I laughed like a ticklish hyena on goofy gas when I read this one. Seems the rules to limit credit card fraud are being enforced at the gas pump. The plastic companies are putting caps on how much some people can put into their tanks. They say it's to prevent crooks from running fraudulent transactions, and that's all well and good. But the whole idea that MasterCard, Visa and the others pitch is that credit cards make your life easier, see? Doesn't sound like it's happening here, jack.

Bottom line ... use cash. When you do, you decide how much dough gets spent, not some plastic pushers. Plus, it keeps your spending in check. It hurts to spend cash, so you spend less. Using a credit card puts you into debt, and nobody wants to be there. So stay away from stupid and stay out of debt.