Evaluate your energy use on Earth Day
Earth Day is coming up Friday. If you need energy tips to cut your utility bills, here are suggestions […]
Housing
Goldman Sachs agrees to pay more than $5 billion for sale of risky mortgages
Photo: Quantumquark Goldman Sachs will pay $5.06 billion due to the bank’s deceptive practices leading up to the financial crisis
Cities where consumers are the best and worst at money management
Only two in five adults say they maintain a budget and keep close track of their spending and nearly one
Facts and figures for Saint Patrick’s Day 2016
Saint Patrick’s Day is Thursday. I’m looking forward to celebrating. How about you? How America celebrates More than 125 million
Don’t be fooled: Scammers offering debt relief for mortgages and student loans
If you’re stressed about the money you owe, a company’s promise to lower your mortgage or student loan payment might
Baby boomer bloggers write about Valentine’s Day and finances
It’s been a busy week here as a consumer journalist. Thursday I wrote about Moneygram agreeing to pay $13 million
Super Bowl ads still violent this year, but less sexist and ageist
In the past, I’ve been critical of violent, ageist, and sexist Super Bowl ads, for example, Betty White being slammed
Morgan Stanley settles mortgage securities charges with FDIC for nearly $63 million
Photo: Jenix89 Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $62.95 million to settle charges related to the sale of residential mortgage-backed
The Best of Boomer Blogs, mid-winter edition
Laura Lee Carter of the Adventures of the New Old Farts is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer