the money, it's the "win".
 
BabyGotBacklink said:
I used to be broke. Did stuff.

-Back when phone calls weren't unlimited and inexpensive I used to go into Sprint cel phone stores and forward the floor models to my out-of-town friends and family's numbers so I could call them on a local number. They would stay forwarded for months. I would jack the voicemail boxes and use them to set up fake businesses. .
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lol wow
 
15 illegal ways to get ahead in life?

More like 15 ways neckbeard redditors risk embarrassing themselves in order to save a few bucks.
 
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