Last year, during Debt Awareness Week, I wrote about my emotional spending triggers. At the time, my daughter was still a baby. Since then, she’s moved through new growth phases, and I’ve moved through new phases of fatherhood right alongside her. Back th... See more
A lot of people say they’re feeling better about their money, even though more of them are getting close to missing a credit card payment. That tension shows up in a monthly report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which tracks how Americans vi... See more
Chick-fil-A has always been clever. The cows alone proved that. But the reason people keep coming back isn’t the advertising. It’s the fact that the experience usually matches the promise. Orders are right. The operation feels controlled. The basics hold ... See more
After two years of stubbornly high prices and little relief at the checkout line, Americans are starting the new year with lower expectations for their personal finances. Bankrate surveyed more than 2,000 Americans at the end of last year. Thirty-two perc... See more
Have you ever wondered how much money you might save if you understood your finances a little better? A newly released national survey tries to answer that by asking Americans to put a number on it. Adults in the U.S. estimate that gaps in their financial... See more
