Cute and flirtatious females generally get what they want.
It’s nature’s way, don’t interfere.
This cannot be true 
snif And I couldn’t even get my loyal fans ™ to contribute $40 so’s I could register a domain name. The humanity!
I’ve found that people who don’t have a lot of money to spare have little sympathy for people who have a lot more, and blow it. Like I, Southerncalifornis nonautomobilis, have exactly zero sympathy for, say, the acquaintance of mine who was pissed off at her dad for surprising her with a brand new Camry. “But I wanted an Explorer! I don’t want to drive a Camry!”
It’s strange the kind of hostility that can arise from this lack of sympathy. I’m guilty of it myself. I saw that Save Karyn page and got pissed. “Stupid spoiled bitch! Bail your own ass out of debt! Get a crappy retail job like the rest of us!”
Should I be angry? Naw. It’s no skin off my ass if people want to give her money instead of, say, giving it to charities etc. Am I still pissed? Yup. Greedy brat.
It was this sort of bollocks that pissed me off:
“Together, we can banish credit card debt from my life!”
“TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!”
“I’ve done my part, now I need you to do yours.”
“So this is where you can make miracles happen.”
As if this were a serious issue that everyone should make a concerted effort to resolve.
[rising hysteria]
Go on then, give the selfish tart all your money then! Sell all your possessions and send her a cheque! Sell your house! Get your salary paid straight into her account! Go on, what are you waiting for, idiot!?!
[/rising hysteria]
I read and I listen… and I still don’t get it.
This might be a good opportunity for some people to take a look at their reactions and see what information is there for them.
Just a thought.
:::shrug:::
I guess I missed that part that said these people were forced into giving her their money.
JFTR, I think her page “The Daily Buck” should be required reading for anyone trying to live on a budget.
Hee hee, I would send her money just for the laugh.
*"Friday, August 9, 2002
Because I can’t afford a facial and I need one, I put tomato slices on my face. I heard they make a good face mask. But they burned, so I took them off and rinsed with cold water. I saved myself $100, but my face stayed really red for a while.
Wednesday, August 7, 2002
Tonight I had a friend from out of town come visit. She stayed in a hotel. I went to visit her and took the mini shampoo and bath gel. She’ll get more tomorrow. They smell nice.
. . . . .While at the grocery store, I decided to partake in the free samples, and counted it as dinner. I had bread, olive oil, cheese, and a small piece of a deli sandwich. While at the deli counter, I asked if I could sample a few salads as well. I opted for the vegetable salads because aside from my neighbor’s tomatoes, I haven’t eaten any veges in a while. The salads were good, but I pretended that I didn’t like them so I wouldn’t have to buy any.
Monday, July 22, 2002
Today I stole the top off of some girl’s water bottle at work because I lost mine. She’s one of those girls who throws her bottle away when she’s done, one of those girls I USED to be. Except she wears her sunglasses at her desk and I would never do that.
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Tonight I went out for drinks with “Nice Guy But Not My Type.” NGBNMT is really nice, like me. But he’s not my type. I went out with him for drinks because I knew he’d take me to a place that served food and I’m hungry. So I had some nice conversation, scored a bit of liquor AND some grub. That was nice. ATTENTION: NGBNMT IS AWARE THAT HE IS NOT MY TYPE. I’M NOT LEADING HIM ON.
. . . . I’ve taken him to the vet and they always tell me he’s fine - he just likes to barf. So, oh well. Back to Friskies we go. He eats it back up anyway after he reguritates it, so it’s not like I have to buy twice the amount.*
What’s the problem here? No-one’s being forced to give this woman money. She’s not taking money that would otherwise go to charity. Do you people honestly think that someone who supports a charitable cause would visit Karen’s website and think "Hmm, well I could give my twenty bucks to Oxfam this week, or I could send it to this dippy chick on the other side of the internet with whom I am in no way affiliated. Yeah, no contest, Karen get’s my vote " :rolleyes:
People who are giving are giving of their own volition. They want to, for whatever reason. How the fuck does that make Karen selfish?
Damn, y’know what? I’m going to give her a fucking dollar right now. Just to counteract the excruciating self righteousness of this thread.
Gee, when I asked for advice on how to raise a quick $2000, this was one of the ideas someone here suggested!
Of course, I have but two pairs of shoes (Payless and KMart) and the only designer label I wear is Hanes Her Way, but I really wish I had done this!
However, I chose the yard sale route, and raised exactly $44 dollars. Should have bought better stuff to begin with, I guess.
Karyn was incredibly irresponsible with her money and has chosen an equally irresponsible way of bailing herself out - getting other people to help her out. But I can see why people would donate; her website is funny and earnest, and she’s cute. People are probably giving her money because she’s made them laugh and they won’t miss the buck - it’s not charity; it’s entertainment disguised as charity.
I don’t care about the money, do I have to spend myself $20k into debt before I can get on the TV too?? HELLO, cute fiscally responsible chick here…?!
Maybe I should just start a fund where after I get a certain amount of $ I post photos of me in a bikini. People have been asking me to do that for years. 
I just find her incredibly shallow and annoying. Please.
Oh, I haven’t had a FACIAL!!!
Oh poor baby!
Ummm…ahhhhh…
No… nope, not gonna do it, must lie on back with cold towel and and think of board tone.
You crack me up, astro. 
[quote[I just find her incredibly shallow and annoying. Please.
Oh, I haven’t had a FACIAL!!!
Oh poor baby! [/quote]
Why does this piss you off so bad?
So she got into financial trouble by getting into credit card debt. WOW! That’s rare!
I think her website is damn funny (especially the facial story) and even though I will agree with you that it is a little shallow, you have to hand it to her for being honest and not scamming the money from innocent strangers or pulling a Bonny Lee Bakley or even selling tickets to watch her cut off her feet…
Again, NO ONE is forced or tricked into sending her money. As she stated on her website, she could have taken the option to file bankruptcy but decided to take this route so the people who pay off her debt will be doing so out of choice. Who do you think would have absorbed her debts had she filed?
If total strangers are willing to send money to pay off other people’s debts, I’m setting myself up a PayPal account ASAP!
!
The thing is, she hasn’t learned anything. She says that when it is paid off, she is going to run up her debt again.
I am scared shitless of running up a credit card debt, and if I do, would I get the same reaction if I started up a website asking for money?
of course not. Because I’m not a shallow stuck up little cow that can try and flirt me way out of fiscal responsibility.
I would send you money, Twisty. 
Ya know if this bothers some of you so much just see if she has a paypal thing set up. Then donate LESS money than they charge per transaction.
Stick it to the MAN!
Err woman.
Ah, I don’t care
Uh, not really. She’s gotten $5,000 so far. I don’t think clipping coupons would have accomplished that. And as far as the facial goes - as someone who has grown accustomed to regular eyebrow waxing, I would HATE to have to give that up. Good for her for trying to be economical. I hope she had a nice salad afterwards.
From reading all the venomous responses in this thread, I can’t help but extrapolate “Damn, I wish I’d thought of that!” I’m hearing a lot of misplaced rage and, dare I say it, jealousy. Cut a sister some slack!! (preferably Dolce & Gabbana in a nice creamy silk!)
I think she’s hilarious! I was all set to throw her to the wolves when I first looked at the site (before I read all the responses here), but I gotta say she’s got a good thing going. Her sense of humor is bold and sincere and she’s taken control of her debt in a wholly intersting way. She’s got a lot of nerve to tell people that it’s “their turn” to help her and I think it’s meant to be an outrageous statement. No one is forcing anyone to give her anything. At all. She’s not pretending to be anything she isn’t. She’s not making any offers, I don’t really see any whining (just a perky “Hey, that sucks. Wouldn’t it be fun to help me?”), and she’s not leeching off anyone who isn’t willing to help. What I see is bright woman who had a good job and liked to spend the money she earned. She lost her job and now she’s come up with a great way to make a few bucks. Good for her. I almost want to give her a dollar because the picture where she blacked out her cat’s eyes (for anonymity) made me laugh out loud. I may just do that. It’s my dollar.
“I wasn’t out saving the world. I was just at Bloomingdales.” HA HA!!
JFTR, I sent her a dollar.
I don’t care if she uses it to decrease her debt or if it helps pay for a facial. It was my dollar and she didn’t force me to do it. I sent it because her idea and her website cracks me the hell up.
I don’t give panhandlers money, but I will toss a buck or two into the hat of a street performer. I don’t care if they use it to buy new guitar strings, shoes for the kids, or a bottle of Jack Daniels.
I just see this as the online version of the same.
I’m pondering this phenomenon of intense anger at this woman wasting our time…that being, the time of people who spend a lot of time on an internet message board. I’m pondering that, and I’m feeling something that I believe might be irony.
Can’t quite put my finger on the why of it, though. Life is all about coming to peace with those things that elude one, so I guess I’ll live with that.