Community Chat

[Moonlady]

I like to tune in, but she's not always consistent with her advice.

Last night, a 42-yr-old man was featured who'd already had one bankruptcy, was living above his means, ransacked the savings to buy cars and TVs, and had accrued substantial credit card debt. He and his wife had a combined income of $145,000 and were the parents of two young kids. After he agreed to cut spending, save more, etc., Suze ended by telling him that people aren't defined by the kind of car they drive, the amount of money in their bank accounts, the home they live in, or the clothes they wear but, rather, by honest living.

Sounds pretty good to me. Except that it reminded me of the interview she gave in Parade magazine a few years back in which she addressed some of her critics. One, in particular, annoyed her so much that she stated that she'd "done research on him" (adding that she had "contacts who could do this"), and proceeded to spill her findings that this critic "had a $100,000 home and drove a junker." The clear implication was that this somehow detracted from his credibility.

Nice, Suze. And nowhere near what you told your guest last night.