Archive for September, 2012:

The Most Depressing Student Loan Stories

Date: Sep 21 2012
Filed under: College Finance, Debt By Mandi Woodruff With total student loan debt long past the $1 billion mark, activists are doing all they can to put as many faces on the crisis as possible. Their mission is simple: To convince Congress student ...Read More »

A Radical Solution for the Social Security Crisis: Have More Babies!

Date: Sep 21 2012
Filed under: Retirement, Taxes, Money and PoliticsThe long-term Social Security crisis may be taking a backseat to more immediate concerns like jobs, the economy and health care reform in the buildup to the 2012 presidential election. But it's still a ...Read More »

Grocery giant Kroger is adding clothing in Ohio store

Date: Sep 20 2012
It's trying to compete with Walmart and Target, which have added groceries. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/0mU6tP-DzZ4/1 Read More »

Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.49%

Date: Sep 20 2012
Mortgage rates fall after Fed announces plans to buy more bonds, stimulate housing market. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/rO8RhKtm0ww/1 Read More »

Starbucks rolls out single cup system

Date: Sep 20 2012
The coffee giant is rolling the Verismo System that will brew coffee in a single machine. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/o4K7ZqD77W4/1 Read More »

3 Tips for Booking the Right Hotel Without the Wrong Fees

Date: Sep 20 2012
Travelers who have finally gotten the hang of airline surcharges may be overlooking some sneakier culprits that are driving up the price tags of their trips: ancillary hotel fees. While baggage and meal charges on flights vary within the industry, they're ...Read More »

A Winning Strategy for Saving: These Sites Make It a Game

Date: Sep 20 2012
Filed under: Family Money, Personal FinanceWith interest rates so low these days, it's hard to get motivated about putting money into a savings account. But it is important for us to save, and so services have popped up that use ...Read More »

Analyst Downgrades Leading Toy Stocks — Bah, Humbug!

Date: Sep 20 2012
Filed under: Company News, Mattel, ShoppingIn the timeless holiday classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, forgotten playthings are eventually rescued from the Island of Misfit Toys. This Christmas, we may be seeing companies banished to the island of misfit toymakers. Needham analyst Sean ...Read More »

Ask Matt: Do changes to the Dow signal winning stocks?

Date: Sep 20 2012
Investors who think stocks added to the Dow will rocket higher are often disappointed. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/3IxZ7-mk7j0/1 Read More »

Website questioned about unexpected credit card charges

Date: Sep 20 2012
Hundreds of consumers have filed complaints about MyLife.com with Better Business Bureau. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/RFCs0O9Uty4/1 Read More »