Our small, 15 year-old business has been failing for 3 years now due to our retail trade of big-ticker, non-necessity items and the poor economy, etc. We can't even make enough money to cover the lease on our business property. Lots of our estimates, tax payments, and inventory purchases went on to credit cards. I also had knee replacement after 5 years of mini-surgeries, etc. and those expenses went on credit cards. I hate just letting a payment go on a credit card as we have NEVER done that before. But, nonw we don't have the money to cover everything!