Originally Posted by
cslovacek
This is no doubt the best way. If people followed this and acted like grownups, the country wouldn't be in such a financial mess. If you can't afford to pay cash, you can't afford to go...so don't go.
Would you tell that to someone whose loved one in a far-off location was on their death bed? Doubtful, and does not necessarily have anything to do with being a "grown up." Again, options and credit, used responsibly, are good things. We don't know other folks' situations.