Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

When it comes to MLMs (multi-level marketing) brands, Nicole is torn. She's heard some horror stories exposing an exploitative underbelly of MLMs, but she's also spoken firsthand to people who attribute all of their financial success and happiness to their work with MLMs. Today, Nicole hears from Roberta Blevins, who was once a seller for It Works! and LuLaRoe. Roberta shares her firsthand experience, and why she unequivocally believes MLMs are pyramid schemes.

Find more of Roberta's work, and her podcast, here: https://robertablevins.com/

Once upon a time, Nicole had an idea for a financial smartwatch. And she even made it to the Holy Grail of product launches: the Home Shopping Network, the network that launched a bajillion products, including Money Rehab alum Joy Mangano’s Miracle Mop. But to make it through a night at HSN, you need exactly that: a miracle. Today, Nicole spills it all in a special Confession$ episode.

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Money Rehab was nominated for an Ambie Award... and lost. Nicole talks through how to deal with disappointments at work, and how to be a good loser.

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The incidence of catfishing, also known as romance scamming, has dramatically increased over the course of the pandemic. The FBI stated that there were over one billion dollars lost in romance scams last year, and reports of romance fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission rose a whopping 80%.

With scams on the rise, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself— and to know how to recover financially if you do fall victim to a scam. In Money Rehab episodes 329 and 330, Nicole talks to Rebecca, who lost over $100,000 in a romance scam. Rebecca shares the mechanics of her scam, and the financial and emotional toll.

If you are involved in a romance scam, you can find help here: https://www.facebook.com/SHUisteamwork/

If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, you can find resources here: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Nicole found a Reddit thread about financial expert Dave Ramsey that she found upsetting to say the least. If you’ve ever been burned by a financial expert, this episode is for you.

Here are some of Nicole’s favorite peers in the financial literacy space:

Tiffany Aliche and Mandi Woodruff: https://brownambitionpodcast.com/

Barbara Corcoran: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-unusual-with-barbara-corcoran/id1378685290

Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings: https://www.youtube.com/c/EarnYourLeisure