Maxed Out

Maxed Out is a documentary about the abusive practices of the credit card industry. It was created by James Scurlock.

Dave Ramsey was interviewed for the documentary. I first heard of him through Financial Peace University, his bible-based training in practical finance. Several people I know have taken this course and have nothing but great things to say about it.

Since this documentary was created in 2006, there have been many opportunities for reform. Indeed, there was great victory last year when the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 was passed. There are numerous protections in there that will benefit every one of us. I am glad that we live in a country that is not (completely) corrupt :)

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Blue Gold: World Water Wars is a documentary about the increasing scarcity of drinking water. I tried to avoid using bottled water even before watching this. One think that I learned from this film is how "bad" bottled water really is.

There are several ways to obtain this film from its website. However, my preferred method is via bittorrent, accompanied by a donation. And don't worry. Sam Bozzo, the maker of this film, supports this method as well.

I prefer this for two reasons. The version downloaded via bittorrent has no restrictions; you can watch it when you want and how you want. Also, donating directly to the film gives them a much larger percentage of your money.

Here is a trailer.