Matthew Lesko Promises Free Government Money

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Matthew Lesko is the crazy guy in the question mark suit jumping around on late night TV. He’s published around 100 books, promising millions of people free money from the government. But now, he’s keeping up with the times, and moving everything online into more of a directory format. This sounds like a good idea, but can he deliver?

Many people have claimed that Lesko is nothing but a fraud. And he may be, I don't know, I haven't tried his products. I do know that he speaks like a sailor, every other word is a four-letter one (but this interview has been sanitized) and I am guessing that it is most likely not easy to get free money (he admits as much) so, take this for what it is: entertainment.

If nothing else, Lesko is a good example of how to brand yourself and your business. We are not trying to push his products, just offer another example of an entrepreneur.

YOUNG MONEY: Why the change in format? You’ve done books for so long, why are you moving everything to the Internet?

MATTHEW LESKO: Being online makes more sense and its training getting people to use the system – it’s a lot easier to train people with video. I started this by helping fat cat fortune 500 companies. And I had to do a lot of hand-holding, so when I went to the consumer market, books was a natural way to do it. I could provide the same type of service for $20, and now with video it’s even easier to keep people up to date.

We know how to spend money in this country, but we don’t know how to get the free stuff. Try the free stuff first; if someone messes you over just call the state attorney. They investigate for free. If someone gets a letter from the state Attorney General they pay more attention. For example, if you are in a car accident you should call the state insurance agency– suddenly it becomes cheaper just to pay you off.

YM: Honestly, how easy is it to get the money you talk about?

ML: Most of the time it’s not. It takes effort and that’s the key. Like getting a date and getting a job. Ask one person for a date and they say “no” and they go away. It’s a numbers game, like getting a job, the system is complicated, like finding a date can be, it’s learning the system.

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