Whether it is Facebook or YouTube, the passive income schemes are flooding the sites. People are advertising basically to get rich quick when in reality it is all a lie. I particuarly love the passive income schemes that claim that they will teach you for free. Again, if you read it there is always a catch. You must buy a book, join their group, get coaching lessons, emails and so much more. I love to read them now just to see how far they will go. The passive income schemes start out as if you will earn large sums of money on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The catch is you must pay a fee. Do you have any idea how many people have lost their life savings believing these scammers? The number is highter than even I thought. They start off with a small fee, but then if you want to become more successful you need to pay more. They also have the passive income schemes where you invest your life savings as it will surely turn into millions. Sadly but they take your money and disappear. I also love the ads that claim cures which again are impossible for many of the outrageous statements. They then try to sucker you into what is really a pyramid scheme again claiming to be passive income. It is difficult today for many people as they simply cannot make ends meet. They go online trying to find what is now referred to as a side hustle to bring in more money. The worst part is that these schemers take advantage of people just trying to make ends meet. Many people do not understand. One ad for passive income I see frequently is for affiiliate marketing. What is that exactly? I try to educate myself about the various trends and I still don’t truly understand this. They claim it is free that there is no investment. They also tend to say that for any of these programs that it takes only a few hours a week. If that was true then everyone would be doing it. I also love the ads of people who are multi-millionaires and yet they are selling passive income schemes for a nominal fee. Why not give it away for free if you are that wealhty? It’simple because that is how they become the millionaires they are today. Have you ever read any of these passive income ads? What are your thoughts? The Good Gus Series is available online at Kindle, Nook and Waterstones. Hard copies, personally autographed, are available through our website www.goodgusbooks.com along with past blogs for your reading enjoyment. Now available audio and videos for the Good Gus series on YouTube! Digitizing for all the books are available now on YouTube! “Misplaced Trust” is now available on Amazon in e-book form. It is also available digitally at www.misplacedtrustbook.com. If you are thinking of a Will or a Living Trust, “Misplaced Trust” will give you the information you need to make an informed decision. Please check me out on IHeart radio. The Good Gus series, books one through four, are now available at the Morgan Mill Mail/UPS. I am now on Instagram and X! Remember your free copy of my budget is available by emailing me at mae@misplacedtrustbook.com.