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Suze Orman is appearing on Oprah today to discuss the financial aspects of “living your best life.”
You can currently download her latest book, Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan, on Oprah.com for free.
I haven’t seen the episode yet, so I’m not sure how long it will be available, but I’d download it within the next 24-48 hours to be safe. Update: The download is available through Thursday, January 15.
I just watched Oprah’s new reality TV show, The Big Give.
I really wanted to like this show. After all, it’s a reality show where the contestants compete to give money away, not to win it. I loved last year’s Oprah show where each audience member was given a $1,000 debit card and told to spend the money on others, documenting the whole thing using hand-held video cameras. So why does The Big Give feel so…icky?
This show treats giving like a competition. The contestants are in it to win it. There’s all the classic Apprentice reality-TV cliches: challenges, randomly chosen teams, judges and eliminations. “Give Big or Go Home.” Is this supposed to be inspiring? Do I need to have a “creative presentation” in order to make a difference in someone’s life? What if I don’t have connections to Jamie Fox, a rich uncle and one of those oh-so-convenient Sprint cell phones? What then, Oprah? Am I a failure in the game of charitable giving?
Sure, there were some tear-jerker moments. But I kind of forgot about all that once the Naked Chef told that guy with the crazy fashion-show-happy partner to “grow some balls.” Get out!
