Advice

My dad, Dave Ramsey, filed for bankruptcy the year I was born. My older sister was about three. So, with a brand-new baby, a toddler, and as dad says all ...

Dear Carrie: I’m fairly new to investing and want to choose companies that support causes I care about—such ...

“I want to make sure we maximize our Social Security payments.” “I am very concerned that we will ...

Dear Dave, A friend told me about your Baby Steps program. I have one question, though. I noticed ...

You guys, we all know 2020 was insane. But here’s some good news: You may not need to ...

Dear Dave, I don’t like admitting this, but I absolutely hate my job. Last year I almost cashed ...

Dear Carrie: My daughter is starting high school this year, and I’m worried about paying for college. I’ve ...

Did you know that when you submit a job application online, it’s probably read and filtered by a ...

No matter where you stand on bitcoin, we can agree on one thing: It’s polarizing. Some investors believe ...

Dear Readers: The question posed in the headline is a great one because insurance can be one of ...

Most readers of my column are very nice and very normal people. Some are more progressive in their ...

Dear Dave, Your plan has been a lifesaver for us. Why do you think some people are unwilling ...

Dear Dave, I was talking to a friend the other day, and I couldn’t remember what you said ...

Dear Readers: Want to try something different in the new year? How about fartlek training? It’s a pretty ...

Recently, I’ve received emails from several readers who asked questions about something they call the “spousal bump.” It’s ...

One time, Mama Hogan looked at me and said, “Christopher”—she had my attention when she said my full ...

Dear Dave, We just started teaching our seven-year-old about money. He’s very eager to learn, and he seems ...

Dear Readers: We’re now in the mid-January, and do you know what that means? For a lot of ...

Sometimes, when I write a column about a certain topic, that column seems to generate more questions than ...

Dear Readers, at the beginning of each new year, I’m filled with a sense of new direction. At ...

I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself, because it ...

January is here, and we all have high hopes for this year—especially after 2020. But here’s the thing ...

Dear Dave, I really don’t have any established credit, because I’ve never taken out a loan or had ...

Dear Readers: It’s that time again. And while you may have promised yourself to be smarter about your ...

Dear Dave, I made a resolution to start following your plan in 2021. I talked to my parents ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 23 years to write a year-end column that ...

Dear Readers: If there’s one thing many of us are reluctant to talk about, it’s money. We might ...