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

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