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A single parent and savings
Mar 30, 2011
Question: I am a student right now. My husband left me with our two small children a year and a half ago, and I had no money and no job. I enrolled...
Virtual reality and impulse savings
Mar 28, 2011
Companies have long mastered the art of triggering an impulse buy. From the grocery store to the shopping mall, companies are really good at...
To take or not to take on college debt?
by
Ron Lieber
Mar 25, 2011
We're starting our series on life through a financial lens at our teens. Tess Vigeland talks to the New York Times's Ron Lieber about a teenager who's trying to balance financial responsibility and college debt.
The financial lives of the 'Boomerang Generation'
Mar 25, 2011
Tess Vigeland visits one 20-something who's living with her parents, loaded with debt and facing slim job prospects.
New accounts let anyone bet against the dollar
Mar 23, 2011
The new yuan-denominated accounts at the Bank of China in New York and California are the latest sign of the end of dollar dominance.
Want get rich from the lottery? Start a savings plan instead
Mar 18, 2011
Sean Cole's story on the Facebook app Double Down Casino got us to thinking about... gambling and personal finance. What else? It turns out a lot...
Getting Personal: Money and babies, debt collection
Mar 18, 2011
Tess Vigeland and MSN personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston answer your questions about financially preparing and protecting your little ones and debt-collecting etiquette.
For public good, not for profit.
Letters: Not everyone likes Chris; You, your kids and college
Mar 4, 2011
Host Tess Vigeland and senior producer Deborah Clark dig in the Marketplace Money mail bag and respond to listener comments.
The future of pre-paid tuition plans
Feb 25, 2011
Pre-paid college tuition plans were created to help save parents' bank accounts from the inflation of college costs. But several states are abandoning the pre-paid programs or making big adjustments to them -- and parents are wondering what happens next.