Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.

Having a separate fund for the things in life that happen, helps keep the emergency fund in tact in case you lose your job or income.

[My grandmother] managed her money better than some financial professionals I know. I give credit always to her because she is the reason I have my column and national recognition.

My kids have to maintain good grades. They have to be involved in activities. They have to report to me how thing are going. I watch for any activity that would steer them wrong - drinking, drugs, etc. So their skin in the game is knowing the money won't be there if they don't do their part.

A foreclosure does not define you financially.

The sad thing is many people learn how to manage money after they've made a lot of financial mistakes, some that take decades to fix.

I like the idea of having a paperless society.But to be paperless means you have to be so careful with your identity.