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Savings
A juvenile, delinquent on his payments
Oct 16, 2009
Elizabeth Lord and her 8-year-old son, Xander, talk about their allowance system, which taught him about paying back what he got on credit.
A month of getting by on nothing
Oct 9, 2009
W. Hodding Carter and his family decided to try a little experiment: Go a whole month without spending -- anything. He talks with Tess Vigeland about the experience.
A whole life policy
Oct 8, 2009
Question: My wife and I are in our early 50s. We have been told that we should have a whole life policy in our investment portfolio as a...
Go on trip
Oct 6, 2009
Question: My wife (30 yrs old) and I (31) have been saving for multiple years to take a 6 month world trip and I am hoping you'd give me your...
Banks draft changes to overdraft fees
Sep 25, 2009
If you ever spent more with your debit card than was in your account, your bank may have paid the amount but then slammed you with a big overdraft fee. Banks impose such policies as "protection plans." But now, as Stacey Vanek-Smith reports, you'll have a choice of whether you want one.
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A stock market winner
Sep 24, 2009
Question: My wife and I are in our mid 30s and we decided to take a gamble back in Jan 09 when everyone said the world was coming to an end. We...
A more conservative portfolio
Sep 22, 2009
Question: After listening twice to your recent commentary about Wall Street and having recently read Robert Reich's blog titled 'The Continuing...
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Musicians often get in financial jams
Sep 18, 2009
Greg Kot, host of the music talk show Sound Opinions out of Chicago, talks with Tess Vigeland about how musicians deal with money management.
What to do with an annuity
Sep 18, 2009
Question: I retired in 2007 from a university. My retirement funds are with TIAA-CREF, split roughly in half in 2 annuities. One is a fixed annuity...
I bow before my Queen of Frugality
Sep 11, 2009
Commentator W. Hodding Carter and his wife have committed to a frugal lifestyle. Carter says that by sticking to that commitment even on special occasions, such as their recent wedding anniversary, he rediscovers what he values in her.