Comments on: A Spending Culture in America? No way! http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/misc/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/ Over Five Years of Personal Finance, Consumer Spending, Crazy Products and Boring Blog Posts. Good grief. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jim http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/misc/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13216 jim Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:26:44 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/10/14/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/#comment-13216 What a great illustation of the motive of north american society.......give me more money, make me look good, how can I get nicer things and then I'll be happy! CNN obviously getting paid for this article...yeeesh. What a great illustation of the motive of north american society…….give me more money, make me look good, how can I get nicer things and then I’ll be happy! CNN obviously getting paid for this article…yeeesh.

]]> By: jersey jen http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/misc/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13072 jersey jen Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:46:18 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/10/14/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/#comment-13072 hm...i wonder how much did those car companies paid to have a news article. on the other hand, those suv look really nice! maybe i'll go out and get one (uh oh, my imulse-buying is kicking in). hm…i wonder how much did those car companies paid to have a news article. on the other hand, those suv look really nice! maybe i’ll go out and get one (uh oh, my imulse-buying is kicking in).

]]> By: Medicated Money http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/misc/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13068 Medicated Money Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:01:34 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/10/14/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/#comment-13068 Nothing says personal finance like paying the premium for a new car! I guess they assume it is a good investment because it "gets top rating!" -Medicated Nothing says personal finance like paying the premium for a new car! I guess they assume it is a good investment because it “gets top rating!”

-Medicated

]]> By: SkyeBlue http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/misc/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13058 SkyeBlue Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:14:28 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/10/14/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/#comment-13058 I noticed the "Retirement" and "College" links off to the right of the picture, maybe it is for those, in the midst of a mid life crisis or full-blown manic moment who figure "What the Hell, I'm just gonna blow all my retirement or kids' college savings on a Mercedes SUV?" I noticed the “Retirement” and “College” links off to the right of the picture, maybe it is for those, in the midst of a mid life crisis or full-blown manic moment who figure “What the Hell, I’m just gonna blow all my retirement or kids’ college savings on a Mercedes SUV?”

]]> By: Lee http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/misc/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13048 Lee Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:57:59 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/10/14/a-spending-culture-in-america-no-way/#comment-13048 That's what you'd call product placement! They don't have enough advertising inventory for cars so they run crap like that -- yahoo does it in their finance section for the weekends too. Lame if you ask me. That’s what you’d call product placement! They don’t have enough advertising inventory for cars so they run crap like that — yahoo does it in their finance section for the weekends too. Lame if you ask me.

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