Comments on: Money as Freedom

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:26:25 +0000

That Caclulator thingy is depressing!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:05:53 +0000

Maxed Out was a very interesting doc – actually the film skimmed over a lot of the details of the book which was more comprehensive. It gets a little “technical” in places in terms of finance and especially real estate but it’s a very good read.

By: Scott Jackson

Scott Jackson — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:30:41 +0000

I forget the name, I think it’s “maxed out” a good doc about the credit industry, and how anyone can change your credit score and you can’t do anything about it.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:06:04 +0000

It’s amazing how terrible their practices have become. Now just about anyone can get a credit card or a mortgage. he whole credit score sham has been carried away to such an extreme that people think their lives depend on it. In reality all that a good credit score does is give you a false sense of security that you’ll be able to have a free flow of “cash” that you didn’t earn whenever you wish. And the scariest part of all this is that responsible people who pay their debt/balances in full every month actually have LOWER scores because lendors don’t see them as potential targets who will pay minimums. Really twisted.

By: Scott Jackson

Scott Jackson — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:38:38 +0000

The financial industry is full of predators who want to make sure you don’t save, but instead pay back interest the rest of your life (just look at all the ads for loans “if you have less than perfect credit, check out the interest rates) or ads for a 500K mortgage for 1500/month. You will spend years and years just paying interest.