Money and You: Ask Carrie - Suddenly Alone: Where Can You Turn for Help?

4 Online Tools Make Budgeting Fun - Like a road map for a cross-country road trip or the blueprints to build your dream house, a spending plan shows where you are and how to get where you want to be.

Feature-Rich Cell Phones Are Hot - Santa's packing more than your basic flip cell phones this year. More than in any previous holiday season, companies are pitching feature-rich, often high-priced phones.

Your Money; Consumer Tips - Experts discuss personal finance with an emphasis on consumer protection.

Instilling values in your kids: Part I - In this two-part article, we discuss ways you can instill good financial values in your children. Part I is about spending, saving and working, while part II is about charity and philanthropy. The reality is that they're not going to learn this stuff in school; it's up to you.

Personal Finance Videos - Discussions and tips from experts to help us make better financial decisions.

Your Money - Consumer tips on everything from buying police cars to repairing your credit report to making your analog TV digital. Very wide coverage of personal finance topics  by top experts.

Learning Business Feed - Free business and personal finance education videos from Investors Business Daily, Kiplinger, and other leading business media.

How to Choose the Right Kind of Home Mortgage - One of the nation's leading home mortgage lender offers tips on how to select the right mortgage for you.

The Alert Consumer -  Do you want the extended warranty? Before you say no, you might want to think of the added protection it would provide for the expensive consumer products you're buying. But consider the pluses and the minuses before buying an extended warranty.

Money and You - Flexibility is key to finding affordable universities.

Dear Doug; Senior Advice: Broker's notions probably won't make her richer  - Now my broker wants me to sell everything and stay in cash until the market gets better. What are your recommendations?

The Alert Consumer: Life Insurance - Protect yourself, your family, by making a budget for life insurance. Here is info you will need to know.

Money and You - Law firm takes corporations to task for high 401(k) fees.

Up Your Credit Score - How you can get a higher grade on your credit report.

Pitfalls of Payday Loans -  Payday loans are marketed as a way to get fast cash to hold the borrower over until their next paycheck. But expect to repay much more than you get.

The Guy Factor: Overconfidence Makes for Risky Investments - In one study, men traded 45 percent more frequently than women and their returns were worse than the female accounts. The increasing popularity of the Web only fueled the phenomenon of male investors gone wild.

Get Off the Roller Coaster and Get a Financial Plan - Planning is vital to a good financial future, say financial planners, yet a lot of people don't think about it.

Save on Credit Cards - Credit cards make spending so convenient the average American now has a charge card debt of around $8,000. Here some tips on dealing with credit card debt.

Money Skills for Life - Everyone is interested in money, and how to be a better money manager. Here is an absolutely great source for kids, teens, and adults. And it's free! And just too good a deal to pass up.

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