人傻錢多的經典案例

人傻錢多的故事見多了，很多時候覺得“應該”還是自己吃不到葡萄，覺得葡萄酸的心裏在作怪。也懶得浪費時間寫評論。今天讀到的這篇故事，怎麽想都想不明白。

貼出來，讓大家議論一下，幫幫忙。

很多人在乎教育的投資價值，因為經濟能力有限，有限的資金得用在最有效率的地方，也沒有錯。不像錢實在是太多的人，他們也不在乎那幾個小錢，隻要孩子樂意，就花唄。

這裏說的是個越南裔媽媽，花了一百五十萬美元（是的，七位數的百萬！），雇了一家公司，幫助孩子申請大學，常青藤名校什麽的都行。而且不管結果如何，都答應支付一百五十萬美元的谘詢費。雖然是口頭答應，同時還真金白銀的支付了七十五萬美元的首付款，答應在獲得錄取之後再支付餘下的七十五萬美元。

結果，做媽媽的似乎是醒悟了，沒有按時支付這個餘款，而認定口頭協議也是必須執行的合同的美國佬，卻將她告上法庭！奇葩，卻不知道為什麽？

能夠支付如此巨款的人，除非獲得的資金太容易，像種了六合彩之類的，否則，不會傻到如此地步：不管成功與否？這條件也太低了點。而且，從該公司的操作過程看， 就是廣種薄收，如此，能夠談得上是專業嗎？我所理解的專業，應該是針對孩子的特點，有的放矢？！還有，隻是名校！這個概念也太過於廣泛。

在這裏，我倒是悟出了一點：這個世界上真的有容易賺的錢，那就是錢多人傻之人身上的票子！

人傻錢多，這應該成為經典例子之一！特此記錄在這裏，備案！

 

Mom Agreed to Pay $1.5M to Elite College Consulting Firm

February 14, 2018 9:27 AM 

by Susan Dutca

 

A mom who agreed to pay $1.5 million to a college-admissions consultant to help her child get into a prestigious prep school and Ivy League College is now being sued for allegedly paying only half the fee. The Manhattan-based firm, The Ivy Coach, says the family is part of the "international aristocracy who have enlisted Ivy Coach's premium services."

 

For some families, paying $9,999 for a weekend "boot camp" on college admissions may be a drop in the bucket. The lawsuit against Vietnamese mother Buoi Thi Bui claims that she promised to pay the $1.5 million fee in two installments but allegedly did not pay the remaining $750,000. The lawsuit also alleges that, at some point, the Ivy coach "became concerned about whether pull payment would be made" after Bui decided she wanted to see early-decision results before making final payments; she had assured the firm that the family would honor its contract.

 

Bui's daughter, Vinh Ngoc Dao reportedly received "substantial guidance and effort" in applying to Amherst, Dartmouth and Williams Colleges; Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, New York, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford and Tufts Universities; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and the Universities of California (Berkeley, Los Angeles and San Diego campuses); Chicago, Pennsylvania and Southern California. Additionally, Ivy Coach's Bev Taylor assisted Dao in applying to seven boarding schools and ultimately helped her get into the Solebury School in Pennsylvania - a private prep school that costs more than $55,000 a year. According to the lawsuit, the hefty fee was worth it. In December, Dao was granted early admission and accepted to an "unnamed Ivy League institution"; a social media post suggests she was accepted to Dartmouth.

 

In addition to losing out on the value of the contract, the firm also lost the opportunity to engage in equally lucrative business with clients, according to the suit. "Ivy Coach also chose to forgo helping other families and students seeking its expertise and guidance - including those who would pay for the full value of the services and benefits provided." Although the fee may seem exorbitant and above the industry norm - with independent consultants charging $85-$350 an hour and offering comprehensive packages ranging from $850-$10,000 - Ivy Coach defends its prices, claiming that "the parents of our students appreciate that it is worth investing to help their children earn admission to an outstanding school when they'd otherwise earn admission only to a pretty good school." Others believe that, although its practices are legal, the firm "borders on unethical because it's not clear what value they are adding." According to the contract, Bui agreed to pay the $1.5 million regardless of whether her daughter was accepted anywhere.