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Where To Find Professional Help With Liquidating a Household Oct. 15, 2020
Dear Mary: You have a great column! I learn something new from it every day. My problem is finding a... Read More
Want Financial Freedom? Learn To Control Your Spending Oct. 14, 2020
My life changed radically about 28 years ago when I came clean about my relationship with money. I b... Read More
Shall I Save ... or Pay and Pay and Pay? Oct. 01, 2020
Dear Mary: I just received my income tax refund. At first, I thought of paying off a credit card bil... Read More
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Sep. 03, 2020
Closing a credit card account is not for the faint of heart. So, why bother? Oh, let me count the wa... Read More
How a Simple Request Turned Into $1,000 of Savings Jun. 10, 2020
Dear Mary: In a past column, a reader wrote saying it didn't work to call her credit card company to... Read More
Should I Invest in my Debt? And More Great Reader Questions Jun. 02, 2020
Dear Mary: I recently inherited a certificate of deposit that came with a good interest rate. I left... Read More
Cash Money Is Sick Mar. 06, 2020
I probably won't die from the coronavirus, though saying that means I probably will. As the old-time... Read More
How to Help a Young Person Build a Good Credit Score Nov. 27, 2019
You can boost a young person's credit by taking advantage of a little-known authorized user provisio... Read More
The Ugly Truth About No-Interest, No-Payments Offers Jul. 29, 2019
Have you ever wondered how retailers can possibly afford to offer the no-interest, no-payment, no-mo... Read More
Assumptions Disrupting Friendship Jun. 15, 2019
Dear Annie: I have known one of my friends, "Pam," for more than 50 years, and at times she has been... Read More
How to Build a Great Credit Score Jun. 12, 2019
If you are a legal adult U.S. resident, somewhere there is a three-digit number between 300 and 850 ... Read More
A Cap on Interest Rates Charged Consumers? Yes May. 21, 2019
The Loan Shark Protection Act would limit the interest charged on credit cards to 15 percent. A 15 p... Read More
The Most Critical 6 Months in a College Grad's Life May. 07, 2019
Graduating from college is one of life's most thrilling events. Finishing my degree, walking the ais... Read More
This Is What Happens When Financially Immature Students Get a Credit Card Apr. 24, 2019
Our kids are fortunate to be growing up in the most progressive and exciting time in history. Sadly,... Read More
Teaching Your Kids About Money? Here Are Five Life Lessons That Can Help Apr. 10, 2019
Dear Readers: Most of us think of April as tax time, but did you know that April is also Financial L... Read More
Are You Fooling Yourself When It Comes to Money? Apr. 03, 2019
Dear Readers: Playing pranks on someone else is fun, harmless and good for a laugh. But when it come... Read More
Think Sacrifice, Not Deprivation Mar. 20, 2019
I have what could be characterized as a dark financial past. I didn't set out to ruin my marriage, m... Read More
You're Not at the End of the Line Mar. 13, 2019
Dear Annie: I am 60 years old and feel that I have accomplished next to nothing. The only worthwhile... Read More
Wishing You Many Happy Returns Feb. 25, 2019
The sweater didn't fit right. The color was all wrong. You already have a singing bass on a plaque a... Read More
What's Better for Your Teen -- a Credit Card or Debit Card? Jan. 23, 2019
Dear Carrie: My 15-year-old daughter is asking for her own credit card. While I understand that usin... Read More
