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How your ex could destroy your credit

11:00AM 11/06/2009

When you're building a relationship, building joint credit feels like a natural rung on the ladder. But if the romance happens to sour, that same joint credit can become the backbone of financial devastation. Scores of the newly divorced, separated or uncoupled who have co-signed for cars and...

Really bad parking job is really good PR for Hyundai

10:00AM 11/05/2009

By Julie Tilsner

Relationships, Travel

What began as a really, really bad day for Todd Jamison turned into a really, really good deal for him -- and for the carmaker Hyundai. The security camera at Extreme Fitness in Thornhill, a town near Toronto in Ontario, Canada caught a driver in its parking lot gunning when she should have been...

Election Day exit polls prove it's still 'the economy, stupid'

8:00PM 11/04/2009

By Bob Cesca

Relationships, Retirement, Economy, Saving Money

Despite mainstream media predictions about the election hinging on the president's performance, it appears as though the economy was a much greater factor in the two key gubernatorial races yesterday. The economy was the anvil that crushed the chances of Democrats Jon Corzine and Creigh...

How not to argue with your spouse about money - opera style

12:00PM 11/03/2009

By Marc Acito

Relationships, Recession Diaries, Careers, Personal Finance

I recently learned how to avoid arguing about money with my spouse from an unlikely source: composer Phillip Glass. Not Glass himself - I'm hip, but I'm not that hip. No, I got marriage and money advice from Glass's setting of the classic Jean Cocteau film Orphée, which is having its West...

Podcast: Financial signs your spouse may be cheating

5:30PM 10/30/2009

By Francine Huff

Relationships

Would you know the signs to look for if your spouse were cheating on you? WalletPop talks to infidelity expert Ruth Houston about some of the financial signs of a cheating spouse. Whether it's mysterious charges on a credit card statement or hidden assets, cheating spouses often leave a financial...

David Spade apologizes, sort of, for exploiting his dead buddy

1:45PM 10/30/2009

By Bruce Watson

Relationships, Consumer Complaints, People, Retail, Charity

When David Spade's tasteless DirecTV ad went out in late October, it was immediately hit with a hail of criticism. Writers, including our own Jami Bernard, were quick to point out that the commercial, which used footage from 1995's Tommy Boy, essentially came off as a cruel and shameless...

Don't fall for this email hoax to fight cancer

11:00AM 10/29/2009

By Tom Barlow

Ripoffs and Scams, Relationships, Technology

We all want to see breast cancer cured, so it's no surprise that people respond to an email that tells them that sending a single text message or email to a friend would cause a large national company to donate a buck to cancer research. Unfortunately, it's not true. The email, according to...

How to avoid 'pulling a Gosselin' with family finances

8:00AM 10/28/2009

By Gina Roberts-Grey

Relationships, People, Credit

On Monday, Jon Gosselin said he returned $230,000 in funds to a joint account shared with his estranged wife, and reality show co-star, Kate Gosselin. He did so because earlier this month, a Pennsylvania judge ordered Jon to return these funds, even as he continues to criticize Kate for not...

It's 10 p.m. Do you know where your kid is? Check your GPS

6:30PM 10/26/2009

By Julie Tilsner

Relationships, Technology, Family Money

Here's the latest salvo in the battle for ultimate control over our children. Best Buy is selling a GPS device that will tell you where your child is every minute of the day. In a sign that child-tracking devices have gone mass-market, it's the first store brand with such an offer. Best Buy is...

Living to 100: Financial planning for a longer lifespan

3:30PM 10/20/2009

By Martha C. White

Retirement, Relationships, healthcare, Special Reports, Personal Finance

Medical journal The Lancet reported a story that's been widely covered by major news outlets: According to The Lancet, more than half of all babies born in the U.S. (and other industrialized countries) since 2000 will live to be 100 years old. Once a milestone only a handful of seniors reached,...