Growing Up Is Never Easy: The Pains of Recession Should Lead to More Mature Financial Practices

ST. CLOUD, Minn., March 31, 2009 — Urging the country to put away childish things, President Obama could have been talking about poor spending habits. Like children, this nation demanded instant gratification. The retail concept of lay-away, popular just 30 years ago, went the way of the drive-i…

Back to Basics in 2009: Mindful Money Management Can Transform More Than the Bottom Line

CLEVELAND, Jan. 20, 2009 — As Barack Obama takes office, expectations are running high as to what the new administration will or can do about the current financial crisis. “Pessimism has seeped into every corner of the financial world, but on a personal level there are ways to regain a positi…