Good lord, in what world are $700 leather pants considered a "wardrobe staple?"  Not to mention the $900 track pants or a $4,000 vest??   Maybe in the Magical Land of Butterflies and Unicorns (aka Hollywood) or in the world of haute couture.  But it's absolutely ridiculous to think that any "real women" would wear this...more

Men, say what you will about discrimination in this issue, but I doubt it is really discrimination.  It's just a numbers game.  I review my company's health insurance premiums for payroll, and I can tell you that I pay $150 more per month for health insurance than a guy I work with who is almost 10 years older than I a...more

Good article.  I have a friend who used to ask if I could treat her to Starbucks all the time...she was (and is...) constantly having money problems and has a hard time holding down a job for long, yet she "needed" Starbucks to function.  I felt sorry for her and didn't want to be "the bad guy," so I usually ended up p...more

I agree with Someone...as much as I'd love to buy a house, it's not wise for me to do so right now.  I had a bunch of people encouraging me to buy a few years ago during the height of the housing boom, despite the fact that I had zero saved up for a down payment.  They said things like "stop throwing your money away on...more