I've recently started seeing people who are known to get pulled into MLMs (multi-level marketing schemes) start to post about Elomir and "taking the strip."  This little yellow strip, which reminds me of a yellow version of those Listerine breath strips you can buy, will supposedly do everything from making you "joyful, calm, and peaceful," to working better than ADD medications to helping you "feel negative energy from others so you know to … [Read more...]

We talk a lot about MLMs, or Multi-Level Marketing.  These are also known as pyramid schemes, and generally speaking, they are a bad idea.  You will not get rich by signing up for an MLM and more likely than not, you will lose money.  And yet people keep signing up.  Why?  Here are five reasons that make MLMs attractive to women. 1. Work From Anywhere One of the biggest reasons that make MLMs attractive to women is that they tell you can work … [Read more...]

Over the past few years, multi-level marketing companies, or MLMs, have been facing a number of lawsuits.  Why?  Because they are illegal pyramid schemes and not only do the majority of people who join these companies end up losing money, many of them are also selling products that claim to do things (help you lose weight, cure illnesses, etc) and they very much do not.  Here are some of the top MLM companies that are facing lawsuits LuLaRoe If … [Read more...]

Since we talked about leggings last week, let's revisit an older story about LuLaRoe.  If you will remember, LuLaRoe has been part of a number of lawsuits, regarding everything from not paying their suppliers to being an illegal pyramid scheme.  Let's take a look at the current LuLaRoe lawsuit status. Washington State Lawsuit In early 2019, the Washington state Attorney General filed a lawsuit against LuLaRoe alleging that the company is an … [Read more...]