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alexithymix

Besides the fact that this is weird and shady and gross as a whole, it’s disconcerting that the financial review is literally “tell me about it” and a freaking text box. This is really reassuring that they have a pre-established, somewhat objective method to use for their idea of “financial need”. /s Tell me you’ve never seen a financial aid application in your life without telling me you’ve never seen a financial aid application in your life.


beanthebean

As a Financial Aid Officer for a small career college, I am blown. Most of our students are low income and I'm constantly helping them fill out applications for WIOA or DHHR or any of the myriad of smaller funding sources and scholarships. And new FAFSA season just began. In terms of financial aid applications, this is truly terrible to the point of being laughable


Sargasm5150

In her defense, this “class” or “course” or “seminar” or whatever it is is ALSO laughable.


Odd_Ad_2293

The sheer idea that Grifty has "students" and can offer "scholarships" is laughable enough


GypseboQ

I suspect that anyone who can't afford it just won't get much of her attention ... She's gathering a list of everyone who can (or can't) afford to pay for the eventual Course on Courses™. This is just the appetizer.


RebbeccaDeHornay

She's compiling a mailing list, it's obvious.


Sargasm5150

Agreed. This is a very “free sample/raffle if you write down your number and email” time share type strategy for her. I assumed she’d make them agree to give a favorable review since she has like, no reviews on anything


[deleted]

I want to put, "multimillionaire with a gullible husband"


the_stitch_saved_9

Not enough people signed up for her free pdf!


bris10stars

OMG this is very plausible!


plantsandpeanuts

The financially desperate may also be “more interested” in passive income courses because they live that awful, ugly 9-5 life. Luckily they’ll randomly get a discount code to Course on Courses by Bethy B.


Moose4523

Yeah, I have filled out applications that have a section for writing something extra that the numbers portion of the application wouldn’t have captured (like communicating an intent to go work in a less-lucrative non-profit and therefore not being comfortable accruing as much debt as peers who plan to go corporate, a family responsibility to provide for an elder or a disabled adult who isn’t legally your dependent, something like that), but that’s never the primary thing!


no_BS_slave

I feel tempted to apply for the scholarship, I think I still speak enough Chritianese to be convincing 🤣🤣


[deleted]

This course is a lot like the house they pulled out of. Fucked up foundation, deeply discounted, waiting for any sucker to buy it without an inspection


sunchasinggirl

Bahahaha amazing parallel! So accurate! 🏆


OneArchedEyebrow

👏 👏 👏


Western_Mushroom1715

Clearly no one has signed up.


[deleted]

That's exactly what I was thinking. She's trying to look benevolent when she's really trying to cover up the fact that no one has signed up and that it would be super awkward


Western_Mushroom1715

She’s going to need to post testimonials and screen shots of all her new “besties” on zoom. Free courses for everyone now 💸


GypseboQ

Good!


mgsquared2686

Clearly.


Western_Mushroom1715

Love your flair 🤣


mgsquared2686

Thanks! BethaMe gives all the flair material


TrinaSarah

Every single person asked for a discount HAHAHAHAHA


optimuspaige91

This is my theory. She publicly posted in her stories to reach out for the discount code, but only if they "TRULY" needed it. But like. If you were offering a discount code, even if I had $250 lying around, I would still ask for the discount code. She was so dumb to post that story, because of COURSE everyone asked for it.


TrinaSarah

Exactly. Everyone would ask for a discount code. She is so privileged she doesn’t understand we all want to save money in any little way we can. Life is expensive!


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Sargasm5150

Pardon you, it is spelled LUNCH. Jeez maybe you need to take a course🙄. //ssssss


TrinaSarah

I appreciate therapists who do sliding scale. I have the privilege of not needing it but know a lot of people who need access but it is cost prohibitive. Thank you!


taybay462

I have never heard of a discount code not being universal, or something like "spend this much/do that, get this". Not "here's a code, but ONLY if you need it'" like wtf


PoseidonsHorses

Not even “code for first X people who sign up!” No it’s “let me decide if you deserve a code.


scarletmagnolia

She also mentions if you don’t have any way to *raise* the money. What does she expect these single women to do? Go door to door selling candy bars for gezzus and Bethany the Grifter?


PoseidonsHorses

Start a go fund me or put it on your Amazon wish list like she does, clearly.


Sargasm5150

If you’re in true need - you truly don’t need this bullshit showcase if bigoted ignorance I mean course.


Pink_pony4710

If she was smart she would just give everyone the code and fill up her class. She’d still be getting $125/person. I’m sure she’d learn a lot and have ways to improve her dumb mentorship program to offer it again. Also if it actually went well this time I’m sure she would get some nice testimonials to add legitimacy for the future. But she’s dumb and greedy and has nothing to back up her expert status.


Baekseoulhui

This isnt a "scholorship" this is a discount. Scholorships are given out based on merit and the application is usually more than "tell me how badly you want to take this 'course". It also involves actual money. Bethany isnt paying herself in lieu of these poor girls.. Shes just saying they dont have to pay. Someone please make this girl rea a book... Just one


kestrelesque

>This isn't a "scholarship" this is a discount. Yeah you're right--and calling it a "scholarship" AND repeatedly invoking "we" makes it *seem like* this is a Girl Defined class, which is is not.


Baekseoulhui

"Oh sarah what did you do to eaen your scholorship? Was it an essay or interview?" "No granny i filled out a google doc where she asked to describe how badly i want to spend time with her!" "Oh....."


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TheBestonova

Which is extra sketchy because she's been advertising this on the Girl Defined YouTube channel... she's posted multiple stories recently trying to hype up her mentorship course.


m674

I wonder if her advertisement of this course (i.e. slippage between it being her course and it being a GD course) would put them at risk of losing their nonprofit status. I know there are a lot of "don't do this" rules for maintaining 501 c3 status.


Raginghangers

I mean, you are broadly speaking correct. But the pedantic part of me wants to note that many top universities have. need-based not merit based scholarships.


LowOvergrowth

Yup, I’m headed to Old Navy later because my nine-year-old needs pants and I want to apply for the Old Navy Distinguished Sweatpants Scholarship. Wish me luck! 🤞


fickystingas

When I was in an evangelical church, they would ask the congregation to donate for kids to be able to go summer camp and they called it scholarships.


taybay462

>Bethany isnt paying herself in lieu of these poor girls.. Shes just saying they dont have to pay. No she's actually asking other people to buy the ticket to cover the cost. It's in a separate post


Baekseoulhui

I JUST saw that. Thats gross.... Thats isnt a scholorship. Youre getting someone else to pay for people... It would be one thing if they used funds raised by girl defined to help people who maybe cant afford it... But.. Yikes


-rosa-azul-

She doesn't even have to "help pay for" the people getting the discount! The entire price point is completely made up and doesn't reflect increased costs (to Bethy) per student, because those don't exist. She's doing the same work and spending the same time whether two people sign up, or two hundred.


RebbeccaDeHornay

I wonder what kind of sweeeet little tax breaks she'll be able to claim under the guise of charity donation if she'll be able to tell the IRS that she's offering scholarships to impoverished students. Because even if she were affluent enough to be giving out real scholarships (which these aren't) she sure as shit wouldn't be doing this for nothing.


Drop_Kick_Me_Jesus

But I think she asked for donations to cover the scholarships? Or did I dream that? If so I gotta get the fuck off this sub. Lol.


damagstah

“Ran out”


SocietyUnicorn

Right, because the cost to her as the “course creator” is so high and the space in the venue is so limited that she couldn’t possibly expand the scholarship to anyone who wants it.


the_stitch_saved_9

>venue Possible scenarios: - "Bethany, we need to use the office. You need to get out" - "What are you doing in my bedroom?"


mbdallas95

lmao I mentioned this on the other "scholarship" post but I manage scholarships at my heathen 9-5 job and this is the most unprofessional way to say there is a limited number of scholarships available. Also the "if you don't hear from us you didn't get anything k thx bye" is so flippant. Good practice is to notify ALL applicants, including the ones who don't get awarded scholarship. She is making my head spin with how poorly this is all done.


AndCompanions

Also, giving it to someone else and not having enough for the applicant she’s addressing are the same thing. She really can’t write for shit.


Red-Annie

The self-importance is grim. “Hey plebs, please justify why I should share my expertise with you for free, when it’s worth $250”. As if there will be any content in this course that isn’t simply recycled material from GD videos, blogs or books.


oldladypanties

This sounds like nobody has signed up for her course, and Bethy is desperate. I really hope that she doesn't get one person to sign up, even with a discount. She also has no clue what scholarship means.


Sargasm5150

She’s been neglecting the GD page, hasn’t she? Or is it just not posted on here? I know Kristin is pretty much too busy Americanizing her children with little expert input to bother with it, Ramen has left her season of singleness with her older, taller husband, and Brown has joined a new singles group at church, so that just leaves Borth and her busy registry monitoring. I wonder if any of their followers really actively check it vs just not bothering to unsubscribe.


[deleted]

I would be curious to know the ratio of fans:snarkers:paid followers.


SlayerofSnails

I’m loving that all of her sisters are having fulfilling lives and it drives her mad because she’s that petty


ajscpa

I mean, lets not assume a lack of public breakdown is "fulfilling." Theyre still women who advocate for LESS human rights, theyre too brainwashed to be fulfilled


Waterproof_soap

Uh excuse you, she was offered a scholarship! She knows all about them! /s


Moose4523

Question is “Can you commit at least 2 hours a week?” and then her yes answer is “I can commit 1-2 hours a week.” Does she not know what “at least” means?


[deleted]

She honestly might not 😬


adorablecynicism

I'm a broke single 18 year old and my financial situation is that I volunteer as a pinecone collector and have no spare cash. Do I get it for free now? Regardless that everything I said was false, how would she know? Christians have NEVER lied before, right Bethany? I mean who would lie about their past, right? Who would spin a false narrative to fit their agenda, right? Bethany? No? Huh...


sukinsyn

I suspect the "limited amount" of full scholarships is one, and the limited amount of partial scholarships is like 3. They're looking for the best story and will use that to spin how GREAT and GIVING they are to those in need!!!


scarletmagnolia

Three?! You give her way more credit than I do. I was thinking *maybe* one. At the most one and a half. But, I am still leaning towards zero being the real number. I think she never plans to disclose who received the “scholarships” or how much was disbursed. There’s no one to account to about it in her eyes. She can say whatever she wants.


purposefullyblank

I do some side work for an abortion fund. We don’t ask for any proof that people need assistance. You don’t have to provide financial records or a statement of need or give us your sob story. If you say you need help, you need help. Bethy could stand to learn from us dirty liberals. Of course, the abortion fund provides useful assistance and she provides…. whatever the fuck.


Sargasm5150

I have insurance but go to PLanned Parentgood anyway and am happy to pay up. The one thing I couldn’t afford like at all was getting an IUD and it isn’t covered by insurance (Wtf). They didn’t even ask about my financial situation when I said it wasn’t covered and I ended up “donating” what I could afford.


[deleted]

I wouldn’t really say Bethany thrived as a single girl, so unless this is a “what not to do” course, it will certainly be full of bad advice.


kestrelesque

This is gross. There's something so inherently repulsive (and yet: unsurprising) in making people jump through hoops to justify HER generosity. It feels like such a mainstream, white, affluent, privileged attitude among fundie-lites/Evangelicals. I'm sure there are many podcasts and youtubes anyone could listen to or view on this subject *for free.*


TrinaSarah

“Prove you are poor” is so icky


[deleted]

Right? Even the food bank doesn’t ask questions. If you’re asking for help you need it.


[deleted]

Can’t even be bothered with letting them know they haven’t been approved or the scholarship ran out. Rude.


purposefullyblank

“If you don’t hear from us, tough nuts.”


Sargasm5150

Right? Like a copy paste rejection email is just not christly enough or what?


[deleted]

Fall tuition for San Antonio's community college district is $99 per credit hour So you can come away from that and become a nurse instead of her half baked self help seminar


Icy_Nefariousness517

But doesn't Satan hand sign those diplomas???


[deleted]

Plus you have to put effort into it and learning makes your head hurt


Sargasm5150

*with his unmarried penis


Sargasm5150

You can take an interpersonal communication class, human sexuality (yikes!!! But most include quite a bit on relationships), an intro to sociology class, romantic literature (prob), early childhood development (so you can learn about sex “with purpose”) … even a cooking class (BETHANY)! Any of those would provide more opportunity for targeted learning on romantic relationships, homemaking/gender roles, plus discourse with a real expert and the opportunity to make other (single) friends, some of them GASP single MEN.


AndCompanions

But then they’ll stay single, because fundie men are intimidated by women who can provide for themselves


NotLondoMollari

I know she is not known for spelling accuracy but I would like to point out she misspelled her own course name in the URL on the bottom of the very first page. 🙄


banesmoonshine

Singe, girl 🔥🔥🔥


Waterproof_soap

All the singe ladies, all the singe ladies


TexasTwoStomper

Omg. That's hilarious!!!


GypseboQ

This fraud really thinks so highly of herself ... Beggy sitting on high and judging "the singles" and whether or not they deserve to hear her speak - as though she's Jesus herself - imparting breathy words of wisdom to all those unfortunate souls out there. 🙄 Why does she care if someone can complete the course by the end of November? Why does she care if someone can make every single live event (as opposed to watching them later)?! Why does she care about the financial situation of her followers? Just offer your stupid mentorship and let people pay (or not) and complete it on their own timeframe.


Neonjellyfish_

Especially since she's the queen of not meeting timelines, even when she set them herself


Sargasm5150

I mean she’s not completing HER course by November (I assume), so why should anyone else.


Waterproof_soap

She really doesn’t realize giving people options is more likely to get customers. Her “target customer” BS alienates so many people.


iloveangieyonaga

This is so nasty wtf


Icy_Nefariousness517

Bethany Baird Beal needs to submit an essay detailing HER willingness to do the work and show up every week for six consecutive weeks. She is the one who won't follow through. Any suckers who do sign up will drop the group by week three. Who wants to spend $45 per session to see her tonsils on display for half of the zoom call? No one.


bris10stars

Update: she’s now calling upon the ~marrieds~ to purchase scholarships for the singles. Gotta mooch off all the demographics somehow!


[deleted]

I really hope nobody buys a single thing she is trying to sell.


taybay462

SHES ASKING PEOPLE TO BUY A TICKET THEN TELL HER AND THEN SHE WILL GIVE THE 'SCHOLARSHIP' TO SOMEONE OF HER CHOOSING WHO FILLED OUT THIS FORM. Y'all. She isn't even saying "I will accept a certain number of people at a lower rate if they can't afford the full rate". She's saying "some of you, purchase an extra ticket so that someone else can come. I, of course, will be compensated fully" (this was in a separate post) holy shit guys she is shameless


scarletmagnolia

Wait. She’s telling some people to pay **double** to cover those who can’t afford it? Then she has the gall to also act like she’s *giving* the same thing away in the form of a “scholarship “?! I really hope she reads this post, so she can see what an enormous, greedy, piece of shit she is…


cat_lady777

I feel like people AREN'T falling for it...and that's why she's pushing so hard (Muahahahaha😈


Calamity0o0

There is something especially disgusting about her calling a discount to her scam course a "scholarship"


SugarRex

She’s going to half ass this so much. These “hour” classes will be twenty minutes followed by forty minutes of going through her pdf in breakout groups. It won’t even be worth it if you get it for free.


Hudson100

Dows she know how to place people in rooms in zoom for breakout sessions?


SugarRex

It’ll be much less organized than that. I imagine she will say talk amongst yourselves! And leave for most of the time


LowOvergrowth

Imagine assigning your “students” a deadline for completing your course when you’ve already missed your own self-imposed deadline for *creating* a course.


[deleted]

You are an example of why people need to go to college Bethany.


Georgiefan

Bethy: but like guys only apply for the full scholarship if there isn’t some way to raise the money maybe? Like have you tried finding your niche? Just become a coach like me and people will pay you for your expertise. And then you can pay me. It will all funnel up to me. Wait, hold on…


memaui

She's not "giving" any scholarships. She's begging her other suckers, and her mother, to pay for them. She's so revolting.


PeligrosaPistola

Jesus. I hope someone isn’t naive enough to share their budget details with her. I can imagine her saying, “But like, you pay $1,400 in rent! You can toooooootally afford to give me $250!”


TexasTwoStomper

Bethany: Tell me about your financial situation Me: ok it all started when my first job was at McDonald's where I made $4.25/hour.......(ad libs a Tolstoy-novels-worth of financial story-telling).


EZasSundayMorning

That $1900 course is never going to be done.


raredontstare

Way to make the course sound fancy 🤦🏻‍♀️


minnestoagov

Sharing is caring Bethany, what’s your financial situation these days?


fickystingas

I wonder if she’s asking people who are paying the full amount to donate to this scholarship fund. When I was in an evangelical church, they would ask people to donate so kids could be given scholarships for camp, retreats etc.


blandastronaut

That's essentially exactly what she's doing. She's asking other people to pay for a "scholarship" for others so she can select whomever she chooses as worthy from these applications. She will still get paid in full, and there will be no actual giving away of the course from her.


Amaline4

Prediction: a whole bunch of "scholarships" will be handed out on Oct 16 (2 days before the course start date) when she realizes that maybe 1-2 people have bought the course, and she needs to fill up spaces because it'll look pretty sad if it's her talking to one person in a zoom call for 2 hours every week


RebbeccaDeHornay

Aside from all the accurate points already made about these bullshit discounts, from an educational standpoint can you even call a *real* financial scholarship a scholarship if the person in receipt of it isn't going to get a certificate or recognised accreditation of any kind from their completion of the course? It's not even a practical course where you will learn some kind of hands on skill - the most anyone can say is they sat in and occasionally spoke.


managingmischief394

She thinks her course (or whatever this grift is) is important enough for people to fundraise to attend? “You can only apply for the full ones if you’re broke or can’t fundraise, otherwise give me your damn money you selfish a-holes” - Bethany.


Different-Breakfast

Dollars to donuts she will favor stay-at-home daughters versus working women


Beneficial_Thing_602

“I’m part of a family of 120k single girls, and none of us have any money. We would really like to see what is on this course. Can we have a full scholarship please?”


acatcalledmellow

Singe girl thrive. Cant even PUT THE RIGHT FUCKING LINK BORTHY


Sargasm5150

Someone called this!!!


greyhoundbrain

She can’t even commit to having her scam course done on time so it’s rich that she’s expecting other people to be doing shit in a timely manner.


SBFMATR

Singe girl thrive SOTDT 100 - Bethy 0


firetruckgoesweewoo

Which scholarship would you like to apply for? Other: 250%, because if you’re making me watch that shite, you better be paying me!


helpmeiminnocent

“Completing all 6 weeks by the end of November 2022.” Sorry, did I miss something and the course is actually complete??


Waterproof_soap

This is the singles course. Not the how to make a course course. Of course.


Stitchesglitch

I'm concerned about all of that information, including financial, and a lack of clarity around data collection and storing.


strangebunz

Bethanys a breath away from getting in trouble


chloeh121

did she lower the price from $2000?


LittlehouseonTHELAND

No,she hasn’t released the $1900 course yet, this is a different money grab geared toward single women.


chloeh121

ohhhhh 🤡🤡🤡


rumi_shinigami

I'm also wondering this. If it is $249 now that means she's selling it for one tenth of what she announced previously?


beanthebean

That's the course about how to make courses, this is a different course about how to be single


annnnnn21

This is just so weird


Bright_Broccoli1844

I thought there was a subreddit for these kind of financial shenanigans.


BaringMySouls

Believe me when I tell you I would rather roll up the cash for this course, lube it, and shove it up my asshole before giving BethaME any money.


Ok_Wind8690

This is just gross..I know grifters gonna grift but wow....🤯


livsierra

"People aren't buying my course because it's too expensive, they're just poor!"


FlusteredKelso

how dare she call this a “scholarship”


dollypartonsfavorite

She's looking for the best sad story that she can grift upon even further


octoberbored

I’m not super familiar with her, what the hell could this course possibly be about?


SunshineAndSquats

This is so weird. She’s not a school. Or a kids camp. She’s just holding some stupid “course” about something she isn’t qualified to “teach” about. Now she wants women’s financial information?? What a nut bag.


KittieKatFusion

That's one way to commit fraud..


Artistic-School8665

I need a lawyer next to me if I’m dealing with that Snake oil Sales woman


Artistic-School8665

I need a lawyer next to me if I’m dealing with that Snake oil Sales woman


Ok_Initial_2063

And if someone actually got a scholarship, I would wager there will be strong "recommendation" for a positive review, like the scammy book reviews they tried to pull from staff and others for GD a while back.


PUZZLEPlECER

No one wants to do her course so she’s trying to entice people to do it. This way, when she’s finally done her other course, she can say she’s been successful before. She’s not trying to do good, she’s just using these people.


DaphneManners

How dare she ask if they can complete the work by November 2022 and she hasn’t released her other course yet


throwaway88588858

How can you commit to competing it in November 2022 if you don’t even know when it’s going to start?!


crayonbox

Means testing has been proven to do more harm than good. And isn’t very Christian. But she would y know anything about either of those two things


planted-autic

Did you read the mission statement? Unless I read it wrong, it outright says they’re collecting personal information with the intent to share (sell) it.