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GAO: $2.8 Trillion in Estimated Improper Payments Since Fiscal 2003 Jun. 11, 2025
A House subcommittee held a hearing on April 16, 2024, that revealed some remarkable problems with f... Read More
Double Payments to Slash Mortgage Principal -- How Does That Work? Dec. 19, 2023
Dear Cheapskate: Would you please explain how making double mortgage payments works to reduce the pr... Read More
Pay Down, or Pay Ahead? It Can Be Confusing Jun. 06, 2023
Years ago, I learned a lesson I won't have to learn again. It was that poignant. It was during a tim... Read More
The Perils and Practicalities of California's Reparations Task Force Proposal: A Conservative Perspective May. 11, 2023
In the quest for recompense for historical injustices, the California Reparations Task Force has tak... Read More
Everything You Need to Know About HELs Mar. 23, 2022
Thinking of dipping into your home's equity? There was a time, and not so long ago, that a home equi... Read More
Opting for the Minimum Payment Changed My Life Feb. 14, 2022
At the time, it seemed like a good idea. But going for the minimum payment option "just this one tim... Read More
Dems Reject Work Ethic, Embrace Freeloaders Dec. 29, 2021
The Democratic Party used to call itself the party of working people and hail the "dignity of work."... 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
Bankrupted by Medical Debt Aug. 04, 2021
American health care is too expensive. Exhibit A is a new study of Americans' medical debt published... 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
Zero-Interest Balance Transfer Has Its Reward but Is Riddled With Risks Mar. 25, 2019
This week, my mailbox reminded me how paying off credit card debt is an uphill battle. And when that... Read More
The Unindicted Co-conspirator in the Oval Office Aug. 23, 2018
"Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit." &... Read More
Observant Reader Notices Fluke in COLA Payments Mar. 07, 2018
Q: The recent cost-of-living adjustment to our Social Security checks got me wondering about somethi... Read More
Trump Should Expand Audits of Programs That Waste Taxpayers' Funds Mar. 02, 2017
Let me dream for a second that the Trump administration is serious about rolling back the expansion ... Read More
Trumping Your Social Security -- Getting Social Security Benefits Overseas Dec. 14, 2016
Ever since the presidential election, I've probably received 50 emails from readers asking me what w... Read More
Think of Interest as Rent Sep. 25, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: I inherited some money when my grandmother died last winter, and as you wrote in a re... Read More
Student Housing: A Hot Product for Investors Aug. 29, 2016
Student housing — rental properties located in or close to colleges and universities — h... Read More
Hassle of a Lawyer Jun. 08, 2014
Dear Edith: I'm going to buy a half-finished cottage on a lake. The place is free and clear with no ... Read More
Mortgage Payments May Double! Jun. 03, 2014
Despite record-low interest rates, monthly mortgage payments may double for more than 1 million Amer... Read More
Archie
May. 30, 2014
