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Meredith: Paying the Price

9:22 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 |
Juanita Jimenez

Us teens are not quite old enough to be in charge, yet whether it be groceries, gas or clothes, we have no problem charging it- on our parents' expense.

With the nation sinking into a never-ending debt of over $9 trillion, and our economy taking blow after blow, it is time for my generation to start accounting for-and slowing the depletion of- our bank accounts.

A tank of gas here, a trip to the grocery store there, doesn't seem to phase us. We are so used to our parents taking care of our financial matters that the dire situation of the U.S. economy couldn't be less important to us.

Unfor...