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Comparing Your Transportation Costs
A new Web site estimates how much the average household in your neighborhood spends each month on transportation.
A Financial Planner’s Letter to Her Son
One financial planner writes a letter to her college-bound son, and offers him some money do's and don'ts. ...
Thursday Reading: More on Textbook Prices
Required university disclosures regarding textbook prices, seeing Italy on a budget and other consumer-focused items from Thursday's Times. ...
Why Labor Day Is Best for Buying a Car
Why Labor Day is traditionally the best time to buy a car and how the deals this holiday compare to last year. ...
Home Is Where the Tax Exemption Is
As tax authorities look for cheats, they are finding that many people who are eligible for the benefit fail to apply for it. ...
App Smart: How to Get Loyalty Card Prices Without Loyalty Cards
Two apps, Cardstar and Key Ring, serve as repositories for your loyalty shopping card numbers. You just hand your phone to the cashier at checkout. ...
Wednesday Reading: New Jobs but With Pay Cuts
A look at the pay cuts that can come with new jobs, trying to adopt when you're gay and other consumer-focused items from Wednesday's Times. ...
How a Savings Account Expert Saves His Own Money
Where the founder of MoneyAisle.com puts his savings. ...
Insurance for Dorm Room Possessions
Some tips from the Insurance Information Institute on insuring the items in your child's college dorm room. ...
New York Lowers 529 Plan Fees
New York has cut the fees on its 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan. ...
Tuesday Reading: Combining Business and Family Trips
On bringing your family with you on a business trip, a new car buying service from USAA and other consumer-focused items from Tuesday's Times. ...
10 Investment Mistakes to Avoid
Jerry Miccolis, co-author of “Asset Allocation For Dummies” and chief investment officer of the wealth advisory firm Brinton Eaton, on 10 investment mistakes to avoid. ...
The Student Loan Debt Clock
A new continually updated clock at FinAid.org shows an estimate of how much student loan debt is outstanding. ...
Monday Reading: Why to Keep Adjustable-Rate Mortgages
Why to hold onto adjustable-rate mortgages, how people feel about aggressive ad-tracking technologies and other consumer-focused items from Monday's Times. ...
Refinancing a Mortgage, But Paying it Off Early
What does Chase really hope you'll do when it offers free mortgage refinancing? ...
The Debate Over Buying a Home Right Now
Can home ownership can be a great thing even if you don't see much price appreciation over time? ...
Will You Give More Gifts to Your Heirs This Year?
Paul Sullivan's Wealth Matters column discusses the advantages of giving gifts to your heirs this year. ...
Your Money: In Defense of Home Ownership
Many home purchases could still end in grief financially, particularly in hard-hit areas where prices could fall further. But most probably won’t. ...
Customers’ Favorite Credit Card Company
American Express topped the J.D. Power and Associates' Credit Card Satisfaction Study for a fourth year in a row. ...