#187 — Confidence Man

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Really.

It was my fault. If I didn’t want to answer highly technical questions from random strangers, I shouldn’t have worn my red fleece vest to the home improvement center. The disaster that happened the day I wore a white shirt and black tie to the Buy More electronics emporium should have been a clue, but maybe I’m a slow learner.

In my defense, it was cold on the morning I went to the home improvement center and my vest is warm and comfortable. It’s also — and I don’t want to underestimate the role this played in the deception that followed — red.

“I’m hanging a flat screen TV. Can you tell me what kind of hardware to use?”

Was he asking me? Was a total stranger really asking me a question about home improvement? (Full Text)

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Notes:

• Thanks to Tim King for helping me correct an embarassing typo in the full text version of Childhood Games.  You can find Tim’s work on-line at http://www.jtimothyking.com/
• Thanks, too, to Sam (@TheMoneyGeek) on Twitter for pointing people to Childhood games.  Sam is a terrific financial adviser and you can learn more about his services at http://www.ydfs.com/
• Finally, thanks to listener Gus for a very encouraging letter!