personal finance

LEARN· SAVE· AVOID· TRACK· INVEST· RESIST This series of six articles is intended to help you navigate and put into practice basic financial information that will help you make sound ...

LEARN· SAVE· AVOID· TRACK· INVEST· RESIST This series of six articles is intended to help you navigate and ...

LEARN· SAVE· AVOID· TRACK· INVEST· RESIST This series of six articles is intended to help you navigate and ...

LEARN· SAVE· AVOID· TRACK· INVEST· RESIST This series of six articles is intended to help you navigate and ...

Dear Dave, I’m in college full-time right now, and my parents have been generous enough to pay for ...

LEARN· SAVE· AVOID· TRACK· INVEST· RESIST This series of six articles is intended to help you navigate and ...

LEARN· SAVE· AVOID· TRACK· INVEST· RESIST This six-part series will help you apply basic financial principles for a ...

We often read in the media “helpful hints” about money, aimed at people who really do not have ...

Taking control of your finances is like building a house. Lay a good foundation and go step by ...

Dear Dave, I’m getting married this summer and about to become a stepmom. To be honest, I’m a ...

Dear Dave, Our 21-year-old son is in college, and we’ve always warned him to stay away from credit ...

Dear Dave, I’m a single mom, and I opened my own small business last year. The business isn’t ...

Dear Dave, Our son has been married for about three years, and he and his wife are having ...

Dear Dave, My wife and I have started teaching our 5-year-old son about money. Do you feel we ...

Americans' debt has increased, led by mortgage, credit card and student loans. In the third quarter of 2023, ...

Ideally, you’ll start planning and saving for retirement decades before you actually retire. And during retirement, you’ll need ...

Most families have money problems at some point. And when I was a little kid, our family went ...

A reader struggles with a mother-in-law's credit card problem.

Dear Dave, We’re following your Baby Steps plan, and we’ve paid off all our credit cards. But when ...

Dear Dave, Our daughter’s college education is pretty much paid for already through grants and scholarships, and my ...

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 ...