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  • Today Show: Planning for Retirement

    8/08/10 • (0)

    Saturday morning on the Today Show it was all about the golden years: how to prepare financially, best places to retire, and how to handle your relationships in this new stage in your life. Here’s the clip in case you missed it.

  • Money & Marriage: Town Hall Discussion on CBS Early Show

    7/16/10 • (0)

    Like many married couples, you may discover early on in the relationship that your soul mate is also your financial opposite…but with so many other similarities (he’s your soul mate, after all!) how is it possible to be at extreme ends of the financial spectrum?

  • Budget Wedding: Tips for Guests

    6/08/10 • (0)

    All together there are about 120 million of us who attend weddings each year. Undeniably, many guests are young and trying to get our financial lives in order. So when a wedding invitation arrives in the mail, we can’t help but think of the fiscal consequences.

  • College Savings: Online Schools

    6/07/10 • (0)

    For prospective students looking for a flexible and more affordable degree program, an online education is a fine alternative to a traditional college campus experience.

  • Talking to Your Aging Parents About Money

    5/28/10 • (0)

    What if mom and dad suddenly can’t take care of themselves, including their finances? What if one parent pass away and the other is left needing financial help? Are you prepared to step in?

  • Congratulations Class of 2009!

    6/15/09 • (0)

    My younger (notice I didn’t say little) brother Todd just graduated from Foothill High School in Pleasanton, CA. Hooray! (That’s us at his ceremony on Friday night).
    He’ll be attending U.C. Irvine this fall and will soon learn the hard way why we must separate whites from colors in the laundry.

    I have to say, I’m relieved [...]

  • A Good Father's Day Book

    6/02/09 • (0)

    I caught an interview with author Michael C. Lewis (Liar’s Poker) and his wife Tabitha Soren (a former MTV host) on NPR yesterday morning. Michael has a new book out – perfectly timed for Father’s Day – called Homegame: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood. The book was written while Lewis was acclimating (or as he’d [...]

  • Can I Afford Grad School?

    4/20/09 • (0)

    I recently submitted a column to my editors over at MainStreet.com that supported working for free, like interning or volunteering, at a company instead of paying up for grad school. Sounds nuts, huh? I’ll post that story here shortly.
    In the meantime, here’s some advice for those weighing the pros and cons of a graduate degree. [...]

  • Getting Finances in Order, Post Lay-Off

    2/11/09 • (0)

    Getting laid off can be very emotional, but it’s important to not let your feelings get in the way of taking care of your financial life. I was on CNN this morning briefly discussing some important money tips, in the event of getting laid off. We didn’t get to everything, so here’s my entire rundown.
    1. [...]

  • My Foreclosure Buying Guide

    1/15/09 • (0)

    For two years Christopher Burkhardt was paying close to $750 a month to rent a one-bedroom home in Calaveras County, California. Like so many renters, the 24-year-old was irritated to spend the majority of his income on housing, without the benefit of home ownership. “It’s frustrating because you’re not building [any wealth],” says Burkhardt. Late [...]