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Stop Bleeding Red Ink, Make America Sustainable Again Jul. 21, 2016
The Congressional Budget Office recently released its long-term budget outlook. There isn't much new... Read More
Will Congress Control Debt or Will Debt Control Us? Jul. 20, 2016
The delegates to the Republican National Convention approved a platform this week that criticizes th... Read More
Consumer Debt Slowing the Economy Jul. 13, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: The economy still looks terrible, and unemployment is higher than the government say... Read More
In the Fiscal Health Beauty Pageant, Everyone Loses Jun. 09, 2016
Many states are broke, even though their constituents don't know it. The two main drivers of states'... Read More
Trump's Feast of Incoherence May. 01, 2016
The reviews of Donald Trump's grand foray into foreign policy agreed on one thing, which is that Tru... Read More
Puerto Rican Bonds and the Small Investor Apr. 28, 2016
The TV ads flash the noble faces of American retirees and urge Washington to help protect their savi... Read More
Higher Ed Needs Major Disruption Apr. 19, 2016
There's been much talk on the campaign trail about helping students pay for college and not enough a... Read More
Student Loan Bubble Keeps Growing Apr. 15, 2016
Stocks and housing prices have risen rapidly since the depths of the last recession, aided in large ... Read More
Between Two Mooching Kids Mar. 19, 2016
Dear Annie: I am a divorced mother of two married children. I am now retired, but in the past, I hav... Read More
Liberalism;s Legacy: Debt and Dependency Feb. 10, 2016
How will history remember the presidency of Barack Obama? In the budget message he sent Congress thi... Read More
$19 Trillion and Counting Feb. 04, 2016
The statutory limit on how much debt the federal government can accumulate is back in the news, but ... Read More
'Bond Predators' on Puerto Rican Debt Want Their Bailout Dec. 29, 2015
Puerto Rico is sinking in $73 billion of debt. Mired in a long-running depression, the U.S. territor... 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
America at Christmas Dec. 24, 2015
As if to promise a Christmas present, Congress has just finished approving the finances of the feder... Read More
Budgeting in Wonderland Nov. 12, 2015
One need not be intricately familiar with the tale of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to apprecia... Read More
Big Debt Wins in Portugal Nov. 11, 2015
On Nov. 10, a so-called anti-austerity alliance led by the Portuguese Social Democratic Party topple... Read More
Why I Appreci-Hate My Credit Card Oct. 27, 2015
Erma Bombeck, the late humorist, summed up family relationships when she spoke of "the ties that bin... Read More
How to Live the Life You Love on Your Current Income Oct. 19, 2015
I'll never forget the time I asked one of my young piano students what he wanted for Christmas. It w... Read More
Will Debt Derail Your Retirement? Oct. 07, 2015
Dear Readers: Fall is in the air and that means three important things: summer vacation is over, the... Read More
Will Debt Derail Your Retirement? Sep. 30, 2015
Dear Carrie: I'm retiring. My wife retires in four years. We don't plan to pay off our "good" home ... Read More
