finances

How much is your personal data worth to you? Would you ever sell it? New Yorkers have spoken and this is how much they'd have to be paid to hand over their data.

Joanne in Castleton wants to know how she can get her husband to loosen up a bit with their spending. She writes: My husband has us on a tight budget but I don't feel like we need to be. We both make good money and have kept our jobs during the pandemic. He also has separate savings account that we use when we go on vacation. That account is doing well because we haven't gone anywhere in over a year. I want to buy some fun things like shoes and maybe some expensive wine that I want to try, but he's being really stingy. How do I get him to loosen up on spending?

This is a big issue in the city of Albany.  I wanted to know what you Albanians (and others) feel about this...

Does the name ring a bell?  Burt Reynolds? Of course it does.  He was a major star in the 70's.  He has some major financial problems now.

Did you ever wonder what we're all doing wrong?  How are some people rolling in dough and others struggling paycheck to paycheck?  These things keep me up at nite.

Anton Purisima - you da man!  Anton is a man on a mission.  He is suing for every single penny, nickel and dime on earth. Wow - who's his lawyer?

Are you suffering from the holiday spending hangover?  Or maybe your budget went off track last summer and you haven’t quite gotten it back under control yet.  You’re not alone – many people are looking for ways to save money.  Here are 4 ways you can save money in 2013:

Here is the daily dilemma for Friday, March 30th, 2012:

When I first read about this, I thought it was a bunch of "horse pucky"  but supposedly it works.  I just hope your math skills are sharp!

We're getting there-the much anticipated (or much dreaded, depending on your point of view) Black Friday.  And that begs the question:  is Black Friday really the best day to buy everything?  Well, here's a bit of technology to help you decide.  It's called DECIDE.com (genius!)

Have you seen the slogan that the Occupy Wall Street protesters are using?  They have signs that say "We Are The 99%" , meaning we are 99% of the population who make less than $506,000 a year and are being punished by the 1% that are the greediest and pay the least taxes.  Where do you fall in the 99%?  Let's find out:

Just caught this great bit of news for all of you who own and/or rent.  As if we don't have ENOUGH to pay for!