Dvorkin on Debt

As a financial counselor, I can't muster up a hot mug of holiday joy this time of year not when Americans are spending themselves into debt.

I've seen too many marriages fail because of financial pressure. I've seen that pressure start with the vows. I've seen it start with the engagement ring.

Mackenzie Weiss calls herself "an aspiring student with a lack of funds." Sadly, that describes many high school seniors these days.

If you're furrowing your brow and thinking, "No way auto loans are going to be the tipping point ot another recession," here are specifics from the CFPB.

Teaching children financial literacy and about money will help them save more as adults. Yet another year goes by with nothing being done about it.

What do these numbers mean? These obscure statistics reveal big lessons and recently got me thinking that overspending is like a drug.