Lynne Curtain, an icon for ostentatious living from one of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” shows, has been evicted from her rental home over $12,000 in unpaid rent and damages.
Now a judge in Riverside County, Calif., has issued a bench warrant for Curtain and her husband, after they failed to appear in court over $1.2 million they [...]

Having money automatically moved from your checking to savings account each time you make a purchase is one way to put something aside for the future.
Now U.S. Bank has come up with one of the best spend-and-save programs we’ve seen.
It’s more generous and flexible than other programs, allowing you to build a bigger balance and [...]

Emotions play a big role in how we spend our money.
Way too big, according to a new book by psychiatrist David Kreuger.
We use money to “alter our moods, increase our self-esteem, and control others,” Kreuger says. “We use money to try to soothe emotional pains and to buy the respect of others and ourselves.”
But, as [...]

We know that flies in the face of all conventional economic wisdom.
But for the past year the Federal Reserve has been providing commercial banks with an almost limitless supply of free money in the hope that they’ll make lots of new loans and help boost the economy out of the recession.
Yet the banks are [...]

Making your home bigger, or nicer, always makes it more valuable. But some projects payoff better than others.
The average return on improvements has fallen for four straight years, slumping to 63.8% in 2009, which means every dollar spent now boosts a home’s value by an average of 63.8 cents
To determine which projects provide the best [...]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 30 million Americans are out of work.
But just because you don’t have a job (or much of a job) doesn’t mean you’re officially unemployed, as this dark but humorous video points out.

Now take a look at this stunning graphic representation of how unemployment has soared over [...]

Rates on home equity lines of credit haven’t changed much since mid-October — and that’s a good thing.

Homeowners with pretty good credit and a chunk of equity in their homes should be able to get a HELOC for 5% or less in most parts of the country.
While that isn’t as cheap as they were last [...]

Are all the “Real Housewives” on Bravo’s reality shows as rich as they seem, or are some living way beyond their means?
We regularly see these outspoken women from Orange County, Calif., New York, New Jersey and Atlanta shoulder the burden of wealth as they frequent only the best shops, restaurants and spas.
But over the past [...]

Watch out for credit cards asking you to “opt in” to over-the-limit fees.
Yeah, it’s seems like a no-brainer to say “no” to that one.
When the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act takes full effect on Feb. 22, it will protect consumers from some of the industry’s worst abuses.
Penalties for exceeding your credit limit is [...]