personal finance

Dear Dave, Our daughter’s college education is pretty much paid for already through grants and scholarships, and my wife and I make good money. We just started your plan, so ...

Dear Dave, My husband and I have just $12,000 to pay off before we’re debt-free. We’ve paid off ...

5 ways to stay responsible—to your budget, your loved ones, and yourself—while still enjoying the festivities.

The pros and cons of house-flipping.

Dear Dave, I’m 67, and I’ve been wondering what your position is on preplanning for a funeral versus ...

Dear Dave, I’m currently on Baby Step 2, and I have about $7,000 in debt to pay off ...

In today's fast-paced world, where expenses seem to rise continuously, many families in the United States are choosing ...

Dear Dave, My wife and I are both 36 years old, and we have two children. Our son ...

Dear Dave, About a year ago, my husband and I offered an empty house we own to a ...

Dear Dave, My girlfriend’s parents are divorced, and they’re both in their early 70s. We talked the other ...

Dear Dave, My car was declared totaled because of hail damage, and my insurance company says I have ...

Dear Dave, My wife and I have been very fortunate in our careers. We both have six-figure incomes, ...

Dear Dave, I just discovered you and your teachings a couple of weeks ago. I’m already on Baby ...

Dear Dave, My mother-in-law is 85, and she’s had some health setbacks recently. The family got together with ...

Dear Dave, My husband recently opened his own commercial painting company. We know he will have three months ...

Today's batch of reader questions reminds me how complicated our lives have become since the introduction of consumer ...

Most people know to develop a budget, save, and avoid running up debt. These are the fundamentals of ...

Dear Dave, I bought a house about a year ago. Currently, I have $45,000 sitting in an account ...

Dear Dave, I’ve been struggling for about a year, ever since I made a stupid new-college-graduate decision to ...

Dear Dave, My employer offers an employee stock purchase plan at a 15 percent discount. I’m usually the ...

Dear Dave, When my wife and I got married, she had about $70,000 in savings and I had ...

Dear Dave, I’m 61, and I hope to be able to retire soon, but I’m watching my retirement ...

Creditors, especially banks and credit card issuers, are unbelievably sensitive to whether you pay your bills on time. ...

Dear Dave, I was recently in a car accident that totaled my car. My old car was paid ...

Dear Dave, I plan to buy another investment property with cash in the next year or two. Currently, ...

Dear Dave, I’m about to start paying off debt in Baby Step 2, but there’s a motorcycle loan ...

Investors are closely watching the consumer price index report this Wednesday for signs that inflation is slowing down. ...