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Give Your Kids Flying Lessons Feb. 22, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

Kids of elementary school age are becoming aware of the real world around them. They are eager to le... Read More

Ancestry Dot Con Feb. 02, 2021

The Science Advice Goddess

I'm a single woman in my mid-30s with an older half brother I haven't seen in 20 years. He started c... Read More

Credit Card Debt and How to Get Rid of It Forever Feb. 01, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

Dear Mary: You recently said using home equity to consolidate credit card debt is a bad idea. What's... Read More

Is LASIK Surgery for Me? Jan. 30, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm 14 years old and have been wearing glasses since I was 8. My optometrist told me la... Read More

The Dark Side of Gift Cards Jan. 12, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

These days, you can buy gift cards (the modern replacement for the gift certificate) from just about... Read More

His Deception Speaks Volumes Nov. 21, 2020

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I caught my boyfriend in a lie. It was a big one: He was out with another girl behind m... Read More

How to Afford the Big Stuff Nov. 05, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

You don't need me to tell you that we're living in uncertain economic times. One day, stocks are pl... Read More

Simple Money Rules to Live By Nov. 04, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

I have a quirk, a kind of brain glitch that annoys me to no end. I cannot easily distinguish left fr... Read More

Hold Off on Those Daydreams Nov. 04, 2020

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: Please help me. I started having sex when I was 17, and I got pregnant, so I got marrie... Read More

The Miracle of Compounding Interest Oct. 29, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

Recently, I heard from Mimi K. in Mississippi, who wanted to know of a way to teach her children abo... Read More

What Makes Us Happy Oct. 22, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

In an article titled "What Do You Need to Be Happy?" I reported that, even though most people believ... Read More

Understanding Life Insurance Policies Oct. 19, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

Dear Mary: I read your column all the time and can't thank you enough for all the helpful money-savi... Read More

Money Dilemmas: Everyone Has Them From Time to Time Oct. 12, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

CHEAPER INSURANCE FOR TEEN DRIVER? Dear Mary: My son will be getting his driver's license this year,... Read More

October 8, 2020 Oct. 08, 2020

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I read you on Facebook and hope you can help. My husband and I have been married for two... Read More

October 2, 2020 Oct. 02, 2020

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our late 50s and have been married for 26 years. I have had the ... Read More

Stop Building that Wall of Resentment Oct. 01, 2020

Dear AnnieĀ®

Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our late 70s. We have two grown daughters. Twenty years ago, we ret... Read More

October 1, 2020 Oct. 01, 2020

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My mother-in-law lives an hour away from us. My husband's sister, "Dot," and her husband... Read More

The World's Brokest Billionaire Oct. 01, 2020

Mona Charen

Seated at the breakfast table, scanning The New York Times story on Trump's taxes, I said to my husb... Read More

Pay Up, and Learn Your Lesson Sep. 28, 2020

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I needed $100 because I asked a girl I was trying to impress to go out on a date with m... Read More

September 26, 2020 Sep. 26, 2020

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My brother and I are both in our 60s, and we phone each other regularly. My problem is,... Read More