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Dr. Roy Baumeister is a research psychologist who has studied the science of self-control for many years. He's also co-author of the new book Willpower. We asked him how you can boost your willpower when facing financial temptations and decisions. Here are his secrets.

Andy Buman has been financially responsible, and invested wisely in two rental properties and a home of his own in the Omaha, Neb., area. His small real estate empire is doing well, and he has saved an extra $20,000. His question for DailyFinance's Laura Rowley: Which loan should he apply it to for the best return?

Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, wouldn't take money advice from the prattling poriferan. "He works 97 hours a week; he gets paid for 40," notes Kenny. The modern day Mel Blanc doesn't give himself much credit for his own personal finance smarts either -- but maybe he should.

For many Americans, how we spend our retirement will be determined by how well we planned. After all, Social Security is limping along, "healthy" until 2037, and most pensions have been replaced by 401(k) accounts. While the first smart thing to do is to take advantage of that company-sponsored...

It's eight months before tax season, but our experts are already on hand to tackle your personal finance questions. Leave a comment down below and we'll get on it. Here, the experts help readers with questions about changing careers, taxes and health care. Question: I am weighing a career change...

With concerns rising that the economic recovery is stalling, and that we're at risk of slipping into a "double dip" recession -- when the economy shrinks, grows, and then goes back into reverse -- it's no surprise that one of three Americans are losing sleep. But did you know what we're spending...

When 55-year old Donna Taylor, of Fayetteville, TN, left behind a lucrative six-figure job in advertising to pursue her lifelong dream of starting her own company, she knew she was going to have to cut her costs. Significantly. That meant working out -- and sticking to -- a serious budget. "It's...

If you met a 101-year-old man who was still working at the top of his field, you'd want to know how he manages his personal business, right? Thought so. Portugal's Manoel de Oliveira, the oldest active director in the world, brought his new film "The Strange Case of Angelica" to the Cannes Film...

Market turmoil always brings out "experts" dispensing bad advice on what you should do with your money immediately. But if you've stuck to sound investment basics -- appropriate allocations in low-cost index funds -- you should just sit tight and do nothing.

What do you do when you and your spouse can't agree on how to spend your money? The best answer, of course, is that you talk about it until you do agree. But is that what you really do? As Bethany Palmer, who, with husband Scott, wrote First Comes Love, Then Comes Money: A Couple's Guide to...