Joyce Griffin pulled out the sparkly white artificial Christmas tree she stores in the basement of her Anne Arundel County duplex, draped it with blue and red tinsel, and placed a tiny lighted angel on top. Then she sat down to cry.
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted a discussion with Ted and Brad Klontz and Rick Kahler, the authors of "The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge: 5 Principles to Transform Your Relationship With Money."
The Ask Amy column recently addressed an interesting issue about giving that can cause major drama -- and not just during the holiday season.
At a time when the nation's savings rate is abysmal, the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Public Debt has decided to lower the annual amount of U.S. savings bonds that an individual can purchase in paper and electronic form.