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Piggy Bank Award: Money for college
Jul 8, 2011
Host Tess Vigeland's little blue plastic friend is on its way to Arizona, this week, to a woman who asks when a parent's money stops being their money.
Piggy Bank Award: Index funds vs. market dizziness
Sep 22, 2011
Does watching the markets give you vertigo? You're not alone. This week, host Tess Vigeland awards her weekly Piggy Bank award to one investor trying to relax and enjoy his returns.
Minding your financial p's and q's
May 13, 2011
Emily Yoffe, aka Slate.com's "Dear Prudence," gives tips on how to broach touchy subjects like spreading the word of your impending foreclosure to friends and family, and what to tip your delivery man.
The confusing world of tipping etiquette
Jeff Tyler May 13, 2011
Technology has made calculating gratuity easier. But in some ways, technology has also made tipping more confusing than ever.
Piggy Bank Award: Saving for a job loss
Sep 22, 2011
This week, host Tess Vigeland sends her weekly Piggy Bank Award to a Twin Cities Spanish teacher bracing for a layoff due to budget cuts.
Consumer prices rise 0.4% in April
Sep 22, 2011
Rising gasoline and food prices continue to drive up the cost of living in April. Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Financial, takes a look at today's numbers from the Labor Department.
U.S. wages can't keep up with consumer prices
Sep 22, 2011
Jill Schlesinger of CBS/MoneyWatch explains today's Consumer Price Index news, and what that means for American consumers.
Financial behavior on a napkin: 'She says, I hear'
Sep 22, 2011
Have you ever had a discussion about money that seemed to go in circles? Carl Richards explains how we carry around "baggage" that can influence our conversations about money.
Getting Personal: Investing, life insurance, magazine subscriptions
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland and L.A. Times columnist David Lazarus offer advice on bogus magazine subscriptions, life insurance policies, and answer questions involving investing and debt.
Piggy Award: Business professor learns a lesson
Sep 22, 2011
This week's Marketplace Money Piggy Award goes to a business professor in Atlanta, Ga., who learned an important lesson about being cheated by her bank.
