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Your Wallet: How do you budget your holiday season?
Dec 5, 2014
Last week we asked you to tell us your stories about the hidden cost of the holidays.. and whether and how you budget for them. Many of you answered. Lizzie O’Leary is joined by Lauren Lyons Cole, a contributor to TheStreet, and a certified financial planner, to talk about tips and tricks for budgeting during the holidays. Tell […]
Your Wallet: Gentrification and your finances
Dec 5, 2014
We asked, you answered: what does gentrification mean for your personal finances? It could be higher rent, or higher property values. A larger variety of stores, meaning sometimes, residents spend more when they shop in their neighborhood. Pricier coffee, less parking, a wide variety of economic changes. Marketplace took a special look at gentrification and neighborhood transformation […]
Your Wallet: Making Thanksgiving work for you
Nov 21, 2014
Let us in on the secrets of your Turkey-day economics.
Your Wallet: Giving versus getting
Nov 21, 2014
How do you balance helping others with your personal financial needs?
Other people scam you. Do you ever do it to yourself?
Oct 24, 2014
What is that one thing you refuse to give up?
Your Wallet: Breaking down financial horror stories
Oct 20, 2014
Tackling the scariest problems in your finances.
Are you deep in debt? What's your escape plan?
Sep 26, 2014
We want to talk about escape plans. How will you get out of debt?
Your Wallet: Redesigning student financial aid
Sep 22, 2014
Student loans can be a big burden on graduates. How would you re-create it?
Your Wallet: Is home-buying rebounding?
Sep 15, 2014
Home sales are picking back up. Are you looking to buy?