Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and Back
by Karyn Bosnak
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Author: Karyn BosnakEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-02
ISBN: 0060558199
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Book Reviews of Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and Back
Book Review: Honesty is the best policy
Summary: 5 Stars
Karyn Bosnak moved to New York City from Chicago due to a job transfer. Alone in New York City, she needed a friend. The friend she needed became shopping. Soon after discovering all the shops that surrounded her, every cute new pair of shoes she saw was just another excuse to use her credit card on "emergencies". She even came up with a "system" in her charging abilities without getting caught that she is over her limit. She needed shopping as a release from the stressful workday. With her charging more than she has, she quickly falls under debt. Karyn has to move into a smaller apartment, cut back on the shopping sprees, the 100-dollar manicures and pedicures, and the designer purses. The cut backs on those items still leave her with debt. Her solution? Make a website begging strangers to give her money to help her undo her mistake. And many people did. Yet, many people criticized her at the same time. She didn't care though because five months after creating the website, she was able to get out of debt all by the kind acts of strangers. Save Karyn was enjoyable because she is so honest and recall every detail. By her being honest, one was made to feel they could relate to her. She did not blame her bad habit on anyone else and with that, I gained respect for her. She may have done something irresponsible, but she wasn't about to just sit around and let it eat her away. She asked for help, which again helped me respect her more because she is recognizing to others that yes, she has failed, but she wants to do something about it.
I had never heard of the website before I read Save Karyn. In the book, she put excerpts from what she wrote on her website day to day. When I finished the book, I was left feeling empty. The ending of the book was not satisfying because it was so vague. What happened to Karyn now? I became intrigued with Karyn. I wanted to learn more about her so I went to her website, where you can actually access all of the features she had on her old site.
I think that this book would be most enjoyable to those who love to shop. If you don't like to shop and you read this book, you will not understand where Karyn is coming from. Yet, it can also be enjoyable to anyone who appreciates some good ole honesty once in a while. I think it was an excellent book full of good vocabulary and strong sentences. For her first book, Bosnak didn't do too bad.
Summary of Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and Back
Drowning in $20,000 of credit card debt, shopaholic Karyn Bosnak asked strangers for money online -- and it worked!
What would you do if you owed $20,000? Would you: A) not tell your parents? B) start your own website that asked for money without apology? or C) stop coloring your hair, getting pedicures, and buying Gucci? If you were Karyn Bosnak, you'd do all three.
Karyn started a funny yet honest website, www.savekaryn.com, on which she asked for donations to help her get out of debt. Karyn received e-mails from people all over the world, either confessing their own debt-ridden lives, or criticizing hers. But after four months of Internet panhandling and selling her prized possessions on eBay, her debt was gone!
In Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and Back, Karyn details the bumpy road her financial -- and personal -- life has traveled to get her where she is today: happy, grateful, and completely debt-free. In this charming cautionary tale, Karyn chronicles her glamorous rise, her embarrassing fall, and how the kindness of strangers in cyberia really can make a difference.
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