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• One-third of Americans with health insurance carry medical debt — and nearly half owe $2,000 or more: ‘What did they even cover?’

  By Mike Crisolago| 09.26.2026
• She thought she was helping her ‘best friend.’ After forking over $600K, she never heard from him again — and owed $225K to the IRS

  By Kit Pulliam| 09.24.2026
• Dave Ramsey tells business owner to sell rental property to pay off debt after putting $20K on a credit card

  By Laura Grande| 09.23.2026
• My wife died of cancer, and now her brother claims I misused her savings while I was caring for her. Am I on the hook?

  By Christy Bieber| 09.21.2026
• Your sister promised you $62,000 in jewelry before she died — but her husband won't hand it over. Here's what lawyers say you can do

  By Christy Bieber| 09.20.2026
• You still owe $5,000 for a home repair — but the company that financed it is going out of business. Lawyers explain what happens next

  By Christy Bieber| 09.19.2026
• A $5,300 hospital bill arrived 5 years after her husband died — here's why a surviving spouse may not have to pay a deceased partner's medical debt

  By Laura Grande| 09.18.2026
• I loaned a friend $3,000 a few months ago — now he won’t return my calls. How do I get my money back now?

  By Christy Bieber| 09.17.2026
• ‘Starting at rock bottom’: Woman filed for bankruptcy at 24 with $65,000 in debt. How she made it back from the brink

  By Mike Crisolago| 09.17.2026
• Couple makes $310,000 a year, but one partner's $100,000 debt has them questioning marriage — 'I feel handcuffed'

  By Emma Caplan-Fisher| 09.14.2026
• ‘Bippity boppity broke': The average American family goes almost $2,000 into debt for Disney — but some push $100K

  By Chris Morris| 09.06.2026
• 'Lemonade for Lainey': Lemonade stand raises over $1K for family of 13-year-old who died unexpectedly — boosting $79K in GoFundMe donations

  By Mike Crisolago| 09.01.2026
• 'It doesn't feel discretionary': Sports fandom is a nearly $2,000-a-year habit for Americans — and for almost half, it means going into debt

  By Joseph Zeballos-Roig| 08.25.2026
• An 83-year-old mom owes $31,000 in credit card debt — here's what actually happens to her bills when she dies

  By Laura Grande| 08.24.2026
• America’s biggest mortgage lender wants you to use the equity in your home to pay off credit card debt — but defaulting could cost you your property

  By Vawn Himmelsbach| 08.23.2026
• Pittsburgh man earning $95K can't save $1,000 for emergencies — $131K in debt has him stuck in a cash advance loop, Ramsey Show says stop immediately

  By Kit Pulliam| 08.23.2026
• He lied to his brother about losing $15,000 on risky trades — now he owes $9,000 more and therapists explain how to make it right

  By Christy Bieber| 08.22.2026
• Rideshare drivers are hitting passengers with fake $150 vomit cleaning fees — here's how to fight back and get your money refunded

  By Christy Bieber| 08.22.2026
• 26-year-old with $45K in debt gets roasted online over his $800 monthly entertainment budget: 'Get your head out of the clouds'

  By Danni Santana| 08.10.2026
• Far more Americans are filing for bankruptcy — but maybe not enough, as people don't get 'how good of a deal' it can be

  By Vawn Himmelsbach| 08.09.2026
• I have $35,000 in credit card debt and $0 savings — a CFP explains whether to pay it all off first or save and invest at the same time

  By Christy Bieber| 08.03.2026
• Americans lost an average $1,000 to financial errors last year — 3 major money mistakes to avoid now

  By Libby MacDonald| 08.03.2026
• Newlyweds face $165,000 in debt after he hid $30,000 in credit card balances a month before the wedding — Ramit Sethi steps in

  By Emma Caplan-Fisher| 08.02.2026
• I finally paid off my $15,000 credit card debt — here's how a credit counseling expert says to stop the cycle from repeating

  By Laura Grande| 08.02.2026
• 1 in 5 new car buyers are stuck in a $1,000-a-month nightmare — and it’s ruining their long-term wealth

  By Chase Kell| 08.01.2026
• ‘Very depressing': Retiree turned to credit cards for groceries and racked up $10,000 in debt — and she’s not alone

  By Vawn Himmelsbach| 07.31.2026
• A North Carolina man has been building a castle by hand for 30 years — after a brief romance turned into a legal battle, he was almost forced to sell it

  By Vawn Himmelsbach| 07.25.2026
• Around 70% of debt lawsuits end in default judgments as collectors flood courts — and most Americans don't even show up

  By Kit Pulliam| 07.20.2026
• We put $50,000 in medical bills on our credit cards — now we're struggling to keep up with the $2,000 monthly payments. What do we do now?

  By Rebecca Payne| 07.19.2026
• I've filed for divorce with just $3 in my account after my husband racked up $40K in debt on Pokemon cards. How can I separate our finances for good?

  By Laura Grande| 07.18.2026
• Queer Eye’s Tan France says one ‘very American’ money habit makes him 'physically sick’ — here's where he draws the line

  By Kit Pulliam| 07.15.2026
• My mom, 74, recently fell for a phone scam — and now I'm out $12,000 because our bank accounts are linked. What can I do?

  By Christy Bieber| 07.10.2026
• '$106,000 and a prayer': A founder bet more cash than he had in the bank on packaging he'd never seen — now it's a million-dollar business

  By Dave Smith| 07.08.2026
• Tapping your 401(k) to pay off credit card debt could cost you a lot in taxes, penalties, and lost growth

  By Christy Bieber| 07.05.2026
• Her parents signed her up for $80,000 in student loans — then bought a $6 million yacht instead of helping pay them off

  By Victoria Vesovski| 07.02.2026
• Dave Ramsey rips Texas man who racked up $15K in Pokémon card debt chasing resale profits — and has sold nothing

  By Eric Esposito| 06.29.2026
• I’m the sole heir to a broke aunt — does this mean I’ll inherit her debts and ruin my own finances?

  By Christy Bieber| 06.28.2026