Sean, being a former "Bachelor" is automatically not someone who's opinion is worth much.  My reasoning?  Anyone selected to be a "bachelor" has to be a dim bulb of an intellectual in the first place.  No man with a head on his shoulders would want to be on such a show, and no smart man would take more than a week to f...more

Um, that is not what I was thinking when I read the article.  If God was involved in every day events, like insuring a premature baby lived, why would be not intervene in events where people lose their lives at the hands of others?  I suppose the people of Boston and their limbs weren't worth saving?  And no, when you ...more

Socialized medicine, must not like to do costly C-sections there in jolly old England.

First off, you use a turkey baster, not a hose...second it doesn't come back out, the large intestines absorbs it all, you just go slow...third you avoid the calories so you stay fit and trim, and fourth, you avoid those pesky stomach enzymes that break down the alcohol before it gets in your system, more buzz for the ...more

Maybe because you see a repeating pattern that validates it as sound advice?  Maybe it's the one-offs which are unique that are off the top of someones head sitting in a cubicle who's completely out of touch?

This is the most impressive top ten financial steps I have seen churned out by MSN.com EVER!  Great job John!  Title could have been downplayed though, not all parents of college age kids were on the spending wagon, how do you think they afforded sending junior to college?

Exactly...It is as if the article was written by big corporations to drive spending up as an intentional manipulative measure to pump up the economy and their profits.  People were motivated and happy when this electronic crap did even exist.   I'm not sure what will bring us out of this "its all about me" era we se...more

You save because you may not drop dead at a young age.  More and more people are living to be 100.  Humans become too old to work effectively after a certain age.  Your worst case scenario is to follow the normal cycle, so that is why you need to accept statistics and ask yourself how you will avoid misery and ill trea...more

"anything better out there" you say?  Interesting that you are looking for something that you can't seem to get a grip or vision of.  It seems many people gravitate to self gratification, self worth, and happiness through material possessions and wealth generation.  Bottom line is people who make more money or spend mo...more