Who can get enough of the Pac-Man arcade game? I sure-as-Betty can't. Sure, it's old-school, but it's classic. Before there was Madden or 007, there was Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. So now, the word is out that PM is making a run on the Xbox 360. I get a kick out of updating the good stuff from yesteryear, but not when it comes to money.

Give me grandma's way of handling the dough ... spend less than you make, have a budget, invest money, have an emergency fund ... the whole nine, baby. It seems like every day, banks and credit card companies come up with some new way to stick it to you and me, saying that we "need" their plastic. Keep them out of your life and keep it simple ... it'll pay off, big-time.