Scrooge Strategy

One of the cutest videos online

12 comments — written on October 11th, 2006

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen online.

But first of all, what kind of guy uses the word “cute”? I don’t know. But when I sent this video around to my friends yesterday and said “check out this cute video,” one guy actually said (and I quote), “I hate you for sending this.” Meanwhile, my sisters were cooing like 13-year-old girls at a John Mayer concert.

It doesn’t have anything to do directly with personal finance, but it did give me some ideas about taking an abstract, seemingly boring concept and make it completely interesting. Hmm…

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  1. 1
    October 11, 2006

    Chris Rako

    And you posted this why? Oh yeah, something about “taking an abstract, seemingly boring concept and make it completely interesting.” riiiiight. :) “jk”

  2. 2
    October 11, 2006

    Alan Le

    Thanks for sharing video. It would be great if this ad is shown on TV more often.

  3. 3
    October 11, 2006

    Devin

    Nice, Ramit. Very ‘aw’. Okay, back up to the macho pedestal now.

  4. 4
    October 11, 2006

    Dru

    I can’t stand how cute this is. makes me sick. I suggest you balance things out a bit and talk about the harsh financial realities of life in your next post.

  5. 5
    October 11, 2006

    Balaji M

    Really enjoyed it. Have added the same in my blog also. Thanks.

  6. 6
    October 11, 2006

    Faisal

    This ad was shown before every movie this summer here in Canada. Chapters, Indigo, and Coles, are all part of the Indigo Books & Music chain (TSX:IDG). Nice find, Ramit. Although I always thought it was wrong for the teacher to read the note out loud.

  7. 7
    October 11, 2006

    NLG

    A good message Ramit, although a little too cutsy beside some of the cynical writing on your site :)

    NG

  8. 8
    October 11, 2006

    Kelly

    OH. MY. WORD.

    *Ralph …*ralph….blaaaaahhh

    that was so cheesh…hallmarky-sentimental…

    and utterly dumb.

    the kid was too young to write like shakespeare….Literate or not!

    Inspire my foot! That kid should be writing about baseball in some phenomenal fashion.

    gag. :) And yes…a good teacher would not read the note out loud…and the boy would be blushing 8 shades of RED!

  9. 9
    October 11, 2006

    NewbietoNYC

    So cute. Gosh, I hate that I find little kids cute and the requisite heartstrings pulled, but…cute.

  10. 10
    October 12, 2006

    B

    My eyes are bleeding.

  11. 11
    October 13, 2006

    john Stebbins

    I want that 20 seconds of my life back.

  12. 12
    October 14, 2006

    anthony

    i’m afraid i hate you too… :)

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