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Archive for November, 2009

I Had Become the Person Who I Had Always Tried So Hard Not to Be

Hey everyone! First and foremost, thank you to the Bank of Mom and Dad crew and my friends and family for helping me to better myself. As with most of the other girls on Bank of Mom and Dad, I was super nervous to appear on TV to discuss my financial situation. However, I sucked [...]

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

I Feel That We Have Crossed a Hurdle

Hi, Julie’s mom, Denise, here…
It was a very desperate step that Julie’s brother, Chad, and I took when we wrote to the casting director of the show. We were very surprised when we heard that Bank of Mom & Dad was interested in featuring our family for one of the episodes. Both Chad [...]

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

I Was Desperate For a Change

I was reluctant to appear on Bank of Mom & Dad at first because my mom and brother signed me up for it without me knowing.  I was really self conscious to be on a television show that revealed so much about my personal struggle with finances because it is such a sensitive and private [...]

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Credit Cards Are NOT the Answer!

Hi, it’s Stacey!
I decided to do Bank of Mom and Dad because I really wanted to become financially responsible and get out of debt! I figured this would be the perfect opportunity. I had so much fun on the show…even though some of the things I had to do were hard and embarrassing, I learned [...]

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

I Almost Had a Coronary

My husband and I were both very very shocked to find out how much debt Carmela was in. I think my husband originally guessed 8,000, and I thought that was ridiculous, but when we found out it was 31,000 I almost had a coronary – we were very upset.
I was ready to be open and [...]

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009