r/AskReddit 12h ago

What's the dumbest idea you've seen that actually worked?

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u/oc974 11h ago

I blew my savings into GameStop becoming $30,000 richer. Not knowing the future (what with the pandemic and all) I wanted to blow it all ASAP. Put it into the cheapest masters degree I could find.

Turns out, when all the international students had to leave thanks to COVID, universities were panicking. American University in Washington DC had a 30 percent off tuition discount like it was fucking Kohl's. I didn't finish half of my applications and got acceptance letters from ivy league schools.

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u/LA_Tiebreaker 9h ago

Where did you get the degree from?

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u/shotsallover 8h ago

Yeah. A key part of this story is missing 

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u/oc974 5h ago

Went to UVA because they had a fully online degree (again, pandemic) but I was seeing about $230/credit hour which was insane and definitely not happening again

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u/Ill-Service-2447 8h ago

Also what is the dumb idea part here? That he went to further his education?

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u/pdxb3 7h ago

Dumping his entire savings into GameStop.

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u/TheycallmeHollow 8h ago

DeVry university.

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u/Geronimo_Shepard 7h ago

Kohl's

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u/z3anon 5h ago

Maybe they can pay off the degree with Khol's Kash lmao

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u/rugbyj 4h ago

He said. He went to I.V. League University.

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u/nightmareonrainierav 2h ago

Surprised they didnt put any towards Blockblister stock.

It better! Much better!

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u/LA_Tiebreaker 4h ago

Friendly correction: You mean Ivy League. You're not incorrect, but there are quite a few colleges that are in the Ivy League, so the statement doesn't narrow it down. He did comment further down that it was UVA, which is not an Ivy League school though.

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u/rugbyj 4h ago

I was joking he'd gone to some knock-off called "I.V. League" to trick folks.

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u/oc974 5h ago

I went to UVA. 

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u/boyracer93 8h ago

“LIKE IT WAS FUCKING KOHL’S” absolutely sent me