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I wound up enjoying this far more than I thought I would. Given the title, the description in the back, and the opening letters from a bank, I was getting this picture of our heroine, Becky Bloomwood, as one of those too-stupid-to-live types and irresponsible with a capital "I" before I'd hit page five of the novel. She's a financial journalist who can't manage her own finances. As her father puts it, there are two solutions to financial problems: CB or MMM. Cut back or make more money. As a you
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This book wasn't as good as the movie, but that might be because I always like what I experience first better. Despite that, I really enjoyed it. There was more shopping which makes me happy and it was a little more relatable.
Rebecca Bloomwood, a financial journalist (although she wishes she wasn't) and recent graduate, has exceded a set amount on several of her credit cards and now must deal with debt the only way she knows how. Shopping and avoiding the conflict. The debt becomes greater and ...more
Rebecca Bloomwood, a financial journalist (although she wishes she wasn't) and recent graduate, has exceded a set amount on several of her credit cards and now must deal with debt the only way she knows how. Shopping and avoiding the conflict. The debt becomes greater and ...more

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