Tip For Ending Personal Debt
Every once in a while we have to lighten things up around here at SMT. Steve Martin was the guest host of Saturday Night Live last week, and did a fantastic skit on personal finance -- click on the arrow to watch it here. (If this doesn't work for you, the transcript is below):
See transcript below:
Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford
Wife…..Amy Poehler
Husband…..Steve Martin
Agent (CP)…..Chris Parnell
[ open on couple trying to balance their checkbook ]
Wife: (sighs) I just can’t get these numbers to add up.
Husband: Like we’re never going to get out of this hole.
Wife: Credit card debt, does it ever end?
CP: [walks in] Maybe I can help.
Husband: We sure could use it.
Wife: We’ve tried debt consolidation companies.
Husband: We’ve even taken out loans to help make payments.
CP: Well, you’re not the only ones. Did you know that millions of Americans live with debt they cannot control? That’s why I developed this unique new program for managing your debt. It’s called [presents book] “Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford.
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Not sure as I wasn't writing here yet when this was posted, but I believe it was a youtube video and it was taken off their site for copyright reasons
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