‘Maxed Out’ Review

Beachgirl recently posted her review of Maxed Out, a “journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time.”* It’s a great look at how behavior really does play into the debt problem, for individuals as well as the government. Thanks for the brief analysis Beachgirl, I’m planning on picking up the DVD myself.

Check out Beachgirl’s review of Maxed Out

*Maxed Out (synopsis)

Oprah’s Debt Diet

Moneytalk didn’t get a chance to watch Oprah’s show today on debt diet. Although Beachgirl’s Budget Blog had a good review of the show.

Review: 20/20’s “Flat Broke: Begging and Borrowing in America”

Well, as most Dave Ramsey fans, we were disappointed that Dave only made it into 15 seconds of a 60-minute special on debt. You’d think someone so elemental in this particular topic would have had much more airtime. Oh well. Overall, we rate the show a 7 out 10. It was divided into 3 sections: Americans drowning in debt, debt collection practices, and cyberbegging.