3 Ways We Pay For "Free"
When someone offers you something for free, stop and think before you say yes. They're extracting value from you in some other way. Here are three things we trade for "free" far too often.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. It might sound like something your not-cool dad would say, but it's absolutely true. No matter what anyone tells you, there is a cost to everything. If you're not paying that cost with money, you're paying for it in some other way. Here are just a few examples of the hidden cost of "free:"
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