But does she mop her own floors?

Oh, New York Times, have you ever met a rich person you didn't feel sorry for?

Today's sob story is Ms. Ryan Moore. Her claim to recessionista fame is that, due to these tough economic times, she was forced to keep her old car instead of buying a new Infiniti EX35. Goodness gracious! How ever will she be able to show her face in her old car, a 2004 BMW that has 25,000 whole miles on it? Does the odometer even GO that high?

Silly me. I wish I'd known about this money-saving tip a few years back when I was in dire financial straits and on the very successful "I can't afford food" diet. I sure could have saved myself the trouble of trying, much less successfully, to sell plasma, an experience that ended with a lot of throwing up, the blood bank people telling me not to come back, and me running over the bush in front of my parking space when I tried to drive myself home (note to self: if too woozy to stand up, probably best not to drive).