Total financial ruin filter: I am terrible at managing my very small amount of money. How did you learn to manage your money better than me? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 38 answers

How and where to go for two weeks at the end of August? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 9 answers

I have managed to run my once-great credit into the ground. What now? How screwed am I, and for how long? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2008 - 10 answers

Family of four, moving to Bay Area, making $115K. Is this crazy? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 15 answers

Look, I truly do get the “know your income, know your expenses” bit about budgeting. And I’m pretty frugal in my habits. My problem is this, as the financial head of this family, I have to decide what we will spend our inadequate resources on. So in general, how to prioritise discretionary spending in a fair and efficient manner? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 25 answers

Should I sell my car? Am I doing the math right? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2007 - 21 answers

How can I convince my wife that we need her income and that as much as we'd like to have our son at home with her instead of in Day Care, we have to face reality or severely cut back our lifestyle. [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2007 - 28 answers