If you're going to stoop that low, you're just setting yourself a lot closer to being a total failure. Why go the dark side when anyone can legitimately make money without harming others? Seriously, we really have it easy having access to the internet. I learned about freakin finance, economics, and investing(though I'm aware I'm not an expert) without a related degree; and I've known people who didn't even go to college but managed to learn programming online. Why can't you?