anything to downplay his astonishing looks - died of cancer Friday at his farmhouse near Westport, Conn. He was 83. ...more

September 28, 2008

Paul Newman, the legendary actor and philanthropist, is battling cancer, his longtime neighbor and business partner said Wednesday. ...more

June 12, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Paul Newman, the legendary actor and philanthropist, is battling cancer, his longtime neighbor and business partner said Wednesday. Newman, 83, has recently appeared gaunt in photos, and dropped plans to direct a play in his Connecticut hometown. ...more

June 11, 2008

As the economy continues to slide, many people will face unwelcome changes in their lives. People already have lost jobs, homes, cars and, in some cases, hope. ...more

June 8, 2008

She hooked me with the word "debt." "The word alone causes people's blood pressure to rise. It's a hard-sounding word, phonetically in sync with its impact on people's lives," writes Tamara Draut in the foreword to the compelling "Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt." ...more

May 11, 2008

Tarek and Evibeth Bathiche are a young military couple in a heap of debt. Both are 24-year-old Army sergeants stationed at Fort Meade, Md., and together they owe $27,600 on six credit cards. They need a drill sergeant to force them to shape up their financial lives, and I'm going to be as tough as I can be. ...more

February 24, 2008

With so much bad economic news coming out, you may be feeling overwhelmed. You may believe there is nothing you can do to prevent your own household from crumbling financially. ...more

February 10, 2008

As any therapist will tell you, conflicts about money are usually not about money. They're about you - or rather "your issues." ...more

December 9, 2007

I remember sitting in my grandmother's living room and licking S&H Green Stamps and pasting them in prize booklets in hopes of getting something for free. ...more

November 11, 2007