There's a need for better copyediting on this post. "*yet but* the list of participating theaters..." , "You can also *by* movie ticket packs..."  I suspect this is a syndicated post, but if so your syndication partner needs to raise their game if they're effectively being auto-posted here.

This applies to smaller prizes, too. I won a tablet PC six months ago, back when the market for them was really hot. I looked at it thought 'would I buy this at the price I could sell it for?' The answer was no, so I sold it. I think it's a good rule.

What's good for the state is good for you. It seems you intend to take advantage of their retirement offerings - so why warn others? It's not in your best interest.

Tax subsidies are there for a reason. One reason the U.S. will be energy-independent in coming decades is improvements in insulation, but it's no use if existing houses don't get insulated.

I'm sure your credit card provider would love for you to put the car on it, but I don't see a dealership wanting to pay the transaction fees. Most I know have limited credit card payments to about $3000, and that only because it usually represents high-margin extras they squeezed out of you. My last car loan (from m...more

Death panels are important. There is a cost/benefit tradeoff to all treatment, and you need to decide how much a single life is worth in order to decide where to draw the line at paying for treatment which may extend life for a particular period of time. This is part of the fiscal responsibility demanded by taxpayer...more

What's the problem with legal immigrants? America was founded on immigration. Immigrants today are doing work which citizens typically don't want to do. They are paying into the tax base through payroll taxes if nothing else. The subsidy provisions are there to encourage them to pay a little for health insurance as ...more

Renting for your whole life may be a perfectly appropriate response if home prices are too high, or your living situation is such that you simply don't need a whole house. Plenty of people end up regretting having bought more than they need, even if they can afford it.

Right . . . I'm surprised how MSN Money appeared to promote the Tylenol brand here, given that the more thrifty approach would be to use the widely-available generics.