AP - Rupert Murdoch is poised to win control of Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. after the company's board approved his $5 billion buyout offer late Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter said.

Money problems do not end with retirement. An article on how you can live a more independent post-retirement life.

There are dozens of ways to pay for a college education - scholarships, student loans, federal grants, and working. This paper talks about ways of working through school and the advantages and disadvantages of holding down a job while completing your studies.

AP - South Carolina law may allow state workers to use taxpayer computers and time to promote presidential campaigns, a state Ethics Commission lawyer said.

As we all are aware that we Americans have the habit of living good. We all keep on buying things that are many times beyond our budget. Thanks to our 'big time living' lifestyle, and artificial purchasing power created by credit cards we own. Its time we got more realistic.

Today student loan debt consolidation is a big issue in the United States. Most students in the US pursue further studies through external finance. The government too pumps in millions of dollars into the economy to finance these studies and provide a congenial environment for proper and high class study to the students. Every student has a different set of financial requirement. There are several organizations and student loan consolidation companies, which provide student debt consolidation.

If you're facing financial challenges and have decided that debt settlement may be your best solution, be sure that you're well-informed and aware of what the truth is and what fiction is.

When most people are struggling to make ends meet towards the end of the month the big signs offering a payday loan look very inviting but when they start to take your whole pay packet each month then you need to start looking at how to consolidate payday loan debt.

The key to avoiding credit card debt accumulation is to use them smartly. Knowing the problems that the use of credit cards causes, many would suggest avoiding using them at all but that is a useless advice.