spending habits

Time for some REAL forensic accounting. Take a cop's-eye view of your spending habits and order your budget leaks to 'freeze!'

US consumers with mounds of debt and a 'buy now' attitude could learn a thing or two from the carefully researched, pragmatic spending habits in China.

Government notes, bills and bonds will be on sale as Washington tries to finance its spending habits. Senior business correspondent Bob Moon talks with Kai Ryssdal about increasing worries over what the government owes and how much that debt costs.

Lenders track every last detail of your spending habits, then use the data to estimate not just how big a risk you are but how profitable a customer you might be.

With the holidays upon us and the financial crisis hurting our pocketbooks, commentator Rob Walker tells us why it's a good time to look at our spending habits.

The shift to real-income living demands not only new spending habits, but also a wholly different way of thinking about money.