Comments on: How Much Do You Spend On Education?

By: Handbags Wholesale

Handbags Wholesale — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:15:00 +0000

A good topic to discusse about. In the modern society,more people pay more on the education. I think we should pay the money to the most helpful education system.

By: Joseph Johns

Joseph Johns — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:00:51 +0000

The real question is who did they pay and what benefit did they get?? I suggest that the fees were paid to be part of an Inner Circle that gets them on the seminar stage and the return was 20 times their investment…

Just supposing…

By: Mahendra

Mahendra — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:20:06 +0000

I attend conferences and read a lot of books.
Staying up to date with happening via my personal network also keep me in the loop.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:57:38 +0000

That’s just obscene. I can’t help but be reminded of something a 30 year veteran of Parramatta Road (THE car sales Mecca of Australia) said No one gets sold too more easily than a salesman I’d like to see the breakdown actually listed as well as their perceived effectiveness of each item. In the last week I’ve been doing end of year taxes stuff and know I spent less than $2k on education (10 books, 3 ebooks, 2 conferences as well as a few magazine/newspaper subscriptions) and know how difficult it was just keeping up with and applying that amount of info.

By: Ted Demopoulos

Ted Demopoulos — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:15:34 +0000

Hmmm, probably 3-4K a year. Mostly well worth it.
Who has the time to spend $50K US ?

By: Bill Baren

Bill Baren — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:59:58 +0000

I am sure the $50,000 they spent is not only on self development, but also on research of what other entrepreneurs in their space are doing.

It’s their way of spending on R&D for their business.

Way to invest!

http://www.billbaren.com/blog/

By: Peter Penny

Peter Penny — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:33:19 +0000

Too many people spend their time and resources seeking information, both paid for and free, but not doing anything with all that data they have gathered.
Their approach seems to be ready, aim, ready, aim, ready aim, but no fire. When starting out in the world of selling on the Internet, I admit, I was a member of that club.
Of course information is critical, but what is more important is what you do with that information.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:02:42 +0000

There is tons of free information out there, whether it be from websites, podcasts, or just talking to other people who do what you do. I read lots information and listen to all the podcasts I can get my hands on. It’s important to know what others are doing but you have to be innovative and just try new things to see if they work too. There is no substitute for experience!

By: Yaro

Yaro — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:08:21 +0000

Bruce – yes quite right – you do need filters to find the best information and it’s hard to know what to trust. I’m quite selective in what I buy because I’m only in the right place mentally at any one given time to learn a very specific set of skills. There’s no point in buying an educational product unless I’m prepared to spend the time studying it and putting it into practice.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:05:17 +0000

Dominic – I’ve got a podcast coming out with Michael Cheney soon.

Damon – Great to have your support already

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:04:21 +0000

I have had to do medical continueong education for over thirty years. I spend about 150 usd per hour for seminars and 1/3 that amount for self study. I have bought a number of e-books for internet related marketing and am learning that you get what you pay for. I know that Tom Antion charges $50,000, 5K up front and the rest from the profits he helps you create. It seems that much of the industry is like many multi levels I have investigated. Much of the material they sell makes them money and benefits you minimally. Some of what I see on the internet appears to be similar. I am unable to sort it out and depend on people like you Yaro to be in the know. I am looking for a couple more similar peopleto listen to so the money I spend is well spent and not wasted. The expense isn’t so much as the quality is important.

By: Damon

Damon — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:04:13 +0000

I plan on spending about $100 US dollars on a blog traffic course I read about…somewhere.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:56:07 +0000

Since buying Michael Cheyneys Adsense Videos, my online income has seen a considerable growth. This was my first venture into buying an online teaching material, and now I probably spend about $100 a month on educating myself.

As I earn more I may end up spending more. I see it as re-investing.

By: Jesus Pina

Jesus Pina — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:13:42 +0000

Up to this point I’ve set paid education aside for financial reasons and used most of whatever I can get for free on the net and have gotten some results with the info I’ve collected so far but I am becoming aware that I will have to start budgeting some money for educational material if I want to have better results with my internet efforts.

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:28:42 +0000

I spend about $110 a month, for the next three years.

By: reese

reese — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:58:54 +0000

A few years ago, I paid around 10k to pump up my design skills in courses in typography, print design, flash design, etc. I would say it was mostly money well spent, but perhaps a bit less outlay would have made it worthwhile. A lot of what I do I learned on my own.

Each year, I spend $500-$1000 on books. Books have helped my growth a lot and I feel there’s a direct correlation between the books I buy and my skills improving. I haven’t paid for a seminar or workshop yet, but I may do so in 2007 and attend South by Southwest, if I have the cash and time.

I may look into some more passive opportunities (e.g. an adsense program that you recommended or some ebay-related investments that could bring me passive income) but it’s hard to find the time