Most of us have no problem using money on junk food, the movies or any other entertainment, but we expect knowledge and self-education to be free. We live in the age of information and the internet is everywhere so things like this should be free. You can look up anything on Wikipedia, read up on topics on forums and watch educational information on Youtube, there is so much information available. The problem is that you will use hours going through trash to find the pearls, even worse you might get bad information which will take you to a sideway that does not go anywhere. Try searching for how to get rich and see for yourself how much trash comes up. It is important to cross check from multiple sources to confirm information, when things sound too good to be true they usually are.
Paying for information from professionals about a topic you are interested in is the best way to learn. This is knowledge filtered and custom made for you in the form of courses and books. The more money you use on self-improvement and information the more your mind is worth. To pay specialists to give you information is a shortcut, it costs money, but it is worth it in the long run, you do not have to filter through trash and you get what you want immediately.
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