Back on the blogroll, baby ... and loving every debt-free minute of it. Now that I'm back from vacation, I thought I'd dive right into the weirdest story I've seen in a while. The Dead Sea almost lived up to its nickname for this 6-year-old tyke, who got left behind by his family while on a trip. Floated 2 miles out to sea, see? It was only after nightfall that his dad noticed that he was gone, and by then it took an entire army to find him.

Know what your kids are doing? You sure-as-Betty better, bub. Your kid may not be floating out on the Dead Sea, but you need to keep an eye on what they're doing with their life ... and their moolah. They should start getting credit card offers about the time they're able to walk, and you need to rip those up about that same time. The sooner you lay down the rules for how the kids should spend, save and give, the happier they'll be, baby. Don't leave 'em to drown in debt someday.