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  • A host of tax increases for the wealthy and cuts to deductions and credits may cause some steep drops in Americans' incomes.

  • Your friends and you have been through a lot together — but do you think you can buy a house with them?

  • Buying into the American Dream? Renting for life? For younger people, home ownership is less cut-and-dry than it was a generation ago.

  • Outside of the historic Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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    The Church of Latter-Day Saints shares many of the same principals as other faiths — such as help others — but there is a particular emphasis on self-reliance, or 'provident living,' for Mormons.

  • Banks are still huge, financial scandals still break — even after the recession revealed flaws in the financial system. A commentator gives his short-and-sweet solution.

  • Aug 4, 2012

    Frugal travels

    Meg Favreau of Wisebread.com shares tips on how to travel well without emptying your wallet.

  • Aug 4, 2012

    Islam and money

    Indonesian mosque officials count donations for the upkeep of the Jami Roudhotul Falah mosque following Friday prayers in central Jakarta. Apart from the voluntary donations, Muslims practice "zakat,: where a percentage of their annual savings are set aside for alms or charity for poor people during the period of Islam's holy month of Ramadan.
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    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.

  • Anna and Marc Pitman.
    Pitman Family

    Our Marketplace Money Piggy Bank Award goes to 10-year-old Anna Pitman, who is learning the balance between the joy of spending and the pride of saving.

  • Writer Jen Miller used to dread being away from her e-mail inbox. But after taking a real vacation, her attitude about unplugging has changed.

  • 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.

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