wt1947,    a dollar saved is a dollar saved.  A dollar earned is worth 70 centsI hadn't heard that one, but it's a good one.

Mrdoubtful,   Although no prudent man should trust our "parliament of ****", it's inconceivable to me that our "honorable" elected representatives could stand the outcry if they tried to tax Roth IRAs.  Even the class envy baiters understand it is fundamentally unfair to renege on such a promise.  I think that you s...more

Just think, if everybody used that portfolio, then the 100's of billions of dollars sucked out of the market by the financial industry could stay in investments.  It would fundamentally change our economy for the better.   CNBC and all the financial writers would have to find useful work.

SatinKnight,   The couple seems to have a steady income and can pay off their debts, so they probably can't file Chapter 7.   This dinosaur needs someone to explain how anybody but them will be better off if they renege on their debts.  What am I missing???

"If you're going to predict, predict often." - John Kenneth Galbraith

Whole Foods is a private corporation and can run itself as it sees fit.  Nobody is forced to work there.   Just wait until the federal government starts offering incentives.  One shouldn't be forced to leave his own country in order to escape the nanny state.

wt1947,   Like 53,000 rich Americans send your money to a Swiss account and don't pay any income taxesA lot of those people are going to pay BIG-TIME for cheating on their taxes.  Some will go to jail.

Yeswecan & Born In 46,   I'm pleased to report that living debt-free leaves me quite unconcerned about government running my life.  YesWeCan is right.  Save, save, save.  Then you can thumb your nose at all of them.   P.S., if you're worried about the U.N. running your life, you're in debt WAY over your head.

Gamerk316,   Its illegial.  Cash can NOT be turned down within the United States. I believe that that is not exactly true.  If you owe a debt, yes, you can pay it in cash unless you took on the debt with an explicit arrangement to the contrary.  For example, you could have agreed to pay in gold.   But the point I'...more