Answering your questions on personal finance and helping you understand the basics of what you need to know about money and banking.

Be the judge in our personal finance court of opinion. Or submit your own argument and let a jury of Marketplace Money peers decide the case.

John and his partner have gotten competitive over energy costs. His partner wants him to cut back his consumption. John's unwilling to give up basic amenities -- like using warm water to rinse the dishes. Whose side are you on?

Brice and his wife keep their finances separate but constantly argue when it comes to paying bills. She wants to keep things split. He wants to budget better for joint expenses. Our experts offer advice.

Would you feel comfortable sharing your personal finances with a national news organization (like Marketplace Money, for example)? A listener named Jay did. His wife did not. Find out what happened.

For the past few weeks, we've been asking listeners in our Public Insight Network one question: What was your last fight over money about? Now, we want you to weigh in.

Marketplace Money listener J. Larson explains how he and his wife managed to get out of debt, then in, then out again.

The NSA order for Verizon's customer data highlights how much the private sector knows about their customers, and the restrictions on how they use it.

How do you know you're wealthy? Here's what people in a city that's $15 billion in debt had to say.