I can't believe people give her money [Archive]

The1calledTKE

10-14-2002, 12:59 AM

This girl has almost got her $20,000 credit card debt paid off by donations. Crazy.

http://www.savekaryn.com/

OTW

10-14-2002, 01:18 AM

Sick.

Granted, my debt's not as high as hers, but I choose to pass.

Sorry, she won't be getting my sympathy...or my dollar.

I believe in charity, but not so that she can pay off the card she used to buy her Prada pumps.

texas*princess

10-14-2002, 01:36 AM

I have to agree with OohTeenyWahine here.

Interesting she even has her own domain.. I'm sure that costs money.. maybe she could have used those extra bucks towards her debt?

XOMichelle

10-14-2002, 01:37 AM

Umm.. you wanna pay off my student loans??

I can't believe people are paying off her debt because she shopped too much. People live without food, housing and health insurance! Good idea, I have to give it to her, but wow is that self centered.

-M

texas*princess

10-14-2002, 01:44 AM

Originally posted by XOMichelle
Umm.. you wanna pay off my student loans??

lol

I was thinking the same thing..

SATX*APhi

10-14-2002, 02:34 AM

That link no longer work.

Peaches-n-Cream

10-14-2002, 03:28 AM

The link worked for me. Maybe I should get my own website. You can pay my bills, rent, credit cards, etc. HMMM! :p

Actually, I do remember reading about a young man who used a similar technique to pay his college tuition pre-internet. He took out small ads in newspapers asking for everyone who read it to send $1. His tuition was paid in full.

Allie

10-14-2002, 07:30 PM

*Runs off and starts www.SendAllieToCollege.com*

FuzzieAlum

10-14-2002, 07:34 PM

It's an awful idea, but what's more awful is that people are giving her money! What makes her debt worse than the rest of ours? What makes her more deserving than the poor, the starving, the sick? For that matter, what makes her more deserving than me? My debt is smaller than hers, so if you give me a dollar, you're paying off a greater part of my debt!

I guess there really is a sucker born every minute.

Steeltrap

10-14-2002, 07:41 PM

The fact is, she is in her 20s. I don't advocate filing for bankruptcy, but she's young enough that she could have rebuilt her credit by going through Consumer Credit Counseling Service or something like that.

I bet that most of her benefactors are horny guys who want to, err, "hit it." :rolleyes:

Although I saw her eBay auction and was angry that I couldn't bid on a martini book she was selling. :p

PearlGrrl

10-14-2002, 08:20 PM

I just wish I'd been smart enough to think of it first! I think it's hilarious. And if people have nothing better to do than give her money, well I say let them. I had the retail disease when I was younger and owed my soul to Visa. I've slowly paid everything off, but would've loved an "easy way out." Can't blame a girl for trying...

Peaches-n-Cream

10-14-2002, 09:41 PM

Originally posted by Allie
*Runs off and starts www.SendAllieToCollege.com*

I thought that that was a real website. :o lol! :p

The1calledTKE

11-11-2002, 01:15 PM

She got it paid off. She is all over the news and even has a book offer. What a bunch of crap.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/11/11/save.karyn.ap/index.html

Hootie

11-30-2002, 03:02 AM

I think I am going to do something like that. Sheesh, i don't have nearly as much debt, but I sure could use the help!

LeslieAGD

11-30-2002, 09:52 PM

As of November 10th, she had been sent $13,323.08! :eek:

Kevin

11-30-2002, 10:26 PM

Through ebay sales, etc she collected $20,000 to get herself out of debt. Nothing wrong with soliciting charity I guess.

Hootie

12-02-2002, 03:22 AM

I was discussing this girl's actions with a few coworkers and they were repulsed that she paid off her debt that way. They commented how she obviously had a spending problem and would probably rack up the debt again in no time.
See, what is sad is you never know why or how people go into debt. I unfortunately mis-spent a few times (true) but I also had a lot of car problems and had to put them on my card too. So, I suppose it's all in the hands of God as to wether or not people feel compelled to send money to a complete stranger with a possible spending problem!

crystalline

12-06-2002, 06:58 PM

I guess it's whatever works for some people.... gee, I wish people would just donate money to me!:rolleyes:

Honeykiss1974

12-06-2002, 08:15 PM

ok, why does she have an on-line store, featuring "Save Karyn" apparel?? :mad:
http://storetn.cafepress.com/0/3415500_F_store.jpg http://storetn.cafepress.com/6/3415406_F_store.jpg http://storetn.cafepress.com/6/3416126_B_store.jpg

Ummm, doesn't it cost money to have this stuff made? See, at first I was thinking that she had a good game going, but after seeing this, mofos that gave her money because she was "broke" :rolleyes: should feel real silly now.

valkyrie

12-06-2002, 08:27 PM

I think I remember reading somewhere on her site that she doesn't pay anything to have the shirts made. I think the buyer pays for the shirt, and then Karyn gets a tiny amount of money from the sale. But she doesn't pay anything. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's what I remember.

I have to give her mad props for doing this. I so wish I had thought of it because I am overwhelmed with debt right now (most of it student loans). She found a creative way to solve a problem, and she's not hurting anyone.

crystalline

12-07-2002, 05:44 PM

*scrambles to make "save crystalline" website*

RedRoseSAI

12-08-2002, 11:35 AM

Originally posted by valkyrie
I have to give her mad props for doing this. I so wish I had thought of it because I am overwhelmed with debt right now (most of it student loans). She found a creative way to solve a problem, and she's not hurting anyone.

Agreed. Girl's got chutzpah!