Credit Cards, Student Loans and Financed Cars ... Oh My! "I was convinced that this debt would be "no problem"—that we'd pay it off in six months to a year after I started my shiny high-paying j...

The Texting Queen's Learning Her Lesson "Turns out my 12-year-old has been texting her friends (at the back of the bus) ad nauseum, with the emphasis on 'nausea,'" Jeanne said.

Christina's Downward Auto Spiral What's really stupid is that if I had kept my first SUV, it would be paid off already. Ten years and I'm still making car payments!

Timeshares Make for Expensive Vacations "Figuring about $12,000 total money spent on this rip-off, we spent $6,000 per vacation just to stay in a condo," Melissa said about the ...

Caught Up in a Payday Loan Scam "My husband and I got into a financial "bind," and I had the bright idea to go to one of those payday loan places to tide us over," Mary ...