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Listener questions on saving, spending, and managing debt
Tess Vigeland Sep 27, 2012
Host Tess Vigeland and Jill Schlesinger, editor at large for CBS's Moneywatch.com, answers listener questions about retirement, savings, students loans, and money management.
Americans are 'deadbeats' about paying off debts
Kai Ryssdal Sep 10, 2012
Scott Reynolds Nelson argues in his new book, "A Nation of Deadbeats," that Americans' deadbeat nature has been the cause of many of the country's economic crisis.
European debt crisis spreads to the private sector
Stephen Beard Sep 4, 2012
Companies in some of the weaker eurozone economies are facing much higher borrowing costs, as much as 50 percent higher than for companies in Germany.
How Americans view the deficit
Frank Newport Aug 15, 2012
Has the attitude about debt and the deficit changed over time?
Islam and money
Tess Vigeland Aug 3, 2012
The first in our series about money and religion, we look at how Muslims view and deal with money. Learn more about Islamic law regarding debt, investments and tithing.
Eliminating debt, all in a day -- and night's -- work
Krissy Clark Aug 3, 2012
A banker doesn't listen to her own advice and falls deep into credit card debt. She takes on a blue collar job to get herself back in the black.
A bleak household financial picture
Chris Farrell Jun 11, 2012
The financial toll on families from the dreadful economy of recent years is enormous.
The scratching, burning, socially embarrassing financial crisis
Heidi N. Moore May 31, 2012
A satirical video from political cartoonist Mark Fiore brought down the house at a conference on the risks of debt to the global financial system.
Time to attack credit card debts
Chris Farrell May 31, 2012
I received a large bonus, and I'm going to use it all to pay down credit card debt. I have many cards. They all have about the same outstanding balances and about the same interest rates. At one time, most of the cards were "maxed out," which was bad for my credit score. Should I pay off a couple cards entirely, or should I make larger-than-usual payments to all of them, bringing down the outstanding balances substantially below the credit limits? Thanks. Henry, Chicago, IL
U.S. Treasury yield hits 60 year low
Stacey Vanek Smith May 31, 2012
As investors cope with uncertainty in Europe, the interest on the 10-year Treasury note, the benchmark cost of U.S. debt, hit a record low of 1.6 percent.
