...who, to be fair, made a very public "mea culpa" about his failures in personal judgment when faced with the possibility of buying a house he couldn't really afford.

I don't necessarily think this article was all that appropriate for HN, but I did think it was a compelling piece, because of the insight it offered into how even otherwise-rational people could make bad decisions about credit.

And how stupid can his wife be if she is still buying all this stuff?

These are the people who should be foreclosed on and never get a loan again. Open that house up for someone responsible