Stories tagged "personalfinances"

How to Improve your Grocery Shopping Habits. Have you ever stopped to think that your bad shopping habits may be costing you money at the checkout counter? Experts say that it takes 21 days to change a habit. What you may or may not be doing whi...

Addressing the issues on the minds of investors on Main Street who are distressed by the fallout on Wall Street.

Addressing the issues on the minds of investors on Main Street who are distressed by the fallout on Wall Street.

Experts in psychology and financial planning say the number of professionals in the budding field of financial therapy has multiplied in the last few years.

Older Americans with investments are among the hardest hit, and have the least opportunity to recover.

Now is the time for taking deep breaths and chanting mantras, but it’s not a time to get out of the stock market.

Marrying a person who shares your attitudes about money might just be the smartest financial decision you will ever make.

The fundamental problem in the American economy is that, for years, people treated rising asset prices as a substitute for personal savings.

There are some questions to consider if you are tempted to get rid of your S.U.V., and some tips for figuring out whether it may be more financially sensible to hang onto it for a little longer.

New-car extended warranties are rarely great deals -- and if you must buy one, not purchasing it rolled up with the new car is often beneficial.