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Good Looks Can Help Workers Get A Better Job And More Money
BOSTON (CBS) – Being pretty pays! Professor Daniel Hamermesh, author of “Beauty Pays,” found above average looks will help you land a better job and your co-workers may even be nicer to you. “There’s...
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Keller @ Large: Does Our Congressional Delegation Feel Our Pain?
BOSTON (CBS) – USA Today reporters have analyzed the current personal financial disclosures of our reps and senators in Washington, and the results make for fascinating reading. Listen to Jon’s...
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Should Newt Gingrich Give Back The Freddie Mac Money?
Romney says Newt should give back the money he got from Freddie Mac. Is he right? I think he should, but there is still no way I would vote for Newt. I believe Gingrich is a deeply flawed candidate. He...
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Bradley Jay: ‘Foxboro Should Rethink Their Rejection Of A Casino.’
Residents of Foxboro recently voiced disapproval of a plan to build a casino in their fine town. I guess the economy in Foxboro is not really that bad. If it was, they would not look an economic gift...
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Tips To Pay For College Next Fall
BOSTON (CBS) – High School Senior Jaelin Ramsey is working hard to maintain her perfect 4.0 grade point average and has applied to 14 colleges. She’s excited about going to college, but nervous about...
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Many Stay At Home Parents Learn That They Are Not Creditworthy
BOSTON (CBS) – A successful professional, Jenn Mandelenakis of Northbridge feels lucky to be able to give up that corporate life for a life at home with her young son and daughter. “My husband and I...
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Willpower Tips To Saving Money, Paying Down Debt
BOSTON (CBS) – When it comes to spending, a recent survey by the American Psychological Association found the majority of Americans started the year with goal of saving more money. Nearly 40-percent...
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Kids & Cash: Lessons
BOSTON (CBS) – April is National Financial Literacy Month. I think we need more than a month to learn about financial principles. That said, let’s start with teaching our kids. Cash Lessons Kids don’t...
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Tips To Find Scholarship Money
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s a harsh reality check now arriving in the mail. Families are now learning just how much financial aid they are really getting for college next fall. But there is still time to try...
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Some Couples Seeking Financial Therapy To Cure Money Woes
BOSTON (CBS) – Money is often the biggest source of conflict within any marriage. Some couples are now getting help so they can call a truce when it comes to their financial objectives. Paige Buck and...
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What You Need To Know When You Are Somebody’s Spouse
BOSTON (CBS) – This week’s series comes from one of my books, Money. The final chapters of the book are all about the different financial roles we take on in life. What You Need To Know When You Are...
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Report: Man Accused Of Stealing $80K From Youth Football Flees US
HAVERHILL (CBS) – A warrant has reportedly been issued for the former treasurer of a youth football league north of Boston who is accused of stealing as much as $80,000 from the league, after he...
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Creative Money Giving For The Holidays
BOSTON (CBS) – Being creative about buying a gift for someone can be exhausting and if they don’t like it you have to return it! So consider giving cash as a gift. It certainly is quick, easy and never...
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Police: Men Robbed Girl Scouts’ Cookie Money To Buy Drugs
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — Police say two men after money to buy drugs grabbed a cash box containing nearly $400 in sales proceeds from a group of Girl Scouts selling cookies at a Northampton store and...
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Westborough Man Told Bank Gave Him Counterfeit Bills
WESTBOROUGH (CBS) – A Westborough man says he is not sure how he will pay his mortgage or take care of his family after he claims a bank gave him counterfeit $100 bills. Update: Westborough Man To Get...
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Westborough Man To Get $1,400 Back From Bank After Counterfeit Mistake
WESTBOROUGH (CBS) – A Westborough man will finally be able to get his money to pay his bills after a counterfeit controversy turned out to be a big mistake. Carlos Rivas took his paycheck to Sovereign...
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The Money Test: How To Avoid Your Own Fiscal Cliff
BOSTON (CBS) – In the past couple of months, we’ve heard a lot about the government standing on the edge of a fiscal cliff. But many families can be standing on the edge of their own fiscal cliff...
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Man Ready To Claim Treasure Found In Book After Six Months
BOSTON (CBS) – One man’s trash could soon become another man’s treasure. After waiting six months for someone to claim the more than $20,000 he found in a hollowed-out book, a Brazilian immigrant is...
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Banks Begin Adding New Fees
BOSTON (CBS) – A bunch of new bank fees are starting to appear, and many customers don’t like them. Instead of charging larger penalties for things like overdrafts, many banks are now tacking on...
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Whitey Bulger Wants Seized $822,000 To Go To Victims’ Families
BOSTON (AP) — James “Whitey” Bulger wants the $822,000 in cash seized from his apartment in Santa Monica, Calif., to go to relatives of victims who won monetary judgments in lawsuits but then saw those...
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