Surefire way to happiness

If you work at it, over time you can set your life up so that each and every month you get poorer, by simply spending more than you make each month. Its actually very easy. Millions of people are doing it, everyday!

The journey to becomming poor is alot more fun than the journey to get rich, that's for sure.

This is really simple. If you make $1,000 per month, and you are only spending $800... well... you are never going to get poor that way, are you? Quick! Go sign up for something that costs at least $200 more each month.

Even so, the trajectory of Mr. Foreman’s finances once had him headed into a gilded pantheon of big buckaroos who have squandered often-unimaginable sums of money, come perilously close to personal bankruptcy or completely lost their shirts. The ranks of well-heeled debtors include Thomas Jefferson, Buffalo Bill Cody, Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant, Debbie Reynolds, Michael Jackson, Dorothy Hamill, Robert Maxwell, Mike Tyson, Jack Abramoff and a long and pitiful cast of lottery winners.

Here's a startling statistic about wealth: Only 13 percent of the Forbes 400 list in 1982 remained on the list more than two decades later, in 2004. That's because the biggest challenge for the uber-wealthy is staying rich.

Famous Corporations That Have Filed for Bankruptcy Protection
A
Aladdin Gaming, LLC (a Las Vegas hotel-casino) (2001)
American Banknote Corporation (1999).
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists/AFTRA (1982).
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. (2001).

B
Baldwin Piano & Organ Company (2001).
Bethlehem Steel Corporation (2001).
Burlington Industries, Inc. (2001).

C
Carolco Pictures, Inc. (1995).
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (2001).
Continental Airlines, Inc. (1967 & 1984).
Converse, Inc. (2001).
Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (2006) (one of the earliest Florida theme parks).

D
Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc. (2001).
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (2005).
Dow Corning Corporation (1995).

E
Eastern Airlines, Inc. (1991).
Enron Corporation (2001) (second largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history; WorldCom below largest).
eToys, Inc. (2001).
Excite@Home (2001).

F
FAO Inc. (FAO Schwarz toy stores) (2003).
Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc. (2000).
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (1999).

G
General Media (publisher of Penthouse magazine, 85% owned by Bob Guccione) (2003).

I
Interstate Bakeries Corporation (makers of "Twinkies," "Wonder Bread," et al.) (2004).

K
Kmart Corporation (2002).

L
Lionel Corporation (1967 & 1984).
Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Inc. (2000).

M
Maidenform, Inc. (1997).
Marvel Entertainment Group (1996).
McCrory Corporation (1992 & 2001).
Montgomery Ward, Inc. (1997 & 2000).

N
Northwest Airlines Corporation (2005).

O
Orion Pictures Corporation (1992).
Owens Corning Corporation (2000).

P
Pan Am Corporation (1998).
Paramount Studios (1932).
Planet Hollywood International, Inc. (1999 & 2001).
Polaroid Corporation (2001).
Purina Mills, Inc. (1999).

R
Regal Cinemas, Inc. (2001).
Resorts International, Inc. (1994).
Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) (1984 & 1991).

S
Singer Company (1999).
Sizzler International, Inc. (1996).
Smith Corona Corporation (1995).
Southland Corporation ("7-11" stores) (1990).
Sunbeam Corporation (2001).
Swissair Group, Inc. (2001).

T
Texaco, Inc. (1987).
Toysmart.com (2000).
Trans World Airlines, Inc./TWA (1995 & 2000).
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. (1992; 2004).

U
US Airways (2002).
U.S. Office Products Company ("Mail Boxes, Etc." stores) (2001).

V
Vlasic Foods International, Inc. (2001).

W
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (2005).
Western Union Corporation (1993).
WorldCom, Inc. (2002) (largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history).
W.R. Grace & Company (2001).

Z
Zenith Electronics Corporation (1999).