The Stardust has bit the dust. The legendary Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas got the axe earlier this week, blown up to make way for some big-time gambling house on the Strip. Even though there are better places in the world than casinos, there's always a little part of you that hates to see the classics gone, see? But that brings up a good lesson to learn, jack.

Buildings and cars and toys and all that other jazz is just stuff. Don't get so wrapped up in your "stuff" that you miss the good things in life, like time with your family, or when you get a chance to give money away. When you learn how to make a budget and pay off debt, you get your life back and get the chance to help out joes and jills who are down on their luck, like Davey boy talks about on The Dave Ramsey Show. Don't be remembered for bricks and mortar, baby. Be remembered for being a good person.

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