Have you ever heard of an Indian monkey trap? It's a device with a hole barely large enough for a monkey to stick its hand in. You put a banana in the trap and the monkey reaches in to grab it. The monkey finds out that with its hand wrapped around the food, it can no longer remove it from the trap. The monkey is too stubborn or lacks the intelligence to let go of the food. … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Frugalsaurus and the American Money Trap