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Budgeting & Saving
Text message reminders help you save
Are you someone who wants to save, but you can't seem to get it done? Then you need a nag. (No, I'm not volunteering for the job!) If you'll just go to AmericaSaves.org, you'll meet your new electronic nag. At AmericaSaves, you can click the 'pledge' button and set up ...
Recession teaches lasting life lessons
People with elderly relatives who lived through the Great Depression found it affected them their entire lives. I have a relative who lived through it and reused paper towels, plastic bags, plastic forks, spoons, and knives. Those people had a life altering event. Any possession they had was precious. Even ...
Clark's Golden Rules for Gold Investing
Is the gold bubble bursting? Follow Clark's guidance for investing in gold and you can lessen your worry about this precious metal.
Money management for couples
Do opposites attract, or do you look for a person who handles money like you in a relationship? Clark and his wife have long called themselves "the MasterCard logo couple." The consumer champ came into the marriage with "cheap" stitched across his forehead. His wife Lane, meanwhile, was the exact ...
The two faces of inflation for savers and borrowers
Savers are getting the short end of the stick while it remains a borrower's paradise thanks to low inflation and the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates. Normally, a serious bout of inflation would result when you have massive federal budget deficits and the Federal Reserve essentially creating money ...
Avoid getting over your head in a car loan
One of the surprises about the Great Recession was that Americans were more likely to default on their home mortgage than on their car loan. But now, delinquencies on car loans are just about the lowest they've ever been -- down to a fraction of 1%. This is virtually unprecedented, ...
Full commission brokers not required to act in your interest
There have been some ugly whistle-blower allegations, yet again, that one of our mega-banks, J.P Morgan/Chase -- that only survived due to our generosity -- is paying us back by spitting on us, ripping off the very people who chose to invest in the brokerage arm of that bank. The ...
Lack of financial literacy leaves young people plagued with debt
If you're a 20-something, chances are you're up to your eyeballs in debt. A new study from PNC Bank shows the debt level of young people is going up through their 20s, not declining. According to the PNC numbers, 20 and 21 years old have an average debt of $12,000. ...
Rein in your retail spending with these tips
A story in The Wall Street Journal headlined "It's really OK to say, 'I can't afford that'" captures the spirit of the times for Americans right now. Over the past five years, we've reached a point where people can finally say to their friends, "No, I can't go out with ...
State-by-state listing of how we're doing saving money
The residents of states in America vary so much in the culture about how they handle money. People have historically handled money well in states like Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. New Englanders have always talked about how thrifty they are. People in Connecticut often call themselves "cheap Connecticut ...
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