Getting Rich on Government Money: Profiles by VICE

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    VICE meets Matthew Lesko, the self-proclaimed federal grant researcher and infomercial personality who made it big in his "question mark" suit. He has written more than 20 books telling people how to get money from the US government.
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  • @ill4763
    @ill4763 Před 5 lety +5967

    I used to work at a Starbucks that this guy frequented. I would look at him in his question mark suit and be like " WTF...!" fast forward a year or so after I found out by mere chance what he does, I sat down next to him and asked him about ways to get into the IT industry (no degree, no exp) he recommended a local non-profit organization that teaches tech support. now I am a network engineer thanks to this man! God bless him!

    • @aja1108
      @aja1108 Před 5 lety +61

      Wow! I'm sold!

    • @Lissemt
      @Lissemt Před 5 lety +44

      I’m buying his book

    • @tipppy1000
      @tipppy1000 Před 5 lety +34

      Cool bro thanks for sharing your story 👍🏼

    • @Subfightr
      @Subfightr Před 5 lety +24

      How extremely nice of him.

    • @Subfightr
      @Subfightr Před 5 lety +35

      You should write him and tell him thank you.

  • @completesentences2125
    @completesentences2125 Před 6 lety +1704

    He’s being super modest about how he didn’t do any of the work on those books. Can you imagine sifting through all those government documents and categorizing them all into digestible chapters to be interpreted by the common man and adding silly titles that coincide with your image? That sounds horrible.

    • @cancerino666
      @cancerino666 Před 5 lety +129

      I think he is trying to highlight how all the programs were already there for a long time, even books explaining them, the information was just not getting to people.

    • @steph8703
      @steph8703 Před 5 lety +35

      God bless him for it though💯💖

    • @Burningredroses
      @Burningredroses Před 4 lety +17

      That's genius..

    • @monicacardenas9300
      @monicacardenas9300 Před 4 lety +3

      thats exactly what I was thinking... I was like noooo i tried this,, this is hard lol

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 Před 4 lety

      It's crazy how me and you pay for people making those reports through tax money.

  • @kpepperl319
    @kpepperl319 Před 5 lety +1849

    I totally agreed with him when he said rich people go to the government and ask for money first, average citizens would never do.

    • @gonzodelphiki2083
      @gonzodelphiki2083 Před 4 lety +142

      This is underrated and tells a story of the USA that most people forget. Most people don't WANT a handout but wouldn't ignore one in their face.
      The wealthy see the government as a partner, while the common folk see govt as an enemy. This is a MAJOR point often missed

    • @spacepope7867
      @spacepope7867 Před 4 lety +86

      @@gonzodelphiki2083 Its crazy when he said people were getting mad at him for "promoting welfare" as he never tells people to stop working. And rich people and companies take advantage of taxbreaks and subsidies all the time. Theyve just managed to convince the average shmuck like us that its socialism when we use it and capitalism when they do.

    • @jamalcalypse
      @jamalcalypse Před 4 lety +52

      "Socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the poor." -MLK

    • @davidbasset7557
      @davidbasset7557 Před 4 lety +10

      This hits so hard rn 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @CrazyLibs
      @CrazyLibs Před 4 lety

      All poor people look for government hand its or lazy people do, rich work hard damn hard..

  • @carddealer34
    @carddealer34 Před 5 lety +1489

    I remember his commercials in high school. Now I work for the federal government....and he is absolutely right. Come get your money!!!!!

    • @curtisramsey2219
      @curtisramsey2219 Před 5 lety +11

      How???

    • @InternetKilledTV21
      @InternetKilledTV21 Před 5 lety +36

      @@curtisramsey2219 because a government looking out for its citizens is the worst thing ever!!1!

    • @DaCheapChimp
      @DaCheapChimp Před 5 lety +28

      @@InternetKilledTV21 Because the government, forcefully takes from others without consent. If you care, Frederic bastiat "the law" will help explain why people think there should be a smaller government. Its on youtube

    • @CaveDweller__
      @CaveDweller__ Před 5 lety +22

      That money ain't free though, it had to be taken out of someone else's paycheck!

    • @InternetKilledTV21
      @InternetKilledTV21 Před 5 lety +59

      @@DaCheapChimp oh no the government makes us pay taxes, who knew?!

  • @senselocke
    @senselocke Před 6 lety +638

    I remember this guy from when I was a kid. I always just assumed he was scamming people. Wish I'd have known he was serious, and actively trying to help

    • @cancerino666
      @cancerino666 Před 5 lety +69

      @Madeline Harper Maybe it was the right thing to do, because the most desperate people are the ones that tend to fall to those types of scammers. Appearing as one might ironically might have had him reach more people in need.

    • @kimidanger1150
      @kimidanger1150 Před 5 lety +6

      @*Gasp how is he scamming people?

    • @jenlovesgreen
      @jenlovesgreen Před 5 lety +21

      @*Gasp I don't feel that he's scamming people by offering easier access to programs that have a specific qualification set. It took him time and effort to sort through tons of programs and legal jargon to find programs for some people in need that might actually be assisted.

    • @chewie2055
      @chewie2055 Před 5 lety +4

      Kimi Danger He is scamming people....if you buy his books...he tells you just enough that you have to either join a website for a constant fee or buy his next book which tell you to do the same...

    • @kimidanger1150
      @kimidanger1150 Před 5 lety +9

      @@chewie2055 hes been writing books since before anyone even internet.. I think youre mistaken.

  • @tiffanileigh56
    @tiffanileigh56 Před 4 lety +560

    When I was 18, I read his book front to back in one day, trying to find government funding so I could get a good job and start my life. By the end of it, I became memorized with Federal grants. I am now a Grant Management Specialist, helping people after disasters to manage their money. It's 20 years later, and I still think about how that book changed how I see the world. I don't care what anyone says about him, he brought passion to government programs and he changed my life. Thank goodness I made it out.

  • @MsTuliplady
    @MsTuliplady Před 5 lety +528

    People judge a guy like Lesko, but get angry (then passively accept) government bailouts for corporations that pay no taxes?

    • @Colonelhaydeemew
      @Colonelhaydeemew Před 5 lety +30

      THIS!!! Clearly the latter is a *much* larger amount of money "lost" for the government. Hundreds of millions in tax dollars are lost annually from multi-billion dollar industries, because for some reason people in charge think these large corporations will in some way "give back" to those customers in forms other than taxes. That is a gross assumption that these individuals care about the masses when in reality most of the rich just keep getting richer, and only care about filling their pockets.

    • @FaithandNova
      @FaithandNova Před 5 lety +8

      EXACTLY!!!

    • @kay2-5-3
      @kay2-5-3 Před 4 lety +5

      FACTS

    • @ryanwagner6715
      @ryanwagner6715 Před 4 lety

      Hay : you have a very valid point of view . Maybe we should all be communists . Tat worked out well throughout history .or maybe we should try fascism. That ideal worked even better than communism . Or ooh wait maybe we should force the government to make all the decisions for everyone who opens up a business . I mean it’s not like the average citizen can become an entrepreneur in America without having been born into money . Right ?

    • @honeyshemoves5893
      @honeyshemoves5893 Před 4 lety +11

      @@Colonelhaydeemew Andrew Yang wants to use those "lost dollars" as a monthly dividend for the People. The Amazons and Googles profit off of our data and this dividend could make the citizens the share holders in our nation.

  • @stevenrisberg3299
    @stevenrisberg3299 Před 5 lety +1642

    When Bill Nye, Ted Danson, and The Riddler have a son.

  • @TheShiz9797
    @TheShiz9797 Před 5 lety +2042

    I started the video hating this guy and ended it loving him. If the government is going to tax you to pay for these programs then it is better that the money go to normal people rather than massive corporations.

    • @hudont0
      @hudont0 Před 5 lety +20

      James Payne accidentally pressed thumbs down when I meant to comment. I totally agree. Especially when you look at the cat cuts of corporations vs individual people

    • @r0ckbass
      @r0ckbass Před 5 lety +32

      how can anyone hate Lesko? he's an American legend!

    • @zazarays
      @zazarays Před 5 lety +8

      i remember this guy from TV when i was a kid. I thought for sure he was full of sht. idk now

    • @Colonelhaydeemew
      @Colonelhaydeemew Před 5 lety +28

      Exactly! My partner and his whole shift got cut (30 people) and we decided to use government benefits until he was able to find a job to help support us. We felt incredibly guilty but we have both been paying into the system for decades, tens of thousands taken in taxes from the both of us just last year. Damn right I was going to take advantage of those supplemental benefits until we can get our heads above water again. Without assistance we would have had to be homeless, until he was able to get a new job and that first check. People mock the system until they are the ones that need it, I've definitely learned from that.

    • @chucklebutt4470
      @chucklebutt4470 Před 4 lety +7

      @Patriot Jefferson haha

  • @timwolf6470
    @timwolf6470 Před 5 lety +2077

    My mom bought one of his books and i thought she was crazy...then she got a free grant for 50,000 dolars to fix our house and one of the stipulations was we just had to live in the house for 5 years ..if not we would have to pay it back ....i didnt believe it but it worked...mind was blown 😱🤑🤑

    • @BIGDADDY1A
      @BIGDADDY1A Před 5 lety +89

      find that book and give that sight

    • @MichaelOnRockyTop
      @MichaelOnRockyTop Před 5 lety +31

      Tell us about the program!!!

    • @timwolf6470
      @timwolf6470 Před 5 lety +25

      @@MichaelOnRockyTop i dont know it i just know it was in the book i was 14 when she did it

    • @timwolf6470
      @timwolf6470 Před 5 lety +48

      @@MichaelOnRockyTop she also passed away or i would just ask her ...get this mans book

    • @kimberlyalexander7905
      @kimberlyalexander7905 Před 5 lety +61

      So sorry for your loss. GOD Bless you!!!

  • @lo-fifox3548
    @lo-fifox3548 Před 4 lety +265

    "The government should be doing what I'm doing..."
    This line right here. He's telling people, informing them about programs that already exist that are meant to help people, and he's doing nothing wrong. People don't seem to realize that the government is supposed to be working for you. Helping you. If they actually did their job, there would be so many more programs out there that actually help people. I'm talking free medical, education, etc. But no. The government for a long time is being run to help corporations make billions. Laws made to take away from programs that would help keep people of the streets and fed. Some people like to complain and say that the government isn't supposed to be helping you and I call bull on that. It was created for that very purpose.

    • @SciVias917
      @SciVias917 Před 4 lety +2

      Or maybe programs like these work best when not weighed down by govt bureaucracies. Small charities are much more efficient.

    • @iniesta8856
      @iniesta8856 Před 4 lety +6

      Facts, if the government plans to keep on taxing ppl so high, that needs to cover much more than infrastructure (the taxes one person pays yearly on average can cover a mile+ strip of road that many thousands of people drive over a day).

    • @DeniseSmith-vq3eo
      @DeniseSmith-vq3eo Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you. I have always said this and you are 110 percent correct

    • @mrkuppy
      @mrkuppy Před 3 lety +4

      @@SciVias917 except they're not. No one who understands service delivery to citizens works in non profit due to poor pay, paperwork is a mess, process management is ass backwards. The problem with charities is funds given to them are made sure they go to 'programming' and metrics to ensure they're helping people, but the funds never go to actually making sure they reinvest in ways to make it so their more efficient.

  • @scottsmith5376
    @scottsmith5376 Před 5 lety +186

    I will say this for mister Lesko as a testament to his character. When I bought his book I opened it there was a note inside stating I didn't send quite enough money. They deal was supposed to include two books. Instead of returning my order. He sent me one book. Which I thought was a fair deal. I can't remember how short I was. But it really impressed me he did that and even signed the note. I wish I still had it.

  • @setdavidfree
    @setdavidfree Před 8 lety +2223

    His son, Morgan, went to my highschool, was a normal dude. Drove to school in a car with question marks painted all over it though

    • @nedisahonkey
      @nedisahonkey Před 7 lety +275

      setdavidfree I honestly don't want to know if that's a true story or not, I NEED that to be reality

    • @phoenixLeoRising333
      @phoenixLeoRising333 Před 6 lety +10

      setdavidfree Ned is the man!!! Lol

    • @siniousike
      @siniousike Před 6 lety +8

      Ned Gold right lol 😂

    • @jjwachter82
      @jjwachter82 Před 6 lety +49

      Ned Gold It is true. I also went to HS with Morgan. Can confirm he was a friendly, normal dude that would drive a car (minivan maybe too?) with ?’s all over it.

    • @luxishkahan
      @luxishkahan Před 6 lety +19

      @3:12 you can see it

  • @GaryIV
    @GaryIV Před 5 lety +2390

    Shouldn't this guy be busy running the fake Good Place?

    • @dunnock343
      @dunnock343 Před 5 lety +17

      Creative Nothing.... dude spoilers and no this guy doesn’t look like that other guy.

    • @gluenerf9087
      @gluenerf9087 Před 5 lety +4

      Manual Clutch I think he was trying to say rip off

    • @magicbuskey
      @magicbuskey Před 5 lety +39

      To be fair, The Good Place stole the character from this guy.

    • @melaninstrength1853
      @melaninstrength1853 Před 5 lety +1

      Creative Nothing brooo🤣🤣😭

    • @justinw2451
      @justinw2451 Před 4 lety +5

      This guy is who they are pretending to be

  • @DurdleDers
    @DurdleDers Před 4 lety +133

    "Funky is cheaper than fancy...and Funky's more fun."
    Words to live by.

  • @jackdurham4410
    @jackdurham4410 Před 5 lety +847

    this is like if a batman villian found jesus

  • @Merrybandoruffians
    @Merrybandoruffians Před 6 lety +291

    I live in the same town as this guy. I didn’t even know it until I watched this Vice profile. - like a week later I saw him and his wife sitting right next to me at a stop light in their question mark car! I have never been so excited in my life

  • @jenniebond8370
    @jenniebond8370 Před 8 lety +139

    "If you DON'T believe your work is helping people you SHOULD be smart enough to do something else." wise words.

  • @passiveaggressiveflamingo6851
    @passiveaggressiveflamingo6851 Před 5 lety +1991

    You may think you’re confident. But are you, nearly-80-walking-around-in-your-rainbow-boxer-briefs-while-being-filmed-confident? #lifegoals

    • @alakani
      @alakani Před 5 lety +51

      @Sunny Love Ageism/bullying fail. He's 76. You must not wear rainbow underpants

    • @weasoneofficial2899
      @weasoneofficial2899 Před 5 lety +25

      Dude does look good for 76 though

    • @twistedfrannie9311
      @twistedfrannie9311 Před 5 lety +5

      Goals indeed!!!

    • @danbrown6941
      @danbrown6941 Před 4 lety +2

      @@cuddlestheadorable1153 and when you ask about it he just points the suit

    • @donjonjr1
      @donjonjr1 Před 4 lety +5

      I so need a pair of rainbow briefs!

  • @cito1368
    @cito1368 Před 2 lety +30

    I remember this guy from a stream a while back, fell asleep with this on with his iPad, really connected with him on a deep level. Love it!

  • @lolwtfh4xomgpr0
    @lolwtfh4xomgpr0 Před 7 lety +781

    I don't get it why people hate this guy for telling about government programs that you've already paid taxes for in order to have.
    If you qualify, then use it. You have already paid for it via your taxes.

    • @Sunshinejkc
      @Sunshinejkc Před 5 lety +5

      Right

    • @oregonnich
      @oregonnich Před 5 lety +10

      Because many people don't pay for it.

    • @bearwarner4994
      @bearwarner4994 Před 5 lety +43

      I think the main misconception people have is that they think if you don't use the grant money, that somehow the tax money will be given back to the people that originally paid it, or something. They don't get it that the money either gets used for this stuff, or gets wasted, or gets recycled back into the same programs.

    • @klaytmorfoot5135
      @klaytmorfoot5135 Před 5 lety +15

      Ayy Lmao no you haven’t. That’s why we’re $21 trillion in debt. Yes endless wars and corporate welfare are huge. There is no free lunch. In the near term I’m sure it’s awesome. All societies fail for this reason. Once the government is allowed to exit sound money and use fiat they inflate the supply until its total failure. Every single time throughout history. Santayana, those who cannot remember the past...? But yes Keynes said in the long run we’re all dead, so who cares live it up right? There will be consequences to this. Venezuelan children lived the outcome of runaway debasement and paid the ultimate price. The government fixed the problem by making it illegal for doctors to report starvation as their cause of death. If this all seems incoherent and confuses you, that’s exactly why we are collectively fucked.

    • @justinheretotroll3032
      @justinheretotroll3032 Před 5 lety +1

      .... If you pay taxes.

  • @spoontang
    @spoontang Před 6 lety +714

    Dude looks like the love child of Orville Redenbacher and The Riddler

  • @maipoina-xk5zk
    @maipoina-xk5zk Před 5 lety +162

    Their love is absolutely adorable. Finding someone who accepts your weird is the ultimate soulmate.

  • @chispuda
    @chispuda Před 5 lety +418

    I bought his book. Lol I actually got a few grants for school :). I love him and his wife! They’re super sweet!

    • @BluesStraightFromTheHarp
      @BluesStraightFromTheHarp Před 5 lety +13

      Sairve Two This man is my new hero! What heart! Is there a way that you know of to contact this man? I really admire his love of life & helping people.

    • @IAMHe777
      @IAMHe777 Před 4 lety +5

      Which book did you buy?

    • @jotak2206
      @jotak2206 Před 4 lety

      Same thats how im in college rn is crazy so many programs and grants

    • @ameliar6374
      @ameliar6374 Před 4 lety

      Which book was it?

    • @djborracho3090
      @djborracho3090 Před 4 lety

      That weirdos married?? Lol

  • @danmunhoz1714
    @danmunhoz1714 Před 6 lety +122

    I use to live in Montgomery County MD for 5 years and Lesko use to frequent the mall I worked at all the time, he is totally the same in real life, always a big smile on his face. Super humble dude, I always respected this hell outta him!

  • @dustinb4286
    @dustinb4286 Před 8 lety +1028

    When I was a kid, I thought he was the Riddler's dad.

    • @drinxs505
      @drinxs505 Před 6 lety +28

      dustinb42
      You mean the daddler

    • @greenghost7907
      @greenghost7907 Před 6 lety +4

      dustinb42 I’m pretty sure he is our version of the riddler

    • @maxpainter33
      @maxpainter33 Před 6 lety +1

      dustinb42 lmfao hahahahahaha

    • @IARRCSim
      @IARRCSim Před 6 lety +4

      Maybe he is. The Riddler could have written that thank you dad letter that they read.

    • @drgirl4443
      @drgirl4443 Před 6 lety

      I actually chuckled laughing

  • @Greensheep627
    @Greensheep627 Před 2 lety +17

    This is the kinda video I would love to fall asleep naked to

  • @user-xm4dt4dc2l
    @user-xm4dt4dc2l Před 5 lety +84

    13 minutes, Said something about the heart. Fucked me up. Question mark guy, your alright.

  • @Archman2312
    @Archman2312 Před 8 lety +732

    This is the kind of stuff that reminds me why I started watching VICE in the first place. I had completely forgotten about this guy. Would have probably never thought about him again. Turns out he's a pretty interesting guy. I'd love to see more stories like this instead of tons and tons more videos about drugs. Uncle on the drug videos.

    • @kiana2292
      @kiana2292 Před 7 lety +28

      Archman2312 Yessssss I could not agree with this comment more! Vice was always about showing us edgy, interesting and off beat stories and now all we see is "eating cannabis infused cupcakes with the rock johnson" it's embarrassing frankly

    • @technom3598
      @technom3598 Před 7 lety +13

      Archman2312 agreed so sick of all the marijuana BS... we get it... you vape...

    • @jeffreypham4066
      @jeffreypham4066 Před 7 lety +3

      Archman2312 so true lmao

    • @maxpainter33
      @maxpainter33 Před 6 lety +3

      Archman2312 seriously dude!!!!!! i ducking completely agree

    • @thomasdr08
      @thomasdr08 Před 5 lety

      I didn't think he was really this eccentric. Makes me love that portion of my childhood that much more!

  • @ChubbsRN
    @ChubbsRN Před 9 lety +527

    I remember seeing this guy on tv as a kid.Oh man what a trip it was to see him here

    • @mark1952able
      @mark1952able Před 6 lety

      Yep, Old and outdated.....

    • @PhillipNeal
      @PhillipNeal Před 6 lety +1

      Me too lol

    • @timpande6900
      @timpande6900 Před 6 lety

      I wonder if there's really free government money like he says... or if it's all conman b.s. to get you to buy his books.

    • @MOA0831
      @MOA0831 Před 6 lety

      Tim Pande zilch,bigots and lowlife pedo's run it.

    • @SOMD-THC
      @SOMD-THC Před 6 lety

      Tim Pande I bought 1 of his books back in the late 80's. Couldn't make sense of it. Does not mean it wasn't useful. I just didn't get anything out of it. Wish I hadn't gotten rid of the book. Now that I am older would love a 2nd chance at reading it. Ran into him @ BWI International Airport. I had just gotten off flight and he was about to get on 1. Said hi. He said hi back! Sorry I was not more help.

  • @eliyafethsoto1309
    @eliyafethsoto1309 Před 5 lety +74

    He's on CZcams.
    INSTANTLY subbed.

    • @Bigfleek100
      @Bigfleek100 Před 4 lety

      Eliyafeth Soto what’s his page called

    • @B33NTR1LL
      @B33NTR1LL Před 4 lety +4

      @@Bigfleek100 czcams.com/channels/wKJZfa7sWV_qKxQnLBUpjA.html or just search Matthew Lesko

  • @WHITELIONNYC
    @WHITELIONNYC Před 5 lety +215

    Much respect to this man. I had no idea he was such a genuinely good guy. Plus, they are the happiest couple I've ever seen!
    👋🏿🤑👍🏿

  • @yusufbadereldin5074
    @yusufbadereldin5074 Před 8 lety +2351

    Bill Nye the Science guy's brother is that you?

    • @krystingrant6292
      @krystingrant6292 Před 8 lety +4

      I said the same lol

    • @Dominickudo
      @Dominickudo Před 8 lety

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😪😯😄😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 bravo bravo that was funny

    • @antonolsson994
      @antonolsson994 Před 8 lety +2

      +joseph Berlin I thought the exact same thing haha!

    • @_KeneYah
      @_KeneYah Před 8 lety +11

      +joseph Berlin naw the Riddlers cousin

    • @johnmakowski2966
      @johnmakowski2966 Před 7 lety +8

      I thought "Now I know what Ted Danson does in his off time !"

  • @PlsWaLuigiDomMe
    @PlsWaLuigiDomMe Před 10 lety +434

    I want to be as happy as him when I'm his age

  • @dayc5933
    @dayc5933 Před 4 lety +46

    THIS is what crazy, insane, ultra driven, smart people do. THIS is crazy.

  • @MontyBrad
    @MontyBrad Před 5 lety +102

    That moment you notice "Did he just take off his pants!!!???" 😂😂❤🔥👏😄

  • @DrewberTravels
    @DrewberTravels Před 8 lety +220

    It makes me really happy that this guy is so down to earth.

  • @johnathandamron3162
    @johnathandamron3162 Před 5 lety +543

    They make a freaking adorable couple, just saying.

  • @laurenmartin9461
    @laurenmartin9461 Před 4 lety +30

    Saw this man and his wife at IKEA a few months ago and I gotta say they were the best dressed couple I’ve seen in a while

    • @DiscoAmazing
      @DiscoAmazing Před 3 lety +1

      @Matthews Lesko dont answer this scammer

  • @jakp8777
    @jakp8777 Před 5 lety +118

    This guy is amazing, he’s 76 and has sex 4+ times a week.

  • @SweepingDeveloper
    @SweepingDeveloper Před 5 lety +336

    Why do I get the feeling that Mr. Lesko is like a federal Robin Hood?

    • @chucklebutt4470
      @chucklebutt4470 Před 4 lety +10

      Whoa he put out a video last year called Reverse Robin Hood: Gov't Gives More Grants To Wealthy & Cuts Money From Needy

    • @sideshowbob2908
      @sideshowbob2908 Před 3 lety

      Well said!!

  • @iknowmewhoareyou2615
    @iknowmewhoareyou2615 Před 8 lety +450

    sad that he doesn't have any friends, and still he is such a kind hearted person!

    • @iknowmewhoareyou2615
      @iknowmewhoareyou2615 Před 7 lety +78

      Derek Charette Please don't project your life on him! It is obvious that he would like to have more friends, he admit its because he is a bit weird/eccentric! GTFOH

    • @ElevateResumeDesign
      @ElevateResumeDesign Před 7 lety +2

      agreed

    • @liam71rock
      @liam71rock Před 7 lety +50

      He's very outgoing . If he really wanted them, he'd have them. Seems to me he gets what he needs from interactions with many people rather than a small group. I don't know, just a thought.

    • @2far2quit49
      @2far2quit49 Před 7 lety +5

      he does, not many

    • @BatteryExhausted
      @BatteryExhausted Před 7 lety +12

      He is not kind. He is conning people out of money for a 'get rich quick' scheme. You can see by the amount of books he has 'written' - he prays on the desperate and greedy. Any bullshit packed into a 'free stuff/get rich' book. He sells his 'service' (bullshit) to the common man. No one gets rich from his advice except him, because idiots buy his crap.

  • @BlkWillow28
    @BlkWillow28 Před 4 lety +28

    This man is a legend. He's one of the reasons why I wanted to become a librarian: To get the information out to the people. Thanks Mr. Lesko for all of your hard work!

  • @nityking1
    @nityking1 Před 5 lety +85

    So I'd like a copy of that IRS book, especially if it's for free.

  • @TheVinylBroadcaster
    @TheVinylBroadcaster Před 10 lety +1263

    Smart man. Self made man who made his wealth by doing things that other Americans are too lazy to research. A true success story.

    • @doorkicker6823
      @doorkicker6823 Před 10 lety +9

      yep made lots of money of copyright infringement which we get in trouble for now

    • @hashish2020
      @hashish2020 Před 10 lety +109

      DoorKicker Are you moronic or just regular stupid? Government works are public domain. Do you seriously think the government owns the text LAWS and REGULATIONS and you can't copy them, because they are copyrighted? How the hell does that work?

    • @Wanderlust1972
      @Wanderlust1972 Před 10 lety +15

      Ani Jay ya Lesko is a genius and we can learn from his grant research

    • @user-rh5ej5on5d
      @user-rh5ej5on5d Před 10 lety +1

      Ani Jay 看過擎天崗

    • @Wanderlust1972
      @Wanderlust1972 Před 9 lety +41

      quagmire444 what he did made money and is legal, hes a genius

  • @justanothersouthernhelle8904

    The OG social media influencer 😂💪

  • @LaLaLaAllDayLong
    @LaLaLaAllDayLong Před 5 lety +28

    I loved when he talked about his family

  • @alexflower666
    @alexflower666 Před 2 lety +9

    Saul Goodman came from this guy Thanks Jerma for this video

  • @McCallahanIndustries
    @McCallahanIndustries Před 10 lety +198

    If they do a biopic on him, Steve Carell would be hilarious as Matthew Lesko

    • @Uthyrexe
      @Uthyrexe Před 3 lety +3

      This would be dope

    • @johnbalk6091
      @johnbalk6091 Před 3 lety +8

      Jim Carey would be great too.

    • @GrahamPablo
      @GrahamPablo Před 3 lety +6

      Ted Danson

    • @overweightactor
      @overweightactor Před 3 lety +6

      I'm thinking more like bringing Steve Martin back for one last job.

    • @Wakeup382
      @Wakeup382 Před 3 lety +4

      Only some of you know how deep this man is. He in reality isn't all goofy like he acts. He is really a deep thoughtful and caring man. what you see on the outside is his joker side. The other side of the man I know isn't that goofy guy. He's brilliant.

  • @jw7075
    @jw7075 Před 8 lety +104

    You have to applaud the guy, his kids love him, he's made money, lost money, and still has a great attitude! Good job!

    • @jw7075
      @jw7075 Před 3 lety +1

      @Matthew Lesko Good morning Matthew! 🙋‍♂️
      Well, firstly, do I owe you any money? If yes, then I live in Albania, come and get me!
      If not, I currently reside in beautiful Pasco, WA near the convergence of the Columbia, Yakima, and Snake Rivers. 🏖

    • @jw7075
      @jw7075 Před 3 lety +1

      @Matthew Lesko Sort of, I’m a veteran with a little disability payment. Not combat, gratefully. But I did just start a sole proprietorship a few months ago and capital for tools has been difficult.

    • @chawanneburns8413
      @chawanneburns8413 Před 2 lety

      @@jw7075 Are you still able to secure grants funds yet

    • @chawanneburns8413
      @chawanneburns8413 Před 2 lety

      @@jw7075 I can help link you up.,..

  • @FreyasArts
    @FreyasArts Před 5 lety +35

    I clicked on the video because of the funny looking guy in a question mark suit and I was not disappointed 😁

    • @FreyasArts
      @FreyasArts Před 3 lety

      @Matthew Lesko hi, how are you? I'm from Germany :)

  • @IncredibleMD
    @IncredibleMD Před 4 lety +39

    They both have amazing faces for caricature artists.

  • @emmettfriedrichs4593
    @emmettfriedrichs4593 Před 9 lety +464

    Thank god he uses chrome.

    • @efraino85
      @efraino85 Před 9 lety +44

      Comment of the year

    • @TECHNOBRIGHTON
      @TECHNOBRIGHTON Před 6 lety +1

      I don't get it

    • @ncole90
      @ncole90 Před 6 lety +6

      I used to be a Chrome man, realized how bad it is on RAM, went Firefox and never looked back.

    • @zachsmith1731
      @zachsmith1731 Před 6 lety

      dudes Opera

    • @error.418
      @error.418 Před 6 lety

      Opera is terrible these days, they didn't keep up with the W3C, unlike Chrome and Firefox who actively push the W3C

  • @sunrisesunset7
    @sunrisesunset7 Před 6 lety +79

    "Funky is cheaper than fancy" LOL Hell Yes

  • @NashekaMedley
    @NashekaMedley Před 5 lety +15

    I see why people recommend telling your story. People are either going to love you or dislike you and I like this couple.

  • @MontyBrad
    @MontyBrad Před 5 lety +110

    "You think this is crazy? Where saving lots of time... cuz I probably wont like you either." 😄👍

  • @HeatLedgerKicks
    @HeatLedgerKicks Před 9 lety +754

    they're a good couple

  • @j.w.5510
    @j.w.5510 Před 5 lety +565

    "I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it."

    • @VentDeux
      @VentDeux Před 4 lety +7

      😅😅😅, called out my whole play

    • @nicolasleyva1216
      @nicolasleyva1216 Před 4 lety +9

      That’s a bill gates quote right?

    • @csengercsizmadia
      @csengercsizmadia Před 4 lety +3

      How is this applicable? His own wife said he is a 24/7 working person. Stop throwing around random shitty quotes

    • @rwm1980
      @rwm1980 Před 4 lety +3

      Lazy people dont work!

    • @ace50105010
      @ace50105010 Před 3 lety +1

      Bill Gates 👌

  • @Meander101001
    @Meander101001 Před 2 lety +8

    thanks jerma

  • @mongrelbitchband
    @mongrelbitchband Před 5 lety +4

    I met Lesko in NYC....nicest guy you ever want to meet...he was in a hurry but actually stopped shook our hands and took a pic with us ....he has 6 kids too....such a nice guy😀❤️😀❤️😀

    • @chef_vintag3595
      @chef_vintag3595 Před 4 lety +1

      I grew up in Ny and feel like I’ve def seen him around a few times lol

  • @chuckfilming
    @chuckfilming Před 6 lety +264

    Haha this guy lives in DC and I run into him all the time. He has two cars with question marks all over them. Funny thing is, I talked with him in a bar once, and him and I are from the same hometown (Scranton, PA).

    • @blinks486
      @blinks486 Před 5 lety +19

      chuck cascio THE ELECTRIC CITY

    • @pepfn9066
      @pepfn9066 Před 5 lety +18

      The only reason i know scranton is from the office lol

    • @robharmon8224
      @robharmon8224 Před 5 lety +17

      Found the Strangler

    • @snoochpounder
      @snoochpounder Před 5 lety +13

      I’ve heard the paper factories are good up there

    • @kassandraenger3267
      @kassandraenger3267 Před 5 lety

      chuck cascio hes from scranton?? Im From the poconos

  • @alleycat822
    @alleycat822 Před 9 lety +60

    There's a man who is comfortable being who he is ☺

  • @SwizzyPlays
    @SwizzyPlays Před 4 lety +52

    Love how he admitted to straight plagiarism multiple times in this video lol

    • @Dizzz127
      @Dizzz127 Před 3 lety +11

      I don’t think you can plagiarize public information. It’s like writing a book on public health guidelines. All the information is public you just have to find it.

    • @SwizzyPlays
      @SwizzyPlays Před 3 lety

      Dizzz127 that’s like saying because a book or someone’s research is public information you copying it without changing a thing isn’t plagiarism? Lol

    • @iguana6746
      @iguana6746 Před 3 lety +12

      @@SwizzyPlays he means the legal meaning of public. a random book someone publishes isnt public information, but the guidelines on receiving grants from the government or a research the government did on pasta, is public, meaning every member of the public has the right to use that information openly

    • @sbagrantsoffers5118
      @sbagrantsoffers5118 Před 2 lety

      @@iguana6746 where are you originally from?

  • @SexlexicLex
    @SexlexicLex Před 4 lety +33

    This man is a style icon. I'm surprised he's not being shuttled around the world as a fashion week staple.

    • @chawanneburn5996
      @chawanneburn5996 Před 3 lety

      Where are you from?

    • @SexlexicLex
      @SexlexicLex Před 3 lety

      @@chawanneburn5996 Russia.

    • @chawanneburn5996
      @chawanneburn5996 Před 3 lety

      @@SexlexicLex what kind of business do you have?

    • @SexlexicLex
      @SexlexicLex Před 3 lety

      @@chawanneburn5996 I’m a SaaS salesman and a freelance copywriter.

    • @chawanneburn5996
      @chawanneburn5996 Před 3 lety

      @@SexlexicLex Are you able to secure a current grant going on in 🇷🇺Russian yet?

  • @carlos-andrespazmino8157
    @carlos-andrespazmino8157 Před 5 lety +121

    Wow the Riddler sure mellowed out after Batman retired

  • @jackreacher4297
    @jackreacher4297 Před 6 lety +351

    The positive effects of LSD lol

  • @augustgrey-music1031
    @augustgrey-music1031 Před 4 lety +48

    I'm going to be his arch nemesis and wear suits with exclamation marks

  • @bbrenddon
    @bbrenddon Před 4 lety +73

    Trending when stimulus checks just went out lol

  • @sambam007
    @sambam007 Před 7 lety +95

    This dude is a real mentor .so cool

  • @largelysubatomic
    @largelysubatomic Před 9 lety +95

    Haha, this guys commercials are an unforgettable part of the 1990s.

  • @dr.feelgood2358
    @dr.feelgood2358 Před 5 lety +55

    he's more hardcore than you think. check out the question mark tattoo on his thumb!

  • @scwaty180
    @scwaty180 Před rokem +12

    Remember this guy 30 years ago, wish I would have read his books back then, maybe things would be a little easier now, lol. Cool to see someone that lives his world his way, wear the goofy clothes, smile, enjoy life. Life doesn't last long enough to be dull and boring. Like I always said "You have to act crazy sometimes, so you don't go nuts" lol enjoy life 😜

    • @leskoservicegmail9731
      @leskoservicegmail9731 Před rokem +1

      Mathew lesko helpline helped me in getting my grant approved the helpline above 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

  • @empire0
    @empire0 Před 9 lety +27

    Him and his wife couldn't be a more perfect match.
    I used to always love his TV commercials, they were so nuts. Good to see he's doing well and is a pretty cool guy overall.

  • @joejoeseesingtons
    @joejoeseesingtons Před 6 lety +34

    this guy is a genius who made millions by thinking out of the box. everyone saying he didnt earn this is pissed you didnt think of it first

  • @markatgem
    @markatgem Před rokem +1

    I wished I found you when you started your CZcams channel. So now I found you and I learn and listen to your wisdom. Thank you...

  • @snake991231
    @snake991231 Před 5 lety +5

    This guy is great! I met him in Wheaton , Mall & he was very informative & a likeable person !

  • @tannermorin2899
    @tannermorin2899 Před 9 lety +60

    7:42 -he's 72 but them legs not a day over 25

    • @t3up220
      @t3up220 Před 6 lety +2

      😂😂😂😂

  •  Před 9 lety +146

    I came here because I searched for people with the same surname as mine. I'm not disappointed, what a cool dude.

    • @MatthewLesko
      @MatthewLesko Před 9 lety +17

      Samuel Leško thanks cousin matthew

    • @jackgangsta8368
      @jackgangsta8368 Před 8 lety

      Matthew Lesko omg awsome

    • @IsmailofeRegime
      @IsmailofeRegime Před 8 lety

      +Samuel Leško Actually he could, technically, not have the same surname as you. There's Lesko (which is Polish, would mean his family came from the town of the same name) and Leško (which is Slovak), and a Slovak ancestor emigrating to the USA in the 19th or early 20th century is going to remove the accent mark. So the surname could be either one of those.
      Not that it really matters, just saying.

    •  Před 8 lety

      Mrdie No, thank you for you input. I didn't know there was a similar Polish surname. :)

  • @stephenoshea4207
    @stephenoshea4207 Před 4 lety +1

    Massive blast from the past with this guy. Last time I saw him on any type of media was back in 2001 when I was a sophomore in high school

  • @ExoSquadOffical
    @ExoSquadOffical Před 5 lety +9

    Im late to this video but let me say that this mans existence makes me so happy.

  • @Nolliewoodasdf
    @Nolliewoodasdf Před 8 lety +58

    Reminds me of narduar

  • @lalakuma9
    @lalakuma9 Před 8 lety +155

    "why are we happy?"
    "SEX!"

  • @justsomeone1757
    @justsomeone1757 Před 5 lety +12

    He's so sweet he makes me smile. I wonder if he's sad he has no friends

  • @maryjojo1154
    @maryjojo1154 Před 4 lety +16

    I love this guy. He’s a ball of happy energy.☀️

  • @spencerearl1996
    @spencerearl1996 Před 9 lety +9

    What gets me, is at 12:32 when she says what the best part of their relationship is.

  • @michie2x2mia
    @michie2x2mia Před 9 lety +632

    idk y but this guy makes me smile.
    Like I'm running through a meadow with this guy on drugs.
    This guy is a real life troll lmao. A boss

    • @babyhear
      @babyhear Před 9 lety +2

      you sound like a fucking idiot, next time don't have your pic attached to your stupid words

    • @michie2x2mia
      @michie2x2mia Před 9 lety +25

      awh thanks bb

    • @salvadorguntherr9673
      @salvadorguntherr9673 Před 9 lety +1

      Mikachune~ lollllllll owned

    • @jackgangsta8368
      @jackgangsta8368 Před 8 lety +5

      Omg I absolutely love your comment!!! $$

    • @lowendrice5504
      @lowendrice5504 Před 6 lety

      havent liked this comment because its at 666

  • @jollyroger4844
    @jollyroger4844 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Can’t believe jerma fell asleep to this guy

  • @louisondessus
    @louisondessus Před 3 lety +3

    Matthew is a very close family friend of mine, and I assure you he is just as happy and fun in real life. Such an amazing person. (He does walk around with his question mark suit and car too!)

  • @ThePromisedWLAN
    @ThePromisedWLAN Před 10 lety +889

    *Lower Class America:* "Accepting gov't money is welfare! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻"
    *Corporate America:* "Free gov't money? _WHERE_?!"

    • @siniousike
      @siniousike Před 6 lety +9

      The irony

    • @epicmickey4
      @epicmickey4 Před 6 lety +6

      SicSemperEvelloMortemTyrannis TyrannyEnder I'm sick of people saying taxation is theft like some how that does anything. Unless YOU are willing to do the work to change the situation then your statement has no merit.

    • @freddelaney2231
      @freddelaney2231 Před 5 lety +21

      stonem001 a lot of the largest corporations pay hardly any taxes because of all the different tax breaks. it's the smaller companies who can't afford lobbyists who end up getting screwed.

    • @thomasdr08
      @thomasdr08 Před 5 lety

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @jimm7346
      @jimm7346 Před 5 lety +11

      @Griffiith *applause* I used to be a registered Republican. The new Republican party is, for the most part, openly embracing ignorance and gleefully flaunting how proud they are of that fact.

  • @sydneylawson484
    @sydneylawson484 Před 6 lety +61

    he is such a lovely lovely person

  • @anderscoffey1729
    @anderscoffey1729 Před 4 lety +12

    Anyone remember that episode of Ned’s Declassified where Ned buys his book on free money but he has to eat 100 bowls of oatmeal and it turns out he doesn’t get the money until he’s 62?

  • @bridgetgking8529
    @bridgetgking8529 Před 5 lety +13

    I love this guy u can't help but smile when u see him

  • @_KeneYah
    @_KeneYah Před 8 lety +28

    Growing up, I always thaught this was a big scam everytime I would see his commercials, but now that im an adult, I can finally see this guy is LEGIT!

  • @rashad123us
    @rashad123us Před 9 lety +338

    What people should be angry about is politicians, corporations, and 1%ers receiving welfare from huge tax breaks, off shore accounts/shell corporations, and crony capitalism.

    • @TheMisterMonkeyman
      @TheMisterMonkeyman Před 9 lety +5

      I couldn't have said it better myself. Peace.

    • @evolution201310
      @evolution201310 Před 9 lety +16

      True-we get crumbs to fight over while they have more money than they could ever spend in a lifetime. It's obscene.

    • @TXJarhead
      @TXJarhead Před 9 lety +2

      Corporations are a good thing

    • @pedrofskymtb
      @pedrofskymtb Před 9 lety +9

      Nathan A. Wilson
      Yes and no, yes because they create jobs ok.. but a big no no is corporations like apple that like to brag about their profits/results at the expense of american citizans.. how? They produce their stuff in China and charge a premium for it, even in the USA where apple products are cheaper than other countries. And then thanks to their lobbying, like the op said, they have huge "tax breaks", because they pay something really low on taxes compared to small and medium companies thanks to tax schemes, that let them evade taxes legally, so again making big bucks at the expense of the American citizens.
      To add to that problem, lots of huge corporations do that, apple, google, and others, so imagine the amount of $. And again its not fair to small and medium business to pay more taxes than these huge corporations.

    • @theoriginaljackal8196
      @theoriginaljackal8196 Před 7 lety

      Rashad Why?

  • @themanwhocando
    @themanwhocando Před 4 lety +2

    I don't regularly comment on YT videos, but this guy really, truly, is an inspiration. His entire outlook on life, and how much he loves other people is awe-inspiring. What a great dude. I am now gonna go see if there's someone like him in the UK 😂

    • @themanwhocando
      @themanwhocando Před 3 lety

      @Matthew Lesko probably a middle income community, but I think there are probably lower income parts.

  • @babaali92
    @babaali92 Před 4 lety +1

    I cried with him while he read the hearttouching words his son made for his Mom and Dad.
    You did a great Job and you keep going. Real Inspiration right there.

  • @JEJUNA
    @JEJUNA Před 7 lety +260

    This guy is literally a real life CZcams clickbait title.

  • @SimX9000
    @SimX9000 Před 10 lety +25

    This guy always seemed like such a sleaze ball on TV but after watching this he seems like a pretty nice guy.

  • @hammurabithemagnificent1855

    stop shilling this jerma

  • @Smilemaker4u
    @Smilemaker4u Před 3 lety +1

    OMG...I LOVE THIS GUY!! I remember him and those commercials years ago. I'm so glad I found this.