What would you do with an extra $1,000?

August 13, 2010

I was watching the tele last night when Montel Williams popped up in an ad and asked me if I could use an extra $1,000?
Which is funny because I haven’t seen that guy in quite some time, and especially never hawking any products.  But hey, you gotta do what you gotta do!
So just in [...]

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The Elephant on The Red Carpet

August 6, 2010

(Guest post by Debt Goal)
Celebrities are willing to dish on their diets, workout regimes, health issues, partying lifestyles, relationship woes and child-rearing preferences. But the one thing celebrities don’t seem too willing to talk about is their money … or lack thereof.
Behind the glitz and glamour, some celebs are racking up enormous debt as they [...]

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10 Celebrities Who Influence What We Buy

July 26, 2010
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Saw this press release come through for a new book coming out – “Consumed: Rethinking Business in the Era of Mindful Spending” and couldn’t help but regurgitate it. Who DOESN’T want to know who’s influencing us these days? Is it Mel Gibson? “The Situation”? Tell us!!! ;)
And that I will…after a few more sentences. You [...]

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What financial advice would you give Tiger Woods?

December 16, 2009

I feel trashy even mentioning Tiger Woods right now, but I honestly can’t help it.
This question popped out to me over on WSJ’s FiLife.com, and I’m mesmerized by the possibility of answers!
Think about it for a few… What would YOU do (financially) if you were Tiger Woods? Would you be working your ass off [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Small Houses, Being Dumb, & Nicolas Cage

November 20, 2009

Happy Friday everyone! From birds pooping on my head, to my latest interview over at eBillme today: Budgeting Can Be Attractive, today’s shaping to be a most excellent day. I even saw my homeless friend & inspiration Carlton this morning! Absolutely brilliant. I hope today’s luck rubs off on you too friends [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Celebrity Meltdowns, Careers, & Lameness

August 7, 2009

Some Favorite Articles:

Have you been spending or saving? @ Broke Grad Student -The old “now vs later” debate. Big fan of the way Broke Grad relates his ideas on these topics.
7 Lame Reasons people spend more than they make @ Master Your Card – Enough said.
Things I wish I would’ve known in my twenties [...]

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Do Pawn Shops really deserve that bad of a rap?

March 18, 2009

Cuz I gotta tell you, I’m not that against pawn shops these days. The whole thing seems fairly legit to me: Person A needs money fast. Person A goes to Pawn Shop with valuable stuff. Pawn Shop gives Person A money in return for valuable stuff. Person B comes in and buys goodies at a [...]

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Do you think showering together REALLY saves water?

February 26, 2009

I don’t know, but I sure would like to try it! According to my good friend Kim Kardashian though, it works like a charm ;) Any of you remember that whole hoop-lah about her saying she takes showers w/ her BF to save water?
For whatever reason i’m only now coming across these articles, [...]

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Could you resist the celebrity lifestyle? Ed McMahon can’t.

November 4, 2008

If i became a celebrity, i’d be an outcast. There’s no way i could muster up enough balls to take on a multi-million dollar mansion out in The Hills…
Even IF my man Beckham lived next door! Or even Britney Spears for that matter – and that’s saying something ;)
Of course, money is crazy and it [...]

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Brangelina gets paid $14 MILLION for pictures of their twins.

August 4, 2008

How insane is that? I can’t even fathom $1 million, nevermind $14, and it’s apparently the most expensive celebrity pictures ever sold. W-O-W, I guess that’s pop culture for you – it’s not like i’d turn it down ;) What’s pretty bad a$$, though, is that they’re donating the $ to a foundation they created [...]

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