Miley's Photos Too Sexy for My Budget

Does everything have to be about sex?

Tarting-up teenage performers, such as Disney's(DIS Quote) Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, may be a tempting business strategy, but the practice won't extract a dime from my wallet.

If anything, I plan to rein in future spending on merchandise depicting television characters. Gas is expensive. Food costs are climbing and the economy is sinking. Hannah Montana is certainly one expense that can go.

Photos of Cyrus, shot for Vanity Fair magazine by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, are causing a national stir. ...