Many will soon see an economic stimulus payment from the government, and 130 million American households received the extra funds Monday. How will you spend the free money? Read more »
On Wednesday, Congress attempted to fix the housing market by suggesting homeowners work out a deal with the lender to pay less. And the government - using 300 billion taxpayer dollars - will back those loans. Here locally, real estate brokers say the government continuing to bail out homeowners is not the way out. Read more »
AAA has released its annual report that breaks down how much car owners are spending in a year to own and operate a vehicle. Obviously one big contributor is gas prices, but it's not the only factor that has increased in price this year. Read more »