Finances | Cherry Creek Today

November 22, 2008 By Jerry

I.O.U.S.A., the critically acclaimed film about the rapidly growing national debt and

its consequences for the United States economy, is on the short list for an Oscar
nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category.

Directed by Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon the film is among the 15
documentary features that will now advance in the voting process designating the final
five nominees for next year’s Academy Awards.

Educators are bringing the film to their classrooms as a vital teaching tool, while
young Americans are using the film on college campuses to raise awareness among their

peers on fiscal issues crucial to all their futures.
Eerily topical and surprisingly nonpartisan, I.O.U.S.A. paints a vivid and alarming
profile of America’s current economic situation and drives home the message that the

time to begin addressing America’s financial future just may be now.

The film follows former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker and Robert Bixby of the Concord Coalition as they crisscross the country explaining America’s unsustainable fiscal policies to its

citizens as part of the Fiscal Wake-up Tour. The film also features candid interviews
with noted experts such as Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Paul O’Neill, Robert Rubin,
and Paul Volcker, as well as with everyday citizens.
The record-setting August opening included an unprecedented town hall featuring
financial and policy experts such as Warren Buffett and Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s
Chairman Pete Peterson and CEO Dave Walker, which was beamed via satellite to over 350
movie theaters in 42 states across the country.

The Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009. The 81st Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009.

I.O.U.S.A. Screens at Starz Film Center, 900 Auraria Pkwy. here in Denver on Tuesday November 25, 2008, at 7:00 PM.

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For those unable to attend the Denver premier, Cherry Creek Today is pleased to offer this 30-minute synopsis of the film through the film’s producers, by way of Youtube :

Holiday Shopping Wisecracks

October 23, 2008 By Jerry

Times are tight, the holidays are coming, and you’re tired of the budget. Boo hoo.
Seems you haven’t quite figured out that the best money-saving strategies are, more often than not, the simplest ones.
If you don’t need it, don’t buy it. Sage advice in these uncertain times.

Here are some more DO’s and Don’ts on Budget Basics:

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DO recognize your bad spending habits. Your neighbors are never as impressed as they appear to be.
DON’T kid yourself. If you don’t have the money for a purchase when you hand over your credit card, chances are good you won’t have it when the bill arrives.
DO yourself a favor. Set goals for major purchases, and look for ways to reduce unnecessary spending while setting priorities.
DON’T blame anyone but yourself for financial chaos. Those designer shoes didn’t follow you out of the store on their own.

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Budgeting and saving is hard work, and don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t, but with a little self-determination (no, make that a lot of self-determination) and planning, you’ll sail through, especially when times are tight.

Banner photo by pbo31, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.