If your list of New Year's resolutions includes "Paying Down Debt", or "Saving More Money", then you're in the right place. Today money reporter Stacy Johnson begins his series on Fiscal Fitness '08 with some advice on finding help.
Cell phones can be expensive, and cell phone billing methods can be confusing. What would you do if your cell bill arrived, and it was more than 200 pages long and totaled more than $1,400?
Think you've got it bad with the fees your credit card charges you? Well try this: $247 up-front, for a $300 credit line... And that's not the worst of it!
With the focus on the high cost of energy, alternative ways to heat and cool your home are gaining traction. But are they finally going to become affordable? Money reporter Stacy Johnson has an update on one of the brightest ideas: solar.
If you're dieting, you might be considering enrolling in one of many heavily advertised weight-loss programs. But which ones are worth the money? Today money expert Stacy Johnson compares prices on Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem.
With the cost of energy skyrocketing, many people are turning to things like solar to shave their power bills. But you don’t have to spend 10s of thousands of dollars to make a difference. Money reporter Stacy Johnson explains how little things can make a big difference.
some parts of the country, housing prices are falling at double-digit rates. A bad situation for homeowners, but a possible opportunity for investors. Money reporter Stacy Johnson explores what's next, and who might benefit...
By the time a police car hits the auction block, it's often got a hundred thousand miles on it. But it's cheap, it's fast and it's built to last. Are used police cars a steal?
When you want to get the lowest rate on the money you borrow and the highest rate on the money you save, where do you go? Bank? Credit Union? Online? Let's find out.
If you've ever been tempted to attend a free seminar on real estate investing, or felt attracted to a money-making course you see on some late night infomercial, this next story is for you. Part 2 of 2.
Want a better credit rating? The usual way to get one is to pay off debts... but some people are now doing something different: piggybacking on someone else's score to make theirs look better.
When you go out, do you worry about the kids, the babysitter or whether the dog is on the couch? Well, technology is riding to the rescue. Money reporter Stacy Johnson tells us how smarter homes are making better- informed homeowners.
If you can't afford a vacation home, you're certainly not alone. But many people opt for the next best thing...owning a share of a vacation home or condo that you visit once a year. They're called time shares. Are they for you?
Same-sex couples get ready for old age - Columbus Dispatch DALLAS -- Louise Young and her partner, Vivienne Armstrong, have been together for 37 years, but the same-sex couple are still two single people according to Texas law. Like others in their 60s and approaching retirement, the Dallas women are ...
Man bilked $400k-plus from elderly couple for jewels, country club ... - M... A 46-year-old financial services representative pleaded guilty today in federal court in Minneapolis to defrauding an elderly and vulnerable couple in southeastern Minnesota of more than $400,000 and using the money for numerous luxuries. Joseph W ...
3 Industries Riding the Wave of Retiring Boomers - US News and World Report Baby boomers mean big business for the Generation Wave Growth fund, which bets on three industries poised to benefit from the torrent of boomers entering retirement over the next 15 years: healthcare, financial services, and technology. The $1.5 ...
Peaceful Revolution: Joint Parenting, Joint Retirement Accounts? - Huffingt... More and more these days, young parents approach the responsibility of parenting as a joint venture. Often one parent will reduce her schedule to take care of the children while the other maximizes income for the economic welfare of the family. But ...
Shane Headline - Daily Commercial DEAR ABBY: I'm 26 and concerned about my parents' future. They are in their late 40s and have absolutely nothing saved for retirement. Dad has a physically demanding job and won't be able to do it forever, and they are currently in debt up to their ...
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