Confessions of a Shopaholic

This past weekend I watched the movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic .  My expectations were low; I was not expecting a work of art or anything even close to it.  To my surprise, it was not as idiotic as I thought it would be; it was actually quite enjoyable.  It is about a young journalist is obsessed with fashion and shopping.  After getting laid off from her job, she decides to try her luck at one of the most prestigious fashion magazines.  When going for her interview, she notices a green scarf that she decides she must have.  The girl is already up to her eyeballs in debt and has maxed-out her credit card.  In a desperate attempt to purchase the scarf she goes to a hot dog stand to ask the vendor for change back claiming that she has to purchase the scarf for a sick relative.  While holding up the line, a handsome young man gives her the twenty dollars so that he can just get his hot dog and move on.  As it turns out she misses the interview, but the receptionist tells her that another financial magazine is holding interviews and that magazine may be her ticket to the fashion magazine.  She shows up to the interview with the green scarf on and low-and-behold the man interviewing her is the man from the hot dog stand.  She lands the job and ends up writing a great article about being a conscious buyer (which she is anything but).  I would recommend watching the movie to see what happens.  It is a movie filled with laugh out loud humor and still has that chick-flick feel.  The movie was based off of the book, which I heard was less than satisfactory so I don't think I will be reading that.
 Even though this was a feel-good silly movie, it does bring up a the topic of debt and shopping.  Many Americans are facing the problem of debt and the nagging calls of debt collectors.  It is widely talked about subject.  Even Oprah has had shows focused around debt and money issues.  Some say that some of the problem with shopping and debt lies in your brain. In the movie, the main character even tries to go to shopaholic anonymous , which really does exist.  Spending money when you don't have it really can be an addiction for people and it can end up ruining your life, just like any other addiction.