Tess Vigeland talks to author Jeff Yeager about the joys of living below your means.

After displaying a lavish lifestyle on the reality TV show, the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice and her husband have filed for bankruptcy. That's for $11 million dollars. Host Tess Vigeland talks with Gail Cunningham of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling about how to get out of such extreme debt

Question: My partner and I own a home together, and are unable to marry in our state. I read that even if you title your home as joint tenancy with…

Question: My dad has generously given each of our two young daughters (currently 5 and 3) $1000. His intent is that these funds should be invested…

Question: When my Mother passed away she left each of my siblings and I an inheritance. She raised 5 children on her own, worked as a nurse, saved…

Reporter Curt Nickisch talks to one New Hampshire family who doesn't necessarily think home ownership has led them to the American Dream.

Tess Vigeland talks to three money managers for advice on what to do with your money in this time of economic uncertainty.

Question: My husband and I both have car loans and student loans that we are repaying. We both contribute to our retirement accounts and have put…

Host Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell take your questions on personal finance. This week we hear how a clumsy bike trick led to a credit score of zero, how Warren Buffett's neighbor hopes to pass his own fortune down to the next generation and why a future politician is nervous about how a personal bankruptcy could affect a run at public office.

Tess Vigeland talks to a personal finance columnist Nancy Trejos, whose own personal finance mess is detailed in her new book "Hot (broke) Messes."