Know what I think of?  Your boss.  The one who got promoted because he or she could write a coherent report.  Or write  the memo taking credit for all the team's hard work.  Or invent the action plan that the company vice president loved.   People who communicate well get ahead.

I saw another version of this story, and there's more to it.  The wait staff not only brought a new burger, they explained to the little girl what they were doing in terms she could accept--"we will fix the broken burger!"  Either someone on staff knows how to deal with autism, or they just get an A for empathy.  Very ...more

Pay attention to #6.  None of the rest matter if you can't grasp one concept: if you continue to spend more than you pay off, your debt increases and all the other bad stuff ensues.  Pay more than you spend and it eventually goes away.  Simple.