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To Debt or Not to Debt? Jan. 03, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I've been accepted to a few prestigious universities that all offer my degree of choice... Read More
Student Loans: A Silent Scandal No More Dec. 31, 2021
Student loans, long a nonissue that ruined countless lives, have finally become a political flashpoi... Read More
Financial Planners 101 Dec. 22, 2021
Over the years, I've noticed a growing trend in my mailbox: readers in search of financial planners ... Read More
Federal Debt Equals About $287,859 Per Income-Tax-Paying Household Dec. 15, 2021
As Congress worked in recent days to increase the legal limit on the federal debt, the Treasury kept... Read More
Got Debt? Do Something About It! Dec. 09, 2021
Doing something about consumer debt is good for your finances — and just about every other are... Read More
Will Congress Take Away Your Credit Card? Dec. 07, 2021
How would you feel about Congress snatching away your credit card or preventing you from participati... Read More
Biden's First Victory and Our Nation's Spending Problem Dec. 02, 2021
President Joe Biden scored the first legislative victory of his presidency with his signing of the m... Read More
Build Back Better -- Wasting Trillions Nov. 17, 2021
As Democrats regroup to try to pass their $2 trillion Build Back Better Act, pressure grows for shin... Read More
Don't Let Idiots Ru(i)n the Economy, Part 2 Oct. 21, 2021
Politicians have no business trying to run the American economy. Businesses have to persuade people ... Read More
How to Get $1,000 Into Your Emergency Fund Painlessly Oct. 20, 2021
The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella R... Read More
That and a Venti Will Not Buy Your Status in the World Oct. 17, 2021
Because my car is precious, it only takes the best gas. If it had its druthers, it would like to mak... Read More
Readers Need to Know: Pay Down Debt or Invest? and Help! Horrible Odor in Leather Couch Oct. 14, 2021
I love it when readers send me their questions. Today I pulled the following letters from the EC mai... Read More
October 11, 2021 Oct. 11, 2021
Dear Annie: Within the past four years, my sister and her husband adopted two babies from foreign co... Read More
October 10, 2021 Oct. 10, 2021
Dear Annie: My mother was murdered seven years ago by an abusive husband. The cause of death was str... Read More
3 Rs To Put Personal Finances Back on Track Oct. 06, 2021
It's true that financial trouble is a major contributor to the breakup of the American family. It is... Read More
Ask Me Anything: Christmas Clubs, Bank Sale and Credit Counseling Sep. 22, 2021
Dear Mary: Whatever happened to bank-sponsored Christmas clubs? — Ted Dear Ted: They all but d... Read More
Democrats Spend Big, and We Pay, for Their Socialist Dream Sep. 15, 2021
In 1983, Tom Cruise starred in the film "Risky Business." It's about wealthy parents in Chicago who ... Read More
6 Ways to Give Yourself a Tax-Free Raise Sep. 14, 2021
These days, with the cost of just about everything going up, who isn't looking for ways to increase ... Read More
CDC Should Stay in Its Own Lane Aug. 29, 2021
Justice Brett Kavanaugh was trying to be a nice guy. In an act of judicial gallantry, he chose to gi... 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
