Monday was the big check-out day for hotel big-shot Leona Helmsley, who got her own wooden Waldorf room at age 87. It's a far cry from her 9-bedroom penthouse digs overlooking Central Park, but some people might say it's a fitting end for the "queen of mean", see? Since 1989, LH was dogged by being a jerk to people and for being sent to the cooler for 21 months on tax evasion charges. She may have helped out some charities here and there, but no one talks about that.

Is that how you wanna be remembered, baby? Didn't think so. So don't be ... do some good in this crazy world. Of course, you can do a lot more good if you're out of debt. But it doesn't start with the dough; it starts with the heart. Have one. It's the stuff that dreams are made of.