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This book is absolutely fabulous. Karyn takes a subject that we all go through...racking up debt...and makes it funny. People may be saying "stop rewarding this IDIOCY" but I think some of the people in Karyn's book are right...they are just jealous they didn't think of it first. First off, if you like "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" this book goes steps further. Through Karyn's eyes, you get to shop and eat in the best stores and eateries in NYC, go on dates and have a blast. This is not just a book about shopping though. In the heart of defeat she takes a deep breath and thinks of an ingenious way to fight her debt. The work she put in to create this idea is well worth the money she received and continues to receive. I don't know if I would have been one of those people to give her a dollar after seeing her website but I would DEFINITELY buy this book again. I have NEVER written a book review about any book but I thought this book deserved another positive review. Karyn makes you laugh, cry and fear with her in this book. She gives you great tidbits on life that you probably never slowed down to think about. Her twists on everyday happenings make this book well worth it. After reading the daily buck I will never think of myself as not having enough money ever again! Well worth your time to read!

Though I have never attained the amount of credit card debt that Karyn did, I found her book to be very realistic in describing just how a person "suddenly" winds up in debt. Living in the "Pacific"---as if there is an "Atlantic"---Northwest, those lattes really DO add up! Someone compared Karyn's writing to that of long-ago notes passed in 6th grade...but that is why it is so much fun to read. I do not believe that she set out to write a financial self-help book; she merely wrote about her own experiences. So, lighten up, literary dorks! I love a well-written book as much as the next person, but this one is just for fun. I also believe it is "well-written" in the sense that Karyn feels like a friend. Maybe not an always grammatically correct friend, but then those friends are never fun anyway....Also, those of you that are lambasting people that helped Karyn get out of debt---did you READ the book? She merely asked for help, did not insist on it and definitely did not expect what she ended up with. Who isn't envious for not thinking of it first?

I thought this would just be a regular chick-lit book and was really looking forward to reading it. I had never heard of Karyn before the book. It felt completely real to me. I really liked Karyn and her friends and family. The whole getting into debt and realizing what you've done also felt too real. I wish I had thought of her idea first.
Since reading the book I have checked out the website and she sounds happy with her life now. Good for her.