Marnita
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Podcast Appearances
Okay, so check me out. I was working at the bank. $17 an hour. Talk about irony. In the credit card department of all places. That's where I was. I started learning about cryptocurrency and I walked away. I was like, this is not the way, dude. I walked away and I started learning about cryptocurrency and I thought because he's my cousin that it was going to be easy. No. Right?
Okay, so check me out. I was working at the bank. $17 an hour. Talk about irony. In the credit card department of all places. That's where I was. I started learning about cryptocurrency and I walked away. I was like, this is not the way, dude. I walked away and I started learning about cryptocurrency and I thought because he's my cousin that it was going to be easy. No. Right?
He made me go to work. But that was the best thing he could have ever done for me.
He made me go to work. But that was the best thing he could have ever done for me.
He made me go to work. But that was the best thing he could have ever done for me.
He said, you got to learn this stuff, girlfriend. I'm not going to tell you. I could have had it to where I say, hey, I have $500, Brandon. Where should I put it? He said, no, no, no. do my course, learn about what cryptocurrency is. He said, do you know who Shytoshi Nakamoto is? I said, no. He said, don't ask me where to invest your money if you don't even know who that is, right?
He said, you got to learn this stuff, girlfriend. I'm not going to tell you. I could have had it to where I say, hey, I have $500, Brandon. Where should I put it? He said, no, no, no. do my course, learn about what cryptocurrency is. He said, do you know who Shytoshi Nakamoto is? I said, no. He said, don't ask me where to invest your money if you don't even know who that is, right?
He said, you got to learn this stuff, girlfriend. I'm not going to tell you. I could have had it to where I say, hey, I have $500, Brandon. Where should I put it? He said, no, no, no. do my course, learn about what cryptocurrency is. He said, do you know who Shytoshi Nakamoto is? I said, no. He said, don't ask me where to invest your money if you don't even know who that is, right?
Oh, yeah, absolutely. That was the first thing I encountered. I thought I was being freed, but instead I was scammed.
Oh, yeah, absolutely. That was the first thing I encountered. I thought I was being freed, but instead I was scammed.
Oh, yeah, absolutely. That was the first thing I encountered. I thought I was being freed, but instead I was scammed.
Well, OK, so I'm Polynesian. And so there was a self-made billionaire in crypto who was Tongan and I was Tongan. So that was very appealing and attractive to me. And like a dummy, we're just like, here's our money. Take our money. Like, you know, because we're just like trusting him to, you know, take the helm and guide us.
Well, OK, so I'm Polynesian. And so there was a self-made billionaire in crypto who was Tongan and I was Tongan. So that was very appealing and attractive to me. And like a dummy, we're just like, here's our money. Take our money. Like, you know, because we're just like trusting him to, you know, take the helm and guide us.
Well, OK, so I'm Polynesian. And so there was a self-made billionaire in crypto who was Tongan and I was Tongan. So that was very appealing and attractive to me. And like a dummy, we're just like, here's our money. Take our money. Like, you know, because we're just like trusting him to, you know, take the helm and guide us.
But he was actually a con artist and he scammed us, took all our money and ghosted us. So we lost 57K collectively as a family.
But he was actually a con artist and he scammed us, took all our money and ghosted us. So we lost 57K collectively as a family.
But he was actually a con artist and he scammed us, took all our money and ghosted us. So we lost 57K collectively as a family.
Yes, it is. And it took a big toll on me. And I told myself that I wasn't going to let that happen to anyone. It didn't have to just be my family. If someone was interested in learning more about crypto and I had something to share with them, then I was going to pay it forward. So then I had to take a seat and start learning and start getting educated.
Yes, it is. And it took a big toll on me. And I told myself that I wasn't going to let that happen to anyone. It didn't have to just be my family. If someone was interested in learning more about crypto and I had something to share with them, then I was going to pay it forward. So then I had to take a seat and start learning and start getting educated.
Yes, it is. And it took a big toll on me. And I told myself that I wasn't going to let that happen to anyone. It didn't have to just be my family. If someone was interested in learning more about crypto and I had something to share with them, then I was going to pay it forward. So then I had to take a seat and start learning and start getting educated.