I just read a sympathy-producing article about a divorced Mom, special needs child, about to lose her condo because of the sub-prime mortgage mess.

I feel her pain....



Then in the photo I see the bottled water.


I'm sorry. If you can't pay the mortgage, the government should bail you out. OK. I can understand that people believe that.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY BOTTLED WATER EITHER!


Or as the article states, put $15K into remodeling your condo.

Or keep playing Lotto (as the article states).

Or as some people do, stop maintaining your car, wait til it dies, and buy/lease a new one.

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071216/NEWS02/712160350/1018/NEWS02

Tees me off.