A year ago, Occupy Wall Street began in New York’s Zuccotti Park and spread to cities all across the U.S. You couldn’t miss hearing about the 99 percent versus the 1 percent on Twitter, Facebook, TV, and the radio. But on the movement’s one-year anniversary we ask the question: Did protesters succeed? In fact, banks are still giving money to people who can’t afford to pay it back. We’re not talking home mortgages here; this time it’s car loans. Plus, we talk with two newlyweds and their Rabbi about personal finance. It’s the latest in our series on religion and money.

You’ve always heard that student debt is the one thing you cannot get rid of in bankruptcy. Turns out, there are exceptions — but not many. We’ll hear what the courts are saying to people who declare themselves “hopeless.” It’s easy to always feel like you never have enough money. Even wealthy people claim there’s just never enough. Why? Actor Hill Harper on curing our financial ills. And we’ll hear from a married couple about what it’s like to have a relationship that moonlights as a business partnership.

The political convention season is halfway through, you’re probably already sick of all the posturing and grandstanding. But theatrics aside, there are a whole bunch of personal-finance issues on the table, and they couldn’t have a greater impact on your wallet. Are voters getting the straight dope? On today’s show, we cut through the political rhetoric and look at what’s really at stake on a variety of fronts — health care, Medicare, student loans. We’ll even explore the issue of government playing a role in your eating habits. Sound off and let us know your thoughts on all these issues.

Since the recession, people are saving money in all kinds of ways, including not adding to their family. The USDA reveals how much the average family spends, per child, from zero to 18. Sometimes, though, the baby trade-off can actually help your bottom line. And still worried about the cost of kids? You might consider buying used. (Well, maybe not everything secondhand.) Also, a Republican delegate shares the cost of being a delegate traveling to the Republican Convention.

Host Tess Vigeland visits one Los Angeles neighborhood, where the impact of the foreclosure crisis is more than just financial. Plus, seven years after Hurricane Katrina, a jazz musician reflects on life after losing everything. And New Orleans native Wendell Pierce — you may still call him “The Bunk” — updates us on his dreams of a Big Easy grocery store.

Owning that house with a white picket fence in the front yard is a huge part of the American Dream. But for a growing number of young Americans, homeownership is no longer a priority. And those who still aspire to become home owners are taking some unusual routes to get there — from pooling money with friends to building their own. Plus, we continue our series on religion and money with a look at the Mormon Church, which teaches quite a bit about personal financial.

When it comes to haggling for a pay raise, women have been told that factors such as poor negotiating skills are reasons they’re not getting what they want. Well, ladies, new research shows it’s not all your fault. And, whatever happened to that whole good things come to those who wait idea? Turns out procrastination is good for you. And the first in a series of conversations about religion and money. This week, Islam.

Are you a hard worker? Because there are some people out there who think you’re lazy. This is a global economy, step it up! But there are a lot of people out there who work plenty hard. So what are you supposed to do? Today, we’ve got a passion for hard work: Where it comes from, where it went and what you can do about it.

More than 30 credit reporting companies have access to and track your financial information. Who tracks them? Up ’til now… nobody. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on the scene and we’ll hear from its director Richard Cordray. Making an Olympic team takes more than talent and athleticism; it’s also an investment. The financial sacrifice of going for the Gold. Plus, the dollar bill grows wings and takes flight.