Weekly financial Q-and-A, with advice on student loan debt and wedding etiquette.

I’m not sure what it is about the summer months, but I feel like our spending goes into overdrive. Between the need for seemingly endless groceries to satisfy the savage young beasts who are usually in school and the cost of keeping them active and entertained, I freely (but not proudly) admit to spending more than I should.

Weekly financial Q-and-A, with advice on emergency funds, and faith and finances.

Most financial services firms tout their independence and how they are always looking to do what is in the best interests of their clients. But the truth, of course, isn't so simple.

Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on the economy and giving.

I recently read a quote by Abigail Van Buren, aka Dear Abby, who said, “If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.” Since I’ve been doing my daily errands with three kids in tow who used to be in school, this quote hits home. Nearly every time we leave the house, I field requests for everything, from big to small.

This past week was the 68th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy. Not only do I ask for your appreciation of those men who risked and lost their lives fighting for our freedom, but for your perspective on how large world events like this relate to world economics.

Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on college and chasing a dream in Hollywood.

Getting your financial house in complete order and keeping it that way is as daunting a task as going on a diet or quitting smoking.

Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on financial infidelity and what happens if a co-signer on a loan files bankruptcy.