Who is Kim Kardashian?
Parents who care, run for the hills, the world is coming to an end-righteous people all over the country are aghast!
Kim Kardashian has released a pre-paid debit card. It will ruin our children, as they use it to buy the latest iTunes Kardashian show, for their iPad.
I will have to admit, when a friend sent me this link, I had to google Kim Kardashian.
I had “heard” the name, and seen references in the media. But I had no idea of why she was famous.
Celebrity Kulture
KK, like most of the other celebrities/actors/drunks, and addicts that make up our current pop culture seems to be ubiquitous-once my Google search returned.
But I refuse to support their habits by watching their shows, or buying the mag/rags that worship them-like conjoined twins, sharing a heart. One couldn’t live without the other.
I live a reality show, why would I watch one….
But I learned a long time ago, you can’t fight or alter pop culture.
No it’s not fair, that a 90lb blond, drunk, drug addict makes millions just by managing to dress, (without panties) and go to a club.
Klub Kulture (bysjurvetson)
And a 130lb blond nurse is doing CPR on a 1 1/2 lb preemie, trying desperately to save the life of a precious newborn, and gets paid less than the pop queen makes in a 15 sec commercial.
If you dwell on these issues, you will want to crawl into bed, pull over the covers, and cry!
I refuse to give in to those tendencies…
So I have my quiet protest-and refuse to support the celebrity driven culture-It does make finding a movie difficult. Finding quality actors that haven’t sipped the kool-aid of their own exploded ego is a challenge-but I try.
My other 5 jobs keep me busy anyway!
Whew, now I feel better-back to the subject at hand:
The KimKardashianKARD-is it evil?
- It is a pre-paid debit card-so it has a self-imposed spending limit
- It is without overdraft fees
- You can get it with no credit check
- You can load the card with a call-and get text/sms messages or alerts-maybe good for parents who want to know if spending limits are breached.
- Kim’s Kleavage
KKKARD Con’s
- Supports a celebrity culture
- May encourage spending-showing off Kim’s Kleavage to your fellow hormonally challenged peeps-while you swipe your card!
- But most important-the damn thing is 10 bucks a month!
If you buy this card for your kid, and you limit their spending to 100 bucks a month-then you are paying 10% a month in fees-outrageous considering most checking accounts come with a free debit card.
Now that is something worth celebrating! Free checking ROCKS!
Reader Questions:
Have your purchased a pre-paid or debit kard for you teens?
Does it have a picture of a partially klad celebrity on it?
Do you think a kard kulture for your kids is a good thing?
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Love hearing your take on this card! I giggled so much when I heard it existed.
Thanks for letting me know about it…
If there wasn’t a fee, I’d say what’s the big deal but to change a fee for a debit card is ridiculous. Not only does almost every bank out there offer free checking that includes a free debit card, you can get teen cards with the same features (parental controls) free elsewhere, without the cleavage.
Yeah, that is pretty rich-but I guess if they pay for it,it’s the American way,huh!
If anything, this Kardashian card just goes to show that America is the land of opportunity, Dr. Dean! There are lots of way to make money here – sometimes even with stupid ideas that offer no real added benefits for the consumers.
Hopefully, most people stay away from this rip-off card. But hey, millions of people bought pet rocks in the 70s too.
Best,
Len
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