Is there no end to Walmart's greed?

Well, you know, it's like anything else. If it's worth it to us, we pay it; if not, we don't. Myself, I do love my morning cup of coffee while I read the paper. I'd give up the paper first.

I just wish they'd come up with something and leave it in place so we'd know how to plan. Sounds like if we keep our estates under a million, our kids will be okay.

I buy eggs, milk, bread, fruit and veggies at Aldi. They are much cheaper, probably because they do not accept credit cards--cash & debit cards only.

Good for Liz.

My son would be very busy for the next-however-many-weekends it took to repay these charges, and while earning this money he would not be using the cell phone he no longer had. By the time he paid it off, he would understand that you don't buy anything for which you cannot pay in full when the statement arrives.   ...more

The article itself is good, but I don't think you should co-sign for anyone unless you are in a position to 100% repay the debt without financial stress to your own spouse. I also think that by middle age people who are financially responsible will have no debt, and if they are not by then financially responsible, it i...more

My husband and I have found that it doesn't take nearly as much to live comfortably as most "experts" indicate. We retired with no debt and are blessed with good health, both of which help very much. We contributed for many years to 401(k) plans, which we highly recommend. But we feel most articles seem determined to s...more

I'm not one to go about saying "This isn't fair," because life isn't always fair. But this is decidedly unfair. I don't begrudge these people their good fortune, but it should be available to all or to none at all. This issue changes every few years, and guess who got caught in an off-year? Me!   Our illustrious gove...more