We have a possible new champion of pre-paid debit cards — if it eventually becomes available to everyone.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has partnered with Green Dot Corp. to offer the MyAccountCard Visa Prepaid Debit Card.

For now, this card is available only to the 600,000 families — who may not have a [...]

I hope you’re having a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family.
Mrs. Saver and I are hosting our annual potluck dinner for the economic elite, and I’ve got to tell you, this year’s gathering is not in a festive mood.

Here’s who’s joined us and what they’re up to:
Jamie Dimon (CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase) claimed his [...]

Here’s a troubling report: More people are taking hardship withdrawals from their 401(k) plans, or borrowing against their retirement accounts.

According to Fidelity Investments, which administers 401(k) plans with 11 million participants, 62,000 workers initiated a hardship withdrawal in the second quarter.
That’s up from 45,000 in during the same three months (April through June) in 2009.
About [...]

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There’s a new Web site for people like me, who are terrified we’ll pay too much for a used car.
Carsala.com will do the haggling for you.
Just tell the site what make and model you want to buy, and how far you’ll go to get it.
Carsala.com will then find and negotiate a purchase price on up [...]

Last winter we questioned whether some of the “Real Housewives” on Bravo’s reality shows were as rich as they seem – or just living way beyond their means?
Little did we know that one of the devotees of conspicuous consumption we mentioned had already filed for bankruptcy.
Just a few days ago the gossip sites reported that [...]

Over the years, thousands of you have signed up to receive our “Deal Alerts.”
Unfortunately our antiquated email system limited how many alerts we could send, when we could send them, and what they could include.
In short, the whole thing sucked.
Today, we’re launching a new system that will finally allow us to make good on our [...]

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