Are student loans the next financial bubble we’ll face? Could be. The statistics are staggering. Tuition and fees have have increased nearly 130% in the last twenty years (source IRS & College Board data).

I’m looking to replace some appliances in my kitchen. Mine are old and on their last legs. The trouble is that I really can’t afford new appliances and I don’t want to put them on my credit card.

My husband’s spending is starting to drive a wedge between us. I want to put money away for a vacation and our son’s college fund. But there’s never any money left at the end of the month. What can I do that won’t destroy my marriage?

When Ben Franklin died in 1790 he left $5,000 each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia. Each city was to create a fund that would last for 200 years.

It would seem that almost all of us have either been caught ourselves, or have a friend or relative, who has been addicted to drugs. If we’re fortunate they managed to get free of them. We know that no one begins with the idea of becoming a drug abuser.

It happens in markets and stores all around the world. Buyers and sellers haggling over prices. Sometimes they succeed and a deal is struck. Other times the buyer walks away empty handed.

Gary, I’ve been a stay-at-home mom since our first child was born about 6 years ago. I love it! Really feel like I’m making a better life for our family. But a few of my friends (some from where I used to work) seem to think that I’m not living up to my potential. It’s as if they don’t respect the work that I do at home….Allison

As someone who has worked in the area of personal finance for decades I can verify that women do look at money differently than men. And that there are some tools that can make it easier for women to manage their financial affairs. So let’s look at some of those tools.

Whether you’re driving a hybrid compact or a SUV, most drivers are feeling the pain of higher gas prices. We won’t get into the causes or the politics of gasoline prices. That’s for economists, politicians and pundits.

It’s no secret that the housing bubble and recession of the last four years has caused financial heartache for many of us. One group that has been especially hard hit is the baby boomer generation.