Maxed Out

I'm not into a lot of TV. However I do lots of laundry, which is frankly, very boring. It's almost always at night when my kids are in bed - so I DVR Oprah, and 60 minutes and watch them then to distract me from the folding (often all I've recorded from 60 minutes is football that ran over!) When I run out of those love to watch documentaries, which I get from the library or Netflix.

I've pretty much run through all the "humanitarian issue" documentaries, so got this one.

Here's the synopsis from Netflix -

"Investigating both the personal and the national debt owed by Americans, this thought-provoking documentary explores the staggering financial burden we live with every day and exposes how the contemporary financial industry is set up in ways that can harm unwitting customers. With both sobering facts and black humor, Maxed Out unveils the consequences of our debt addiction, including its contribution to the vanishing of the American middle class."

This is GREAT. Seriously good. It was made two years ago, which makes it's message even more poignant. I had Rick watch it on Friday night (while we wrapped party favors for Emily's class holiday party together), and want Rebekah to watch it over the break. Everyone should see this, but I especially think High school student who will soon be heading of into the world of college & financial independence.

If you have a Netflix account, it's an instant play.
Otherwise look for it at Blockbuster or your library, but make sure you see it!