The facts look incriminating. A 10-day long shopping spree involving tens of thousands of dollars of merchandise, including a sports and two motorcycles, all bought with bad out-of-state checks.

The real reason you're broke (MSN Money Canada)
For a huge number of troubled debtors, it all began with a car. Too much car, financed too long, traded too soon. If you're constantly broke and can't figure out why, the answer may be sitting in your driveway.