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With unemployment at historic lows, rising wages and consumer confidence at an 18 year high consumers are understandably in good cheer and ready to go out and spend this holiday season. But for you, the thrill of the deal can quickly turn in to despair over the debt if you go overboard with your holiday […]

The nation is in pins and needles trying to figure out exactly what “going over the fiscal cliff” means for the average middle income family.…

Willie keeps it 100 discussing surviving on a low income and how you can overcome financial setbacks. Follow The Nightly Spirit on Facebook and Follow Us on Twitter! 

Everyone is always working on their finances. If not, they should be. Life is expensive honey. There’s a ton of different advice columns, blogs and…

It’s the new year, so we’re all doing better, right? Right! One resolution that we should make a habit is looking for new ways to…

I am really going to be honest with you and it may sound shameful, but I don’t keep a budget, (bad personal finance coach, bad…

I am really going to be honest with you and it may sound shameful, but I don’t keep a budget, (bad personal finance coach, bad…

Just for the record, your 20s is not a throwaway decade. While it is expected that you will make tons of mistakes when it comes…

There is a saying in Ghana, “little by little, the chicken will drink water” meaning that every bit, no matter how small, will have an…

If you are living from paycheck to paycheck, you may find yourself coming up short for the monthly bills. Since charm, your degrees and your…

In today’s “Money Mondays” segment, Mellody Hobson discusses the link between fitness and money. You are here this morning to talk to our listeners about keeping in shape?  That’s right, Tom! After all of this cold, I am thinking about being outside and moving! You may wonder what this has to do with Money Monday, […]

Pop quiz: Any idea how much you spend a month on housing, food and entertainment? 22% of adults don’t know how much they’re spending on the big three: housing, food and entertainment, and the surest way to waste money is be unaware of what you’re spending. So that’s around one in five people who don’t […]