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In the last few years, outreach events by banks and nonprofits have been held all over the country, offering help to distressed homeowners. But even when they get personal invitations to these events, the vast majority of people who need mortgage modifications or short sales aren't showing up.

(Pictured: Author Bill Burman, left, with his father. Bill's dad passed away unexpectedly while Bill was a college student.) In the weeks after my father's death, I wandered around in a shocked, blank state. I didn't throw myself into drugs or alcohol or drop out of school, but I could have used...

If money doesn't bring happiness, why do we devote so much of our energy chasing it? Perhaps the old adage is flawed, but not according to a study recently completed at the Universities of Warwick and Manchester, UK, which found that psychological therapy is 32 times more likely than money to bring...

Who knew that you could go to therapy to break bad money habits? Psychologists call the problem a "money disorder," and say it afflicts large numbers of consumers. And why should a money addiction be treated (or not treated) any differently than any other widely-accepted addiction? They say it...

The ideal argument probably goes something like this: one person reveals a controversial act, feeling, or belief to the other. They discuss the issue at hand, get all their feelings out, reach some sort of compromise, and move forward together. The disagreement ultimately strengthens the...

The NY Times has been taking a closer look at the student loan industry for quite some time now. But a recent article on student loan counseling and advice is perhaps the most useful to date. The meat of the article centers on the need for students to receive counseling on the loans they are taking...