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Hello pension, bye-bye saving? Not so fast
July 31, 2010Question: I'm retired on a pension and will soon start receiving Social Security. So I'm wondering, once you're retired do you still need an emergency fund of three to six months' worth of living expenses as you did when you were working? --Jim, West Farmington, Ohio
Why spend $300 a night for a hotel?
July 31, 2010Book a hotel in a popular destination and you know what to expect: a bed, a mini-fridge, and a big bill at checkout. In Europe's big cities, for example, you can easily spend anywhere from $150 to $300 a night (hotels in Florence average $205).
Money makeover: Married couple, separate finances
July 31, 2010Michelle Spranger and Scott Zuckerberg have been husband and wife for eight years, but they've yet to marry their finances.
Advice for the reluctant landlord
July 31, 2010With plans to start a family, Michael and Becky McCullough, 33 and 31, wanted more space. So last year they snapped up a four-bedroom foreclosure in Brookhaven, Ga., for $480,000.
Investing in the world's best balance sheets
July 31, 2010At the G20 summit in Toronto last month, the leaders of world's largest economies embraced a brave new theme: Halting the alarming, potentially ruinous growth in already mountainous sovereign debt.
Money's new More Money blog
July 31, 2010
Not enough cash? Get your priorities straight
July 31, 2010You know what your financial priorities are supposed to be: Max out retirement savings. Build a cash cushion for emergencies. Get rid of any credit card debt. Save for your kids' college education. Pay off the mortgage before you retire.
Great gadgets for better health
July 31, 2010Gadgets to keep the doctor (or dentist) away.
Keep your cool in a scary market
July 31, 2010You knew it couldn't go on forever. And deep down, the spectacular run-up in stocks that began when the bear market bottomed in March 2009 was actually making you a little nervous. An 80% surge in just 13 months was starting to feel a lot like bubble territory. So yes, a breather was probably in order.
Which grads snag the best salaries
July 31, 2010Attending school in California and becoming an engineering major can really pay off for college graduates -- by thousands of dollars a year.
