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Meditations on Money for the Inner Soul: Understand Road Blocks, Karmic Blocks, and How You Manifest Wealth

Posted on April 5, 2011

Break through the illusory nature of wealth and let your soul guide your relationship to money. From Lara Owen, author of Growing Your Inner Light: A Guide to Independent Spiritual Practice.

How to Find the Best Credit Card for You

Posted on February 24, 2011

Whether you’re a sensible card user or a bit dysfunctional when it comes to credit cards, there are steps you can take to get the right card and reduce your costs. Here’s what you need to know, from Get a Financial Life by Beth Kobliner.

Fixed Income Annuities, a Worry-Free or Risk-Filled Ride?

Posted on February 17, 2011

Straight-shooting personal finance author Peter Passell demystifies guaranteed payout plans — and the insurance agents who sell them — in his latest book, Where to Put Your Money NOW: How to Make Super-Safe Investments and Secure Your Future.

Are You Financially Compatible? A Quiz on Love and Money

Posted on February 10, 2011

Disagreements about how to earn, spend or save money can be almost impossible to reconcile. In the quiz below, author Alvin Hall gives couples a head start on discussing differences now. From Your Money or Your Life: A Practical Guide to Managing and Improving Your Financial Life

Secrets to Saving an Emergency Fund, Starting Now

Posted on February 8, 2011

Personal finance expert Alvin Hall covers the whys and hows of financial safety — you don’t want to miss. From Your Money or Your Life: A Practical Guide to Managing and Improving Your Financial Life

7 Ways to Set — and Stick to — a Budget

Posted on January 25, 2011

Like clutter in your home or a bad relationship, financial problems can be suffocating. Learn to set boundaries with your money to free you from nagging worries and to maintain financial health for your family. Master organizer Peter Walsh shows you how in Lighten Up: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less.

How Do You Feel About Not Earning Another Dollar?

Posted on December 16, 2010

Be prepared for the stunning moment when you realize you are about to live off your retirement savings. Bernice Bratter and Helen Dennis, authors of Project Renewment: The First Retirement Model for Career Women, pose five questions to help you figure out your relationship with money.

5 Rules for Refinancing Your Home — Without Getting Burned

Posted on November 2, 2010

Re-shopping a home mortgage loan can save you money, but it can also become a costly mistake. Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi explain when to sign and when to run from a home refi contract. From their book All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan.

7 Steps to Owning Your Money Decisions — Even When Others Think You’re Being Cheap

Posted on September 8, 2010

Tips for how to stay true to yourself when the pressure to spend arises, from Alvin Hall, financial motivator and author of You and Your Money

3 Ways to Reclaim Your Wallet and Start Saving

Posted on August 27, 2010

These three savings fundamentals from finance expert Stacy Johnson, author of Life or Debt 2010, will help you bounce back from slick advertising, new-stuff hype, and name- brand glam to save money.

5 Steps to Redefining and Achieving Financial Freedom

Posted on July 8, 2010

There’s no doubt that money is important. But what is your vision of financial freedom? Stacy Johnson, author of Life or Debt 2010, highlights why setting goals for a bigger life picture is so important.

33 No-Nonsense Ways to Save Money by Saving Energy

Posted on June 17, 2010

Follow these easy money (and energy) saving tips from Stacy W. Johnson, host of Money Talks and author of Life or Debt 2010, and you’ll see a difference in your utility bills next month.