In the past two days, I have watched a couple of interesting documentaries. "Food Inc.", and "Maxed Out", are both old, one released in 2008 and the other in 2005. I am glad i finally caught up with these award winning documentaries.

Food Inc.

After all the heartbreaks and the disappointments that were shown in the movie, it was very inspiring to watch the last little bit. It said that the power still lies with the consumer. Instead of being driven by the corporates, we can still lead the way and make them follow. Buying local, instead of stuff that's traveled 1500 miles, buying organic instead of the chemical, pesticide and gene altered food, and buying seasonal we can push back these over powering corporates that are trying to sell us stuff that unhealthy for us and the planet.

I think this movie has nudged me a little closer to vegetarianism. The more I observe the cruelty towards animals/fish, the more I begin to wonder if my taste buds are worth the pain and suffering of another species.

Maxed Out.

This movie is definitely an eye opener for any Credit Card owner. The pitfalls of credit cards are aplenty, and the benefits not so much. This made me think if I should really reassess my saving budget, and my spending habits. I constantly use credit cards just to help built a credit limit, but is it worth the trouble? It was also nice to see that Obama has introduced some laws to curb the evil ways of the Credit Card companies. But once again doesnt the onus fall on us. Laws can only help so much, in the end its our ways and behavior that will serve us.