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I just got the cd/dvd and love it! It explains how to get College Financing in laymans terms and has lots of great resources and links where you will find the information. Mr. Wilfong has done all the homework for you and your children. A must view cd/dvd for any parent and student who wants to go to college!

I was impressed with how interactive the guide is. It is more than a CD and DVD. The informative presentation is also a great reference to refer back to. It highlights important things to remember, provides checklists and includes even more information via relevant web links. The DVD compliments the CD by including clips from a college financing seminar. I'm confident now that I will be able to package all the potential options to help fund my childrens' College.

This DVD covers virtually every resource for financing college. Lots of information in a very usable format. I highly recommend
for any parent and/or student plannning to attend college. This could literally save you thousands!

I feel that by focusing her aim on 5 major "laws" of money, Suze Orman has created a reference that is timeless. It was wonderfully produced, and enjoyable to watch.

She hardly takes a breath in this video. It's action packed. Well worth [the price]. I read the book, red cover. It follows it almost exactly. Motivates you to follow the plan. Truth, Have, Your Name, Know, Power. I hate DVD movies, but this video makes me want to go out and buy one of those portable dvd players... so I can worship this queen of finance. My other finance heros are Clark Howard, The Dolans, Bob Brinker, DAve Ramsey... Suze is the hardest working. Catch her on QVC too. (I'm just a fan, not an employee of any org that would profit from my statements.)

This is an incredible look at the history of American Cinema through the eyes of the greatest American Filmmaker. Martin Scorsese's ability to tell story is moving. The man loves movies and shares this love through his extensive knowledge of the subject, but somehow manages to remain humble and lets you know that this is of course his view, His Personal Journey. It is amazing to think that if a younger filmmaker were to be asked what his influences were they would surely include Scorsese among their greater influences and give praise to such a master. In watching this DVD you can see the same admiration any young filmmaker would have for Scorsese coming from Scorsese himself towards the Greats that came before him and shaped his View.

How close is this to the syllabus of Prof. Scorsese's course at NYU? It really doesn't really make a difference to me whether these are his "personal" opinions or not--it's an incredibly valuable survey of cinematic technique. Particularly striking is the section entitled "The Director as Smuggler," highlighting how once-controversial themes were cloaked in the familiar fabric of genre pictures. Today when everything has to be so in-your-face obvious, there's a lot to be learned from these subtle visual and narrative tricks.

For those of us who admire and study one of the true maestros of American film, this set is priceless! Going through Martin Scorsese's own chronologic recollections of the films, directors, cinematographers etc., that influenced his thinking and sensibilities, one is left with a sense of having been with him thorough this development. What a treat!
Understand that, just like his films, Scorsese covers a topic from his own, now recognizable perspective. He says, "I can't be objective here ...", right off the bat. The very title denotes the vision is "Personal...". It's Scorsese's vantage point. He makes no bones about that. I love that he doesn't even try to be global and universal on any of it. Isn't that what we love about a Scorsese film? He has a personal vision on what he experiences and shares it honestly, openly and candidly. And isn't that what a director does? Nobody does it like Scorsese.
I say: Thanks for sharing those thoughts with us Maestro Scorsese. What a personal pleasure it is having your notes on all those great films, on the era, on the cinematic technology, on the concurrent cinematic history that runs throughout, for another exposure to the Scorsese views and visions. Bravo, Maestro!

Leon Rodriguez
Filmmaker

Leon Rodriguez

I bought this DVD before seeing it because I love the three actresses who are the main characters in the three stories. They are all awful. This unfortunate as all three of these actresses have shown their talent in other films.
The main problem with this film is the narration that continues over the entire film. The purpose of narration is to tell the viewer something that isn't already obvious, but this film uses narration to tell the most minute of details which is already obvious.
If you must see this, rent it, don't buy. Anyone who actually likes this film is welcome to my copy. I tried to sell it on ebay but no one wanted it.

Personal Velocity, written and directed by Rebecca Miller (and based on her book) tells three stories of women at crossroads in their lives. A film that is divided into separate stories must overcome certain challenges. Short stories, if they are good, can still leave the reader a little unsatisfied. This may be even more true of short films, as even a two hour movie tends to have less depth than a book. It is also common for stories to be of unequal quality. Personal Velocity, however, succeeds in creating three engaging half hours with some powerful performances. I found all three equally entertaining. The first character we meet is Delia (Kyra Sedgwick), a woman fleeing from an abusive husband with her three young children. While this is a familiar, movie-of-the-week situation, Sedgwick is completely believable as the hurt, angry and uncertain Delia as she attempts to make a new start. Parker Posey, a distinguished veteran of many independent films is the star of the second tale. She is Greta, an editor who unexpectedly finds success working with a famous novelist (who makes a pass at her). Greta is married to a man who is nice, intelligent but lacking in ambition and she finds herself wondering if he will fit in with her new future. There is a great contrast between the first two episodes. The first is set in the rural working class of upstate New York, the second among Manhattan's literary chic. The third tale changes pace once again. Paula (Fairuza Balk) is a woman who has just been traumatized by a tragic accident. Driving aimlessly, she picks up a young hitchhiker who turns out to be another victim of a violent event. Paula drives with the boy to her mother's house, which does not turn out to be much of a refuge. Both the first and last segment deal with rather depressing circumstances, but both leave us with the sense that the women have left the worst behind them and are ready to begin a new and better life; the same is true of the second story, though its overall tone is more upbeat. Personal Velocity is about just that; characters who overcome the unpredictable challenges of their surroundings by the force of their own wills. The film was shot digitally, which works well with its focused, microcosmic perspective.

Many of these reviews have given detailed descriptions of what the stories are about...so I won't delve more into that aspect. I want to add to that though the unifying feature to the three stories -- which is finding what is "moving" each of these characters forward. It is admirable that the movie doesn't give the answers, just gives the human beings. Of the three I found the last story -- Paula and the hitchhiker, to be the most moving, and redeeming. The connection between Paula and the wounded character played by Lou Taylor Pucci is palable and heartbreaking -- conveyed by their eyes. It is about feeling for another person -- and in the feeling Paula expresses (now emerging from her state of shock) she identifies with the hurt she sees in the boy. She sees how vulnerable he is -- notices he is just like a little boy, just a baby -- and had been hurt, tortured really -- then she wants to take him home and protect him. The boy can't trust that, however. Both actors had heartbreaking, expressive eyes -- and it is enlightening to see a film about love that is not about sex, but about caring and protecting another.

I've had a crush on Michael Landes ever since he played the love of Dorthey Jane Torklesons heart on "The Torklesons" when I was still in high school. Then he went on to play Jimmy Olsen on Lois & Clark, but was replaced a year later...grr...anyway I digress.

I've been a fan of Lois & Clark forever, so when I see that there's a movie with THREE major cast members from the show, I just have to have it...there's also the Michael fatuation mentioned above.

I thought the movie was very cute, and yes like the other reviewers mentioned the Bob Ross scene is classic. I still remember how a friend of mine reacted when he passed away, "No more happy trees!"

I love how the movie showed how just ONE event in your life can affect your relationships for a very long time. Lane Smith as a psychiatrist was something I never pictured before, but he played the part very very well. I would have loved for there to have been more scenes with John Shea, but I understand why there weren't and the movie still worked for me.

I liked Hedy Burress in "Foxfire" and I loved her character in this. Very different from "Foxfire" which just shows what a dynamic actress she is.

Then there is Michael...words cannot describe how he moves me, but I can say that I think he's great in everything I've seen him in and this movie is no exception. :)

Caught this on HBO recently. Very funny. Bob Ross scene is classic. Definitely worth a look.

Caught this on HBO recently (admittedly because nothing else was on...) Surprisingly good, little movie. Acting's good, lines are funny, and the Bob Ross piece is a scream. I'd recommend it. I've seen alleged bigname comedies that aren't funny at all and I laughed outloud a few times watching this.

I enjoyed this workout mainly because of its "down to earth" style exercise program. There's no fancy backgrounds, overactive students or celebrity instructors. It's just a good, simple workout. I reccommend this title to anyone who is interested in a very low impact, beginners level "Tae Bo" style workout. Remember, this is more of a beginners exercise program.

1. Understand your past history with money:
Suze writes that, "Most peoples' biggest problems in life - even those that appear on the surface not to be money related - are directly connected to their early, formative experiences with money." Think back to when you first started to understand money and its consequences: fights your parents had, presents you wanted, how much money your family had compared to your neighbors.

2. Face your fears and create new truths:
Take a piece of paper, and write down your fears related to money. When you're done, compare what you've written to your past history. Keep thinking until you see the connections. Then, write down a new, positive truth that is expressed in the present tense and that you can remember precisely. For example, "I save $200 per month."

3. Be honest with yourself:
Without much thought, you probably waste too much money on items you barely use or enjoy, but try ripping up a dollar bill. Most people can't do it. You need to recognize how much of our society is calculated to create a distance between you and your money, so that you lose this healthy desire to protect it. Get back in touch with your money.

4. Be responsible to those you love:
Face the reality of your eventual death, and put in place a system to protect your loved ones when you are gone. This includes not just sufficient life insurance, but also well-written wills, trusts, and other key documents.

5. Be respectful of yourself and your money :
Suze's 2nd law of financial freedom is, "Respect attracts money - disrespect repels money." You need to be respectful of your money. Write down the ways you are respectful and disrespectful of your money.

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In any event, "9 Steps to Financial Freedom" is an outstanding book surpassed only by her newest book "The Laws of Money." This book will tap into your inner self. It is not why stock to buy or what isnurance policy is best (although Orman does cover personal finance very well in this book and by the way her [Ormans] views are quite different than Quinn's (...)

"9 Steps to Financial Freedom" will take you to where you want to be financially. As already mentioned, I also recommend "The Laws of Money" by Orman and The Macmillan Spectrum Investors Guide to Mutual Fund Investment Strategies and Moonlight Investing by J.W. Dicks. Other good reads are "Talking Money" by Chatzby and the Savage Truth on Money by Terry Savage.

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While this author describes 9 steps towards "Financial Freedom," I kept asking myself, "But what about ...?"

For those of who want a great primer into recreating your financial identity, this is an excellent beginning.

Suze Orman started out with a degree in Sociology (And she was attacked in the financial world for having "too much psychobabble").

Two events that compelled her to learn about and to be an expert on money:
1. When her father's store caught on fire, he desperately ran
into the store to grab his cash register. This caused him to
be badly burned. And it taught Suze Orman to learn about
investments, savings and related topics.
2. After college, she was a stock broker for Merrill Lynch.
This is where she learned the difference between what was
being told to the public, and what the truth about money is.

Through these events she discovered her life's work is telling people the truth about money.

Within this book Orman talks a lot about uncovering your money memories, and seeing where those money memories have led you to have the relationship to money that you now have.

She also covers many fundamental topics about retirement and investing in this book. But she does not take readers through the journey of earning a dollar, to growing that dollar into several millions - or to allowing that money to work for you.

I'd suggest that you read these seven books, after reading "Nine Steps to Financial Freedom":
1. "More Wealth Without Risk," by Charles Givens
2. "Financial Self-Defense," by Charles Givens
3. "The Millionaire Next Door," by Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D., &
William D. Danko, Ph.D.
4. "Simple Abundance," by Sarah Ban Breathnach
5. "Creating Money," by Sanaya Roman & Duane Packer
6. "Girl, Get Your Money Straight!" by Glinda Bridgforth
7. "Open Your Mind to Prosperity," by Catherine Ponder

Where most financial books assume that you have money, and that you are not only ready to allow that money to work harder than you work, they also assume that you will be at peace with this.

Read "Nine Steps to Financial Freedom," to face your past, and to practice, for the sake of practicing to be a peace with your control over money.

Let me tell you from the get-go that I am not a grinch when it comes to my workouts. I am a big fan of Billy Blanks' Tae Bo series. His so-called "sermons" never once bothered me. In fact, I love them as pep-talks. Scott Cole is wonderful, only I have difficulties focusing on Tai Chi whilst feasting my eyes upon the beautiful-looking half-naked man on the Hawaiin beach. I think Greg Smithey in the "Buns of Steel" video is a bit odd, but I can deal with that, too. His workout does wonders for the sitter. I can even deal with Richard Simmons. The list goes on. My experience with these workout videos is that the instructors in charge are going to have quirks; I am growup enough to expect that.

However, nothing could have prepared me for Kathy Smith, a shrill annoying nit-wit if there ever was one. When I first saw this DVD in the store, I could not resist buying it. I already owned a copy of her Kickboxing workout DVD with Keith Cooke and was hoping for some good workouts again, especially one that included aerobics, free weights, AND yoga. What a mistake.

The aerobics section does absolutely nothing for me except cause undue aggravation. The constant "woo" and "yeah" as though this were some high-school pep rally and Kathy's constant shrieking did not help matters any. The yoga part is okaaay, but I have had better experiences elsewhere. I was hoping for some redemption in the free weights/body sculpting section. I was dead wrong. Granted, there actually are some good exercises for me in the sculpting section, but quite frankly I am going to look elsewhere for another DVD without this aggravating shrieking blonde.

I understand the need to be positive and have fun while working out. However, I do NOT want to feel like I am watching a bunch of models acting as though they are trying to pose for some gym club commercial or soloflex ad. The permanent plastic smiles outlined with perfectly placed lipstick was bad enough, but having to listen to Kathy shriek "SMILE" at everyone made me literally, at one point, look up to the TV and shout, "SWALLOW!" (I have since edited it and now use the word "VOMIT" but I digress.) Her shrieking yappy voice the whole time was atrocious and the Stepford mannequins in the background were constantly trying to keep their phony smiles up, even while Kathy walked by them and, I kid you not, she gave them dirty looks!

Don't waste your money on this one. There are far better workout DVD's and videos out there where you can watch real people seriously focusing on their workouts instead of mannequins and models strutting about trying to pose for a fitness club ad while Miss Blonde Idiot is shrieking her stupid "Woo" and "Yeah" and "Alright" crap.

I am a big Kathy Smith fan--she's really encouraging and not overly perky or annoying. When I saw this DVD I thought it would be a great purchase, because I really liked the idea of having lots of exercise options on one DVD. BUT...there are some flaws.

First, there are three sections: cardio, toning, and stretch. I knew when I bought the DVD that it was a hodge podge of old video segments, and that's fine with me. However, I did expect that she would offer more than ONE cardio workout! Hello--with the endless videos Kathy Smith offers, she could have at least put two or three on there. How about some variety!!?? Not to mention that this one cardio workout is quite challenging--if there was a beginner, intermediate and advanced cardio choice, for example, I wouldn't have been so frustrated by this particular workout. It's not for beginners, so cut yourself some slack if you use it.

Second, I did not know that weights were mandatory for the upper body workout. The DVD description I read (not here) did not mention weights. So now I have to go out and buy weights if I want to do the upper body. This is fine, but I wish I had known before I bought it.

Third, on her optional workout schedule, Kathy mentions walking, either outdoors or on a treadmill. That's also fine by itself, but if I wanted to walk I'd buy a treadmill, not an exercise video! The two just don't seem to coincide together.

Despite these negative points, I still give the DVD 4 stars because it's unique and does offer more than a typical workout video.

This DVD has one of the best formats I've seen yet. Unlike some reviewers, I don't mind that the segments are a hodge-podge of other Kathy Smith videos, because I don't have any others by her. This was my introduction. I really like the mix-and-match ability you get with this DVD. It's really using the format to its fullest.

Overall, the workouts are pretty good. Kathy indeed is one of those perky, whooping women, which is grating. I'm used to Minna, Karen Voigt, Tamilee ... much more subdued instructors. Once I got past that, though, I couldn't deny that the workouts themselves are pretty effective.

The cardio ticked me off at first because it's quite dancy, and I'm not very coordinated. By the second try, though, I had most of the moves down and got a good workout in 20 minutes. The upper-body workout was pretty intense. I really like how this one lets you do higher reps with lighter weights, or do fewer reps with heavier weights. That option alone will keep me coming back to that segment. The lower-body workout is NOT 20 minutes, like the Amazon description and the catalogue on the DVD says. It's 10 minutes. Luckily, it's a very effective 10 minutes. I can feel it today from yesterday's workout. The yoga's good, too, though it stops pretty abruptly as it's pulled off another, longer video. The warm-up and cool downs are OK. I usually don't use them, though; I usually start with another tape (maybe TotalMix's Quick Fix) and cool down with Tamilee's Stretch for Beginners. But it's nice to have them as an option on the same DVD. That way, you don't HAVE to go from one workout tape to another if you don't want to.

It would have been nice to have another cardio segment on this tape. I'm sure Kathy knows that variety is key, and we're supposed to do cardio more often than the other exercises. But, all in all, this was a good introduction to Kathy Smith's cheerleader brand of instruction, and it's definitely a good workout.

Contrary to some other reviewers, I loved the title of this book. It does indeed take courage to become rich. The title and Suzes words serves to shock you out of financial impotency and inbeds the desire, the courage to have more, to become rich.

I have read other financial books including other female financial authors. Suze is the very best. Very motivating. Inspiring and educational as well. No hype, no fluff.

Read this book and/or listen to the tapes of the same name and you indeed will develop The Courage To Become Rich!

Suze Orman reveals the secrets of becoming rich and prosperous. How you become rich? You will have to be courageous to ditch debt, to ask for more, to make room for money and wealth, to open your heart, to tithe and finally, to think rich.

If you calm your heart, then you will see money in a different way.

Orman's book is a confirmation that there is spirituality in money and prosperity.

Make it happen in your life.

By Thei Zervaki,
author of Globalize, Localize, Translate

This is the Suzy Orman book everyone should read. She helps you deal with "unseen" issues about how you see and treat money (and how you see your worth). It helps you get into control of material things and plan for the future you select.

This movie was interesting enough to keep me watching to the end but I was disappointed. Maybe I missed the point, but it seemed to me that almost nothing about this movie was real. Robert Redford's character wore clothes and had furniture that seemed mostly lifted from the Sundance Catalog. Michelle Pfeiffer's character never seemed to be doing any research but rather staying late at work to play solitaire on her computer. And we later are expected to believe that she gets up from her wedding bed to work at her laptop on a news story. I found it a sad reflection on Hollywood's take on American values and an insult to the viewer's intelligence.

Both actors deliver fine performances. Even though the plot is ho-hum, the movie is still interesting to watch. Sad, of course, as all fine love stories are. But worth a peek.

This is one of the first movies I can say that I made me cry at the end that I love. Redford and Pfeiffer are AWESOME and it had all the things a movie must have; action, romance, and humor.