I recently tested three programs, Microsoft Excel, Mint.com, and Google Docs, to find the pros and cons of each. While all of these programs have value, one was clearly a cut above the rest: Mint.com. ... (Continue reading)
When Aubrey Whitten and Major LeGrand started pricing their wedding options, they got sticker shock.... (Continue reading)
There are a plethora of organizations, universities, and companies that provide pro bono or professional services at a reduced fee, ranging from accounting to information technology and from human resource management to marketing. When such services are free, this practice... (Continue reading)
Television is overrun with shows about weddings. Some focus on finding a gown, some profile the planners, one even makes over the entire affair just weeks before the big event. A few are all about the money. But where is... (Continue reading)
Since last year, I have fallen behind on the majority of my bills due to $6,400 in legal expenses I incurred while attempting to keep joint custody of my daughter. My income just isn’t stretching to cover all my bills... (Continue reading)
Sometimes the "for worse" part of "for better or for worse" comes early. In this economy, engaged couples are coping with pay cuts, layoffs, even the possibility that Bernie Madoff ran off with some of the wedding fund. So what... (Continue reading)
There are some things you still need to spend money on, even when the economy's bad. Weddings are one of them. But how to plan the biggest and most expensive bash of your life—when you’re not even sure you’ll still... (Continue reading)
The Treasury Department announces that the budget deficit increased by $192.3 billion in March, and is near $1 trillion, as costs of the financial bailout and recession mount. Bernanke and Obama meet at the White House to discuss economic strategy.... (Continue reading)
Voting along party lines, the House and Senate approved budget resolutions, backing a $3.6-trillion spending plan that sets the stage for legislation on healthcare, energy, the environment, and education. It would also edit President Barack Obama's spending proposals for the... (Continue reading)
With the intense, nonstop activity that marked his political campaign, President Barack Obama is engaged in his next big thrust: selling his $3.6 trillion budget. To achieve this mission, he has done what he does best, assuming the role of communicator-in-chief.... (Continue reading)