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Personal finance for graduates

Jul 3, 2004
About a million and a half college seniors got their diplomas this spring. Next comes the real world and a long, long list of things to do. Find a job...for one. Get a place to live...for another. But what about a trip back to the classroom? Several studies give college graduates an F when it comes to understanding personal finance. If it's just too early to think about course registration, we're happy to offer this crash course. Nancy Farghalli has it.

Housing factoid

Mar 16, 2004
Are you spending too much on housing?

Balancing Act

Jan 17, 2004
Chris Farrell offers up his opinion on how the government handles its books.