Too good to be true

When something is too good to be true it seems unbelievably easy, simple or convenient to do something and it usually is.

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Proverb: Too good to be true

Have you ever seen an advertisement on TV for a weight loss solution that seemed too good to be true?

Yes, sure, you have.

Whether it’s a miracle pill, fat-burning tea or the next new exercise doodad that’ll cause the fat to fall off your body miraculously, we’ve all seen these too-good-to-be-true adverts on TV.

Most people can tell they don’t work as advertised, but the slick pitch captures some viewers, and they spend their hard-earned money on someone else’s get-rich-quick scheme.

As they say, there’s a sucker born every minute.

Viewers need to be able to see with a keen eye.

Not everything is too good to be true.

It is possible to lose weight while drinking fat-burning tea.

The crux of the matter is that you have to modify your diet and exercise regularly, and with the help of the fat-burning tea, you will be able to get that beach body you never really had back again.

Of course, they make it seem so easy on TV that it has to be too good to be true.

The advertisers always conveniently leave out the complex parts or only mention them in the fine print.

Then we have retirement.

We all dream of what we’d like our retirement to be like.

Some of us only desire a quiet retirement, living a slow life in our communities.

Others want to travel the world, while still, more people have grand visions of purchasing a motorhome and travelling around the country or merely going south when Old Man Winter comes to visit.

These options may seem like pipe dreams now and too good to be true, but with the proper amount of planning and dedication, and we can’t forget hard work, we can make any dream a possibility.

A dream is not always too good to be true, you know.


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