I'm always looking for innovative practices to share with you and Alison Doyle, About.com's Job Search expert, sent me this story about Zappos. If you're not familiar with Zappos, I have purchased all my shoes from them online for several years. I think the world of their service, their promptness,...

I had a lively research project over the weekend. One of my clients was reviewing his annual Social Security statement, the one that lists yearly earnings that are credited for Social Security eligibility. And he noticed that he didn't have any income listed for several years, even though we filed...

Your creditor knows you have a lot of financial obligations, so it gives you the luxury of making minimum payments, an amount that's only between 1-3% of your balance and is sometimes less than your finance charge. Isn't it nice of them to give you that courtesy? Have you ever...