Originally Posted by CatsPajamas

MY SS (sober but not necessarily sober thinking) just moved into an apartment. He has a decent job but no extra $$ to speak of and a 30 yr old car that is held together with duct tape and bailing wire. He needs to borrow CAT litter for his cats (I kid you not.. this stuff is just too good to make up) but yet he just came home all excited because the local GottaHaveItNow Store financed a $2,000 42 inch flat screen HD LCD (and other letters I don't know the meaning of) for ONLY $200 a month for a year! WHAT a deal. I couldn't help myself... I asked but what about getting another more reliable car??? to which he answered it won't be winter much longer mom, and that car is ok in the springtime...