Comments on: 10 Celebrities Who Influence What We Buy

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:18:50 +0000

AGREED! Taylor really REALLY has a heart a gold it seems like. And actually genuine too, she’s awesome.

By: Katie Emig

Katie Emig — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:31:34 +0000

#6 Taylor Swift- I can say that I definitely agree that she is one amazing role model for the younger generation. When I was growing up in the late 80’s and early 90’s we had bands like Spice Girls who were trying to target the younger generation but sometimes made me feel that I want to be older. Swift portrays a younger image and does not dress inappropriate like some other young artists do. Swift is very mature and a great role model for the younger generation!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:14:18 +0000

@Jenna – Glad you enjoyed :) Ludacris surprised me!
@eric – Oh $hit, are you serious? That’s pretty sucky if it’s true. I heard the same thing about Conan O’brien actually. A friend of mine tried asking him a question (like, what he wanted to eat or something) and according to her he jumped down her throat and said never to look him in the eye when she’s speaking to him. Unfortunately that’s all I think about now when I see him on tv, even though I find him freakin’ hilarious! :)
@Adrian @ PIN – Yeah, I love Luda anyways but this makes him even Pimper.
@Carol Chretien – Haha I agree! But I didn’t make this list ;) To 10 financial gurus would be kinda cool though, I might have to jot that one down for later researching.
@finallygettingtoeven.com – Yeah you never do *really* know w/ some people. I’m not too familiar with him and what’s true and false w/ Walmart, but as you mentioned as long as good comes out of it somewhere that’s a positive thing :) Personally I much prefer Target.
@Fontaine – Oh for sure, Oprah is QUEEN! But I guess that’s too obvious and boring to read ;) Everyone already knows she’s a rockstar in giving back.
@myfinancialobjectives – Hell yeah, Buffett is the man! Him and Bill Gates are tearing it up on the charity scene. Pretty big influences those ones.

By: myfinancialobjectives

myfinancialobjectives — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:13:08 +0000

Inded a graet list. I just posted two days ago about how Warren Buffett is such a great guy due to all of his giving! I agree with Carol, where is Dave Ramsey, he is helping milliosn of people every year through his radio program and Financial Peace University!

By: Fontaine

Fontaine — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:09:09 +0000

Michelle Obama in the #1 spot??
I don’t think that’s accurate. Traditionally it has been, so maybe that’s why the author puts her in the #1 spot..but she has not been around long enough to have more influence than, say, Oprah.

By: finallygettingtoeven.com

finallygettingtoeven.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:21:05 +0000

Great list of celebs but one that I still have to wonder about is Quinn of Wal-mart. While Wallyworld always gets the bad rap (because it appears they deserve it most of the time) I just wonder if Quinn’s heart is truly in it or if he is just doing it to help drive the customers to the stores thinking that walmart actually cares about being ‘green’. I guess either way his motives should not matter even if purely selfish, it all helps in the end, right?

By: Carol Chretien

Carol Chretien — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:40:50 +0000

Interesting list….Where is Dave Ramsey on the list? :) I’d add him as a positive force for becoming debt free.

By: Adrian @ PIN

Adrian @ PIN — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:53:44 +0000

Thanks for compiling this list. I was unaware of those notes that you mentioned about Ludacris. I guess sometimes we need to look past the music/public persona to see what someone is truly all about.

By: eric

eric — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:48:33 +0000

The Ellen DeGeneres’ “gracious attitude” is just for the cameras. Behind the scenes she is very icy. She won’t make eye contact with anyone below her important people and we were told never to come up and talk to her. I used to work on the show. Thank god I left that chilly place. Its a bit sickening seeing her on-air persona and knowing the real hidden and true persona.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:54:48 +0000

Thanks for this post! There isn’t enough publicity for good deeds and positive influences.