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- Reader Story: Why I Lied About Money
- Let Go of the Spatula: Reconsidering Wedding Registries
- A Place of My Own
- How to Fend Off Financial Trolls
- Ask the Readers: How Can I Talk to My Parents about Money?
- Reader Story: Recovering from Divorce
- Protecting Yourself Against Sexually-Transmitted Debt
- Reader Story: How Debt Put My Dreams on Hold
- Play the Fooly-Wed Game!
- Reader Story: The High Cost of Kids’ Sports
- Old Friends: Scenes from a Class Reunion
- How Much Do We Owe Others? (And When Should We Walk Away?)
- Social Capital and the Neighborhood Exchange
- Managing Mom’s Money: An Update from Happy Acres
- Budgeting Dilemma: How Do You Decide What You Can Afford?
- Drama in Real Life: A Place for Mom
- Reader Story: Making Life Transitions Meaningful
- How to Make Separate Finances Work: An Interview with J.D. and Kris
- Reader Story: How My Parents and I Partnered on a Win-Win Savings Plan For College
- Reader Story: I’m a Sugar Mama (and Proud of It!)
- Ask the Readers: What Is My Financial Obligation to My Family?
- Financial Security for Unmarried Couples
- Ask the Readers: How to Talk to Friends and Family About Money?
- Frugality and the Long-Distance Relationship
- Five DIY Valentine’s Day Ideas for Frugal Sweethearts
- Ask the Readers: How Do I Motivate My Boyfriend to Save Money?
- The Cost of Love
- How to Lend Money to Friends (Without Ruining the Relationship)
- Caring for Aging Parents
- The Laundry Agreement
- The Cost of Being a Better Parent
- Reader Story: My Debt-Free Marriage
- On the Value of Networking
- Reader Story: Since My Divorce
- Ask the Readers: Help! I’m Overwhelmed! How Do I Get Started?
- Book Review: How to Debt-Proof Your Marriage
- Talking About Money with Family and Friends
- Money CAN Buy You Happiness!
- Ask the Readers: “Help! I Co-Signed on a Loan and Now I Wish I Hadn’t!”
- Reader Story: Rich Dad, Stingy Dad
- Worth More Than Money: Taking A Detour on the Road to Riches
- Reader Story: Social Capital and the Microeconomic Recovery
- The Calculus of Cats and Dogs
- Casting Stones: When Is It Okay to Judge?
- Social Capital: More Valuable Than Money?
- Is Your Spouse Hiding Debt? Recovering from Financial Infidelity
- Six Steps to Strengthen Your Family on the Journey to Financial Freedom
- The Business of Marriage: Five Things You Should Do Before Tying the Knot
- Money and Relationships: A Matter of Control?
- Trading Happiness for Money: A Bad Bargain?
- Reader Story: Be Happy on Your Own Terms
- Reader Story: How I Learned to Save LESS — and Loved It
- What Did Your Parents Teach You About Money?
- Reader Story: A Cautionary Tale
- What Marriage Has Taught Me About Money
- Money Without Matrimony
- Love and Money: Do Savers Seek Spenders?
- How to Talk with Your Spouse About Money
- Reader Story: How I Got Married on the Cheap — And Loved It!
- Ask the Readers: Do You Buy Christmas Gifts For Your Spouse?
- Giving to Receive: What Legacy Will You Leave?
- Ask the Readers: How Do You Handle Peer Pressure?
- Are Pre-Nuptial Agreements For Everyone?
- Money and Marriage: Tackle Trouble BEFORE It Begins
- Ask the Readers: How to Face a Family Financial Crisis?
- Peer Pressure and Money: Do You Spend Differently with Friends?
- Investing as a Couple: Draw on Your Differences
- My Sister’s Keeper: Sharing Financial Goals with an Accountability Partner
- The Wisdom of My Father
- Why Do You Want to Be Rich?
- The Miser’s Peril: Why You Should Save for Tomorrow AND Enjoy Today
- Ask the Readers: Debt Consolidation or Consumer Credit Counseling?
- Finding Balance Between Time and Money
- Start a SwapLuck to Share the Things You Make and Do
- A Frugal Dinner with Friends
- Recession Romance: Make a Delicious Valentine’s Day Dinner at Home
- The Razor’s Edge: Lessons in True Wealth
- December 24, 1958: A Six-Dollar Christmas
- Ask the Readers: How Do You Talk to Your Loved Ones About Money?
- My Family Financial History (As Told by My Mother)
- Ask the Readers: How Can I Know Whom to Trust?
- Setting and Achieving Family Financial Goals
- A Practical Wedding
- 7 Tips for Money and Marriage
- Cleaning House: When Little Messes Become Big Problems
- Enough is Enough: Wealth is What You Make It
- Drama in Real Life: Caring for a Parent in Crisis
- Ask the Readers: How Can I Get My Wife to Talk About Money?
- Network Your Way to Job Security
- Financial Advice from My Father (When I Was Nineteen)
- Talking With Friends About Money
- Ask the Readers: “I’m Doing Well Financially But My Family Is Not”
- Wedding Registries: A Love-Hate Relationship
- Ask the Readers: What If Somebody You Know Steals Your Identity?
- Ask the Readers: How Do You Live Frugally Without Seeming Like a Loser?
- An Introduction to Time-Banking
- Ask the Readers: What Can I Do If My Girlfriend Isn’t Serious About Money?
- Friends and Money: Coping with Social Spending Situations
- My Frugal Valentine: Cheap Ways to Say “I Love You”
- How to Stop Fighting With Your Spouse About Money
- The Four Things Children Really Want for Christmas
- It’s a Wonderful Life and the Value of Social Capital
- The Pastoral Lifestyle: A Life Removed from Day-to-Day Concerns
- Ask the Readers: How Do Couples Combine Finances?




