Comments on: Lessons learned from the documentary Maxed Out http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/ The best Credit Card Debt Blog online Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:42:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: NtJS http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9334 NtJS Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:35:16 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/#comment-9334 Jonathan - We really enjoyed Maxed Out. This one really open's your eyes as your image of these credit card companies shifts from this happy, fun, 'we want to help you' company that you see in their ads to a blood sucking, preying on the poor bunch of vultures. It's truely an industry that survives on marketing and lobbying. Looking forward to IOUSA. Seen the trailer? Jonathan –

We really enjoyed Maxed Out. This one really open’s your eyes as your image of these credit card companies shifts from this happy, fun, ‘we want to help you’ company that you see in their ads to a blood sucking, preying on the poor bunch of vultures. It’s truely an industry that survives on marketing and lobbying.

Looking forward to IOUSA. Seen the trailer?

]]> By: Maxed Out « Wake Me Now http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/comment-page-1/#comment-7621 Maxed Out « Wake Me Now Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:05:07 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/#comment-7621 [...] today while watching this documentary (you can read a review on the Master Your Card blog), I got to thinking about it all again and the financial situation my family members find [...] [...] today while watching this documentary (you can read a review on the Master Your Card blog), I got to thinking about it all again and the financial situation my family members find [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1920 Jonathan Mon, 12 May 2008 02:44:13 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/#comment-1920 Fair point Paul - although consumer debt has really exploded in the last few years, it was already well on its way during the Clinton era. Fair point Paul – although consumer debt has really exploded in the last few years, it was already well on its way during the Clinton era.

]]> By: Paul Simer http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1909 Paul Simer Sun, 11 May 2008 14:20:56 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/05/11/lessons-learned-from-the-documentary-maxed-out/#comment-1909 My wife and I watched Maxed Out a few months ago from Netflix. We were pretty impressed with it until the end, when they started interviewing folks whose family members have committed suicide after racking up large debts. If I remember correctly, at the finale they were cutting back and forth between George W. Bush talking about stimulating the economy, and the weeping surviving family of a debtor that committed suicide. It seemed like a very cheap last-minute political stab that took advantage of these folks. Of course, these folks ended their own lives during the Clinton administration, but hey, let's jump on the W-hating bandwagon! It's teh evil GOP! If I was going to share this with someone just starting out, I would probably cut it off at about 75%, after it gets past the part where these folks are dealing with the consequences of their personal irresponsibility, but before turning it into a political issue and parading grieving family members. My wife and I watched Maxed Out a few months ago from Netflix.

We were pretty impressed with it until the end, when they started interviewing folks whose family members have committed suicide after racking up large debts. If I remember correctly, at the finale they were cutting back and forth between George W. Bush talking about stimulating the economy, and the weeping surviving family of a debtor that committed suicide. It seemed like a very cheap last-minute political stab that took advantage of these folks.

Of course, these folks ended their own lives during the Clinton administration, but hey, let’s jump on the W-hating bandwagon! It’s teh evil GOP!

If I was going to share this with someone just starting out, I would probably cut it off at about 75%, after it gets past the part where these folks are dealing with the consequences of their personal irresponsibility, but before turning it into a political issue and parading grieving family members.

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