I know we're headed into the 2nd Great Depression and all, but darn it if I'm not tempted to buy in to some of the public regional banks that haven't yet been swallowed up. Here's my...

© Sofia Brightsea I once dreamed of early retirement, then I woke up today and watched the stock market plunge once again. Certainly not the first plunge it's taken, and given the fact that this...

Despite a push to help people understand that they are entitled to get their credit report for free, many people are still confused because there are so many offers that say "free" but are...

If you've always wondered what I sound like (and you know you have), I talked with Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report for this week's Alpha Consumer podcast. We talked mainly...

© Brent and MariLynn Many, many, many of us now have to think about investing and mutual funds these days. If you're not an individual investor, there's still a good chance that you have a...

© DOliphant Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina on the bailout: "It's a sad fact, but Americans can no longer trust the economic information they are getting from this administration. ......

© Craig Hatfield The title of the post is meant to be provocative, of course, but if you've ever shook your fist at a world where dunking a basketball is worth more than teaching a child how to...

© foundphotoslj Amy Schoenfeld of the New York Times should be feeling very proud of herself for this paragraph that leads off a story on the Treasury Department teaching young people how to handle...

© rachaelvoorhees I came across this article, which brought up a question I've seen asked a few times before: Diners now use plastic 80 percent of the time at fine-dining establishments, 60...

I realize that the title of this blog post sounds like that of a gushing press release, but I'm understandably proud of myself today. If you didn't know (and how could you not), in addition...

© rileyroxx These financial companies make me so angry. Whether its Lehman or Merrill Lynch or AIG or whoever else is in trouble. These massive organizations, with billions and billions of dollars of...

6036127 Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Juan Monino Many people who get married underestimate how large a part finances will play in their marital bliss, or lack thereof. I'm not talking so much...

© aka Kath It doesn't feel like so long ago when you could pick up and go on a whim - decide to fly to Chicago (or out of Chicago) for the weekend at the last minute and still get......

I bought an iPod Nano about 3 weeks ago. It was my second one - and the second time I've made my purchase right before Apple slashes the prices. The first time, I had just bought the 4GB Nano,...

In the past I've reviewed/mentioned a couple of online personal finance sites that are attempting to turn the "wisdom of crowds"/social networking concept into profitable businesses:...

© zieak I've been somewhat watching the national conventions the last couple of weeks. They are bizarre affairs, where a bunch of people get on stage and tell you why their candidate is so strong...

Southwest Airlines is going plastic-only starting September 9th: Southwest Airlines wants you to keep your cash ... and hand over your plastic! No, Southwest is not adding new service fees, but...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Todd Taulman Kimberly Palmer had an interesting post last week about a Best Buy customer whose TV came out of the box broken: So, as irritating as that would be, you...