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As startling as this may sound, when people are worried about whether or not they'll be able to keep paying their mortgages, they generally don't rush to the cosmetic surgeon to have their eyebags removed or their boobs inflated. Oh, but don't just take the New York Times' word for it: J. Kevin Thompson, a psychology professor at the University of South Florida, no less, confirms that it "would be a rational decision to put the safety of your home first."

But wait, only the behavior of celebrities can lend true credibility to any trend piece, and luckily Courteney Cox recently opened up about her refreshing lack of vanity. "It's not that I haven't tried Botox—but I hated it," she confided to Marie Claire. "You know you've messed up when people who are close to you say, 'Whoa, what are you doing?'" Since famous women never, ever lie about what they do to their faces, we're wholly convinced, and will now opt to pay our phone bill instead of getting collagen injections.

Putting Vanity on Hold [NYT]