from CNN Money Personal Finance
Anyone who’s ever sought mental-health treatment knows how quickly the bills for such care can add up, even with insurance. Just what the doctor didn’t order: money anxiety on top of whatever else you’re facing.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
How often do you see real passion when it comes to tax preparation? Meet Dr. Edward Kane, of Venice, Fla.
from Slate – Moneybox
The State of the Union address didn’t deliver many surprises. It was broadly populist in tone, with promises to rein in a bloated budget through (token) spending freezes and deliver relief to a middle class that’s grown disillusioned with an unemployment rate of 10 percent and a still-moribund real estate market. [...]
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
What would the proposed health-care overhaul do for regular Americans? President Obama tried to answer that question and regain control of the issue in his State of the Union address Wednesday after the stunning result of last week’s Massachusetts special election sunk the prospects for quick passage of a comprehensive health-care overhaul, [...]
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 4.98% for the week ending Jan. 28, down from 4.99% last week and 5.10% a year ago, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey.
from CNN Money Top Tips
Question: . My wife and I know we should have an emergency savings fund, but with one income we have nothing left to save after paying expenses.
from CNN Money Personal Finance
Question: . My wife and I know we should have an emergency savings fund, but with one income we have nothing left to save after paying expenses.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Good, but not enough. That’s how academics and advisers characterize President Barack Obama’s plans to help Americans save more for retirement.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
The Las Vegas metropolitan area suffered a foreclosure rate that was five times the national average and the highest rate in the country in 2009, according to a report on Thursday by RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure marketplace.
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
In times of plenty, relocating for work usually means a better job or a higher standard of living. But in today’s tough economy, many are finding that they just can’t find work or maintain their standard of living where they currently live. It’s especially bad in New York and [...]