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Financial Planners and Other Mysteries of Life Nov. 02, 2022
I am noticing a growing trend in my mailbox — readers in search of financial planners or advis... Read More
A Shelter in the Time of Storm Nov. 01, 2022
The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella R... Read More
Meet Your Own Personal Loan Shark Aug. 25, 2021
Imagine paying outrageous amounts of interest to a greedy finance company and loving every minute of... Read More
How to Get Back at Your Creditors Aug. 12, 2021
Late fees, punitive interest rates, over-limit fees, loading up your credit report with negative inf... Read More
A Friend in Debt Aug. 01, 2021
Dear Annie: My wife and I are in a pickle. We are friends with another couple, "Josh" and "Vanessa."... Read More
The 7-Day All-Cash Challenge Feb. 18, 2021
This morning while waiting for my car to fill up, I put the time to good use. I read all the hazard ... Read More
Fiancee's Fishy Friendship Dec. 18, 2020
Dear Annie: I am about to get married to a woman I am still madly in love with, five years after we ... Read More
How to Break Bad Money Habits Sep. 24, 2019
Money a little tight these days? You might assume it's due to rising costs, tightening credit and th... 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
The First Rule of Borrowing Money: Don't Be Stupid Nov. 01, 2018
It's true that "debt" is a four-letter word. I can count the letters in the word to prove it, or sim... Read More
The Case of the Insolvent Parents Oct. 23, 2018
The bumper sticker is pretty funny the first time you see it: "Get Even: Live Long Enough to Become ... Read More
Ask Me Anything: Cheap Dishwasher Cleaner and Charged-Off Debt Feb. 22, 2018
From dishwashers to debt, readers of this column ask great questions. And if statistics can be trust... Read More
Rampaging Debt Collectors are Committing Highway Robbery Aug. 10, 2016
Some corporations engage in such abusive consumer rip-offs that they're just plain evil. But then th... Read More
Getting Debt-Free Plus the Best Machine to Clean Tile Floors Dec. 28, 2015
Dear Mary: After reading your books and columns for several years, I am ecstatic to report that I am... Read More
Crash Course for College Freshmen Oct. 28, 2015
All around the country, newly minted high school graduates are heading off to college. They'll be ta... Read More
Positive Thoughts Attract Positive Results Sep. 28, 2015
Q: My wife and I are entering our mid-60s, along with the majority of our friends. Why did we react ... Read More
How to Splurge on a Budget Jul. 06, 2015
I got the biggest shock of my life the day I realized that living on a budget wasn't the straitjacke... Read More
