I haven’t seen the movie but I have read the book.

It does have some interesting history of Visa and the new generation of bankers (it’s all about the fees).

One lady, in particular, was in foreclosure yet continued to get credit offers from the same bank that was foreclosing on her.

It’s just really sad how screwed up people are in regards to their finances. I’ve never been THAT savvy but I know enough not to get myself into $20k in credit card debt.

There’s an interesting show on TLC or some similar station now called “Big Spender” about people who are spending WAY beyond their means (most of these people are in the red thousands of dollars every monthy). It’s an interesting show in the ‘watching a train wreck’ kind of way.