How stupid are some people? I saw this quote in the NYTimes and couldn't believe the stupidity of the person. Then we wonder how so many people got in over their heads with mortgages they couldn't afford.
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Even for the growing number of parents who were limiting their gift buying to just their children this year, financial troubles were forcing them to be stingy.
''I have never slept here before to save a few bucks, but with the economy so bad I thought that even a few dollars helps,'' said Analita Garcia of Falls Church, Va., who arrived at a local Best Buy store at 7 a.m. Thursday with 10 family members. She bought a Dynax LCD 32-inch TV for $400, slashed from $500, along with an iPod and several DVDs.
''This year a lot of people I know won't be getting Christmas presents. I have to pay the rent and bills, and I have two little ones at home to think of,'' Garcia added.
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