Author: Peter Dunn, Special to USA TODAY

A nest egg is not a bottomless bowl of M&Ms grandma set out around the holidays. Your dollars are finite.

My philosophy has always been to pay cash for a lightly used car and then drive it until the doors fall off. But which repair should be the last?

Buying your parents’ home could be a good financial move. But when you are nearing retirement age, calculate its effect on your overall savings plan.

Losing a job in your 50s is a devastating moment, especially if the job is connected to a long career ripe with upward mobility.

I’m halfway through a 20-year term policy for $300,000. It costs me $3,600/year. Would it be a poor choice to drop the policy?

I have credit card debt of $5,300 but $6,000 of student loan money in an account. Do I pay down the debt? Or do I leave the money in the account.

Worrying, when paired with a plan, is exactly what eliminates the worry.

Storage facilities seem to pop up on every available parcel of land. It’s a sign that Americans love keeping too much stuff.

At the start of each year, I declare goals that can be quantified. And by New Year’s Eve, I’ve either delivered or not. Here’s how I succeed.