Ugh...just saw this on the news. A lady from Chicago moved to New York City, and started splurging on a whole bunch of expensive stuff. $500 on a Gucci purse; $1800 on a personal trainer, etc. etc. All that compulsive buying caught up with her and she was $20,000 in debt. So she created a website asking people to contribute to her "cause." She actually received $13000 and is now debt-free. In the interview, she admit that there are people who deserve money more than she does...which annoys the hell out of me because she went into this knowing full well she's full of crap. I really don't understand how people can do this.