I recently bought a used Mini Cooper from a local car dealer. I did some things right, and I did some things wrong. All this aside, the entire car-buying experience makes for a great discussion topic, so that’s what Jim and I plan to tackle Monday afternoon on the fifth episode of The Personal Finance [...]

I had lunch with my friend Bo recently. Over our enchiladas, we talked about how dumb we were when we younger, and how we’d do things differently if we could. To what point would we return if we wanted to change our lives? “I’d go back to the end of my sophomore year of high [...]

This is a guest post from Sharon Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad and a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. She is the CEO of Pay Your Family First and founder of YOUTHpreneur. Our current economic condition has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that we, as a nation and as [...]

In December, I shared a guest post that provided 10 essential steps to take before you’re laid off. But what if it’s too late? What if you’ve already lost your job? In this economy, more and more people are facing that situation, including long-time GRS reader Allen. He writes: I was laid off yesterday. If [...]