Maybe you didn't have the money, or you couldn't afford to lose the money.
A new book looks at the different ways Americans define their economic standards.
Public school is supposed to be free, but around the country families are being asked to foot the bill for laptops and tablets for their students.
McDonald's teamed up with Visa to create an online budget guide assisting employees with money management.
Breaking down the numbers of raising a family. The Department of Agriculture estimates middle-income families will spend about a quarter of a million dollars raising one child.
Would you spend $1,000 to go to prom? Many do. The recession, if anything, is a bigger motivator to go big for a high school dance party.
A Seattle family learns the hard way how to manage its finances.
Washington bureau chief John Dimsdale discusses how rising gas prices are hurting consumers, enough to get the president's attention.
