In a world of endless financial information, how do we gain some knowledge that is useful in getting our money on track?  I recommend tracking your spending as a first step.    It's hard to know where to begin in taking control of your money.  There's a ton of...

We think the way to build wealth is to earn first, spend what we "need" to, and then save what's left.  In a world where wages have been stagnant in real terms since the '70s and conspicuous consumption is the norm, that generally means saving nothing at all.  In...

Melt down those balances....   The Debt Snowball is famous in personal finance circles - probably primarily for being Dave Ramsey's preferred way of getting people out of debt.  For those who like to play games with numbers, the Debt Avalanche is preferred.  But...