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Empowering women through financial literacy
Domestic violence issues often stem from financial disputes. A program in New York is helping abused women regain control by teaching them financial literacy.
Getting Personal: How to invest, to save or pay down a debt?
Tess Vigeland and personal finance columnist Liz Weston answer listeners' personal finance questions.
The wide world of financial blogging
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There are hundreds of financial blogs — people tackling mountains of debt, explaining financial concepts. Tess Vigeland went to a financial blogger conference to learn why readers find these blogs so appealing.
Getting Personal: College and money, re-financing a home
Tess Vigeland and Kathy Kristof, personal finance columnist for Kiplinger's Magazine, answer your personal finance questions.
Personal income level slips for first time in two years
While Americans spent slightly more money in August, their incomes are also down slightly — for the first time since 2009.
Getting advice from personal finance blogs
There are thousands of personal finance blogs out there on the web. Do business bloggers know what they are talking about? Can you trust them for financial advice? Which ones are the best?
The debit card future–or not
An internal management memo says Bank of America plans on charging customers a $5 monthly fee for making debit-card purchases starting early next…
Buy used: save bucks, live better
Our guest blogger this week is J.D.Roth and his topic is buying used. He's the founder of the personal finance blog, GetRichSlowly….
Would you or better yet, should you buy a pre-paid car maintenance plan?
When you buy a new car, the finance manager might try to sell you a pre-paid maintenance plan. On the spur of the moment, this might sound like a…
Getting Personal: Franchises, budgeting in uncertain times
Tess Vigeland and David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times answer listeners' personal finance questions.