How do you test the financial stability of a group slightly smaller than a major bank? Tess Vigeland talks to personal finance expert Knight Kiplinger — of Kiplinger's Personal Finance about working on a family budget.
The branches of the military consider financial fitness as important as physical training. About three years ago the Navy ramped up its financial counseling service. Tess Vigeland visited the San Diego Naval Base to see how it works.
In this economic climate, more consumers are negotiating with companies to lower prices on goods they would have never considered bargaining for before — from cable prices to high speed Internet to rent. Joel Rose reports.
It's important to learn good personal finance habits early in life. Tess Vigeland talks with Laura Levine of the JumpStart Coalition and New Jersey State Senator Steven Sweeney about programs for teaching those skills to high school students.
Save or spend? Americans are getting mixed messages. Savings deposits are up just as we're being encouraged to spend to jump-start the economy. But the increase in savings could have dire economic consequences. Steve Henn reports.
