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Your Wallet: How do you budget your holiday season?

 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

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

Let us in on the secrets of your Turkey-day economics.

Your Wallet: Giving versus getting

How do you balance helping others with your personal financial needs?

Your Wallet: Profiting on passion

How do you make money off your passion?

Your Wallet: Breaking down financial horror stories

Tackling the scariest problems in your finances.