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Smart money lessons from reality TV

For the average viewer, most reality television is light entertainment. But Heather Larson of Bankrate.com writes that a closer look at some reality TV finds valuable lessons about how to save money. A look at the shows 'What Not to Wear,' 'The Biggest Loser,' 'Extreme Couponing,' '19 Kids and Counting', and 'Pawn Stars' yielded some interesting results.
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By Heather Larson, Bankrate.com

For the average viewer, most reality television is light entertainment. But Heather Larson of Bankrate.com writes that a closer look at some reality TV finds valuable lessons about how to save money.

A look at the shows "What Not to Wear," "The Biggest Loser," "Extreme Couponing," "19 Kids and Counting", and "Pawn Stars" yielded some interesting results.

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