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It's Time to Teach Children About Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.

A Year After The Crisis, The Consumer Economy Is Dead

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON -- One year after the near collapse of the global financial system, this much is clear: The financial world as we knew it is over, and some...

There is Only One Durable Solution to the Economic Crisis

Greg Tarpinian | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


Greg Tarpinian

Most economists agree that until the consumer begins to "spend again," the economy is unlikely to grow at meaningful rates in the next several years. But when and how will that happen?

Women Choose Saving $50 Per Week Over Having More Sex: AOL poll

nydailynews.com | By Kavita Mokha | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business


For love or money; we'll take money. And that's the final answer to a question about what women say they would rather do when given a choice betwee...

Big Spenders Likely To Marry Big Savers

Yahoo! News | Kristina Cooke | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business


NEW YORK (Reuters Life)- Frustrated by your spouse's spending habits? It might be why you married them, according to a working paper titled "Fatal (F...

Can The Lottery Help Us Save Money?

wsj.com | JASON ZWEIG | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business


Based on recent headlines, you might think that Americans are finally saving again. Want to bet? In 2007, the latest year for which final numbers are...

Savings Rate At 15-Year High, May Incomes Surge

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON _ Households raised their savings rate to the highest level in more than 15 years in May as many used a big boost in money from the governm...

Savings Rate Surges To 5%, Highest Level Since 1995

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Consumer spending and incomes rose more than expected at the start of the year, but the gains were seen as fleeting in light of the...

Americans Saving More When Economy Needs Spending Most

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Americans are hunkering down and saving more. For a recession-battered economy, it couldn't be happening at a worse time. Economis...