40 Unethical Life Hacks and Legal Loopholes People Have Used to Their Benefit

Roy

1 year ago

Unethical life hacks

Picture this: you find yourself faced with a moral dilemma, caught between the desire for convenience and the nagging voice of ethics. Welcome to the world of unethical life hacks, where individuals exploit legal loopholes to their advantage – often at the expense of others. As we delve into this collection of 40 cunning strategies, prepare to be both amused and appalled by the ingenuity of human nature. In the realm of unethical life hacks, every loophole is fair game – from exploiting rewards cards to gaming the system at the movie theater. These 40 examples offer a glimpse into the murky waters of moral ambiguity, where individuals walk the thin line between legality and deception.

As you navigate through the collection, you'll encounter tales of cunning and subterfuge that range from the audacious to the downright absurd. From exploiting loopholes in corporate policies to bending the rules of social etiquette, each entry serves as a testament to the lengths some will go to gain an unfair advantage.

At one point, there was a statute in Virginia that essentially said if there was no one manning the booth to get on the toll road, you were not responsible for a fine if you ran it (because otherwise you had to have exact change). But in my area, they ended up completely unmanned after a certain hour, so I had a letter I provided my friends as a template so that they could completely avoid this hefty fine. Worked for all of us.

I missed out, but I loved the gold dollar fiasco. In 2008 the US mint produced more than a billion new gold dollar coins. Nobody wanted them. So they figured maybe if they offered free shipping then people would order some online. Some clever folks ordered bookooos of them using credit cards that gave rewards, frequent flyer miles, etc. When the coins were delivered they just deposited them into their bank accounts, paid off the credit card bill, and went to Hawaii with their free frequent flyer miles.

It used to be cheaper for me to take a class at a nearby university and get student health insurance that way than it was to just buy health insurance. If you get really lucky, you can find a professor who'll let you do a one-hour independent study, and it's even cheaper, and if they're cool with your reasons, you won't even have to work that hard. Haven't checked out the prices or done a comparison lately, but it's always an option, as long as you don't pick an online class that doesn't qualify for health insurance.

My little brother got a job at Harvard. He didn't have a college degree. He was allowed to take one class a semester (or something like that). It took him ten years, but he got a degree from Harvard in archeology.

A co-worker had a car where it would come with a 30 day free trial of Sirius XM. He never signed up, but after getting a new battery installed he found that the trial renewed itself. Eventually he figured out that all he needed to do for free Sirius XM was to disconnect the battery every 30 days and the trial would automatically reset.

I once got a speeding ticket for driving 52 in a 35 (mph / USA). I was driving on a stretch of road that was only about a mile long (intersections at both ends) and there were no speed limit signs on the road. All adjacent roads had a posted speed limit of 35, so one would assume that the speed limit on the road I was stopped on should be 35. BUT state law dictates that the default speed limit on county roads when not otherwise posted is 50 mph. I took pictures of the road at several places to show that there were no posted speed limit signs, and brought those pictures to court when I challenged the ticket and the judge dropped the ticket. This isn't truly great in the grand scheme of things, but for a moment I felt like I had just won the greatest legal case in history.

Local online retail store (think H&M) ran a competition to win a 150 bucks off coupon. I naturally entered with my account, my sister and my moms. All three of us won and the coupon code sent to all of us was the exact same. So I figured if I created a different email every time, I'd continue using it. Which I did, for the whole year until the expiration date, and by that time I had spent over 5000 bucks without them noticing.

In college, I lived with my gf. We had renters insurance that I managed. I left for 6 months to go to grad school in a different state, but only took a portion of my things. She moved into a different place with a friend of hers. They decided that her friend would keep her rental insurance because it was cheaper. They had a pipe burst while they were out of town for a few weeks and lost everything. Turns out, her friends policy was cheaper because it was capped at 10k. I'm lazy. I never called my insurance company to cancel my policy. Mid way through their flight over the money, I called my company and said hey, I moved but didn't tell you, am I still covered? They were like 'sure, we insure your stuff, not the building! The claim ended up being close to 50k and was a nice way of replacing all my old crap from college before starting real life. Also, for the same claim, the adjuster got so tired of reviewing receipts they just paid the max and let it go.

Pay off a insurance company 5 dollars a week untill it took so l long they settled the debt 2k less than what I owed. They couldn't take me to court as long as I paid something.

Cruiseship casino: I was gifted 200$ in credit to pay for ship extras/activities when I ordered my cruise package. When I got to the casino I realized you could load that credit into the slot machines. After one round of testing with depositing a small amount and immediately cashing it out worked, I went back and came out of the casino with 2 crisp 100$ bills never placing a bet.

While in college, I won a "free pizza for a year" contest from Papa John's on a radio station. It was really one pizza per month for 12 total. I called in and told the guy I had the little card they gave me and he said no problem and sent the delivery guy over who confirmed I had the card and gave me my pizza. Next month I did the same. Then it dawned on me... they're not taking my card or marking it in any way so I called a different Papa John's and told them my story and sure enough it worked and they didn't do anything with my card either. I started working 4 different PJ's near me to get one pizza per week every month without arousing suspicion. With leftovers, I could stretch it to two or three days easily. I did this for almost two years before I was sick of PJ's pizza and gave my card to my roommate as I finished college and moved out.

Not a legal loophole, but a business one. The New York Yankees in their late 90s heyday had a trick to get playoff and world series tickets. Since orders were taken over the phone and batch processed over night, there would inevitably be data entry errors or over limits that would kick a sale back and those tickets back into the available pool. Simply calling at opening the day after tickets went on sale got us tickets to every post season game we wanted to go to for years until they switched to real time credit card processing.

As you explored the world of unethical life hacks, you can't help but feel a mix of admiration and unease at the creativity on display. From clever workarounds to shameless exploits, each hack offers a glimpse into the darker side of human nature. And while you may find yourself chuckling at the audacity of some schemes, there's no denying the discomfort that comes with peeking behind the curtain of moral ambiguity.

Now that you've delved into the world of unethical life hacks, why not continue your exploration of the human psyche with our collection of legal loopholes and moral quandaries? From tales of corporate espionage to the ethics of everyday decision-making, there's no shortage of thought-provoking content to keep you entertained. So dive in, and prepare to question everything you thought you knew about right and wrong.

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40 Unethical Life Hacks and Legal Loopholes People Have Used to Their Benefit

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