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• How much money should your car repair cost?

  Want to be sure you're not snookered on a car repair? Here's how and where to get an estimate. 

• Why pay extra toward mortgage principal?

  Pay a little more every month, and your mortgage interest will drop. Here's how it works. 

• Want cheaper auto insurance? Ask yourself this

  Ask yourself the questions in this infographic, and you can save money on your auto insurance. 

• How to choose mutual funds like a professional

  Rather than follow the crowd into an abyss, consider these savvy strategies for picking funds. 

• 6 ways to save on long-term care insurance

  Long-term care insurance keeps getting more expensive. Try these strategies to cut the cost. 

• Ew! 4 ugliest cars at the Detroit auto show

  These cars from the North American International Auto Show have looks only a mother could love. 

• Video: Mortgage rates for Jan. 24, 2013

  Fixed mortgage rates rebounded this week. 

• Video: Home equity rates for Jan. 24, 2013

  Fixed-rate home equity loan rates dropped to a new low. 

• 6 sweet supercars to covet with style and speed

  These dream cars aren't street-legal. For now, you can only catch them in a convention hall. 

• Video: Generic or name brand?

  When shopping for products, do you prefer generic or name brands? 

• Why you should balance your checking account

  With online banking and mobile apps, why check on your checking? For these reasons, that's why. 

• Debt ceiling debate: What's in it for consumers?

  It may sound like D.C. double talk now, but if the government stops spending, you'll feel it. 

• Dirty secrets: What's under the front lawn?

  Put it this way: When your house was being built, some guys were laying plenty of pipe. 

• 5 key fuel-savers at the Detroit auto show

  Consumers are demanding better fuel economy, and these models in the pipeline give it to them. 

• Why does ex want me to sign a deed-in-lieu?

  Your mortgage debt was discharged after bankruptcy, but you need your name off the title. 

• Survey: Fewer splurged over the holidays

  While those younger than 30 spent like Santa, most people stuck to their holiday budgets. 

• Video: Consumers on financial security

  Did consumers spend more than they intended this holiday season? 

• Will stagnant US economy hurt my savings bonds?

  America's credit rating has slumped as debt soars. Should I worry about my savings bonds? 

• Whatever happened to those houses for sale?

  Housing markets are in recovery. But that doesn't mean it's easy to find a home to buy. 

• Video: Did you bust your holiday budget?

  Did Americans stick to their holiday spending budgets or did they go overboard? 

• January 2013 Financial Security Index charts

  See how Americans feel about their financial well-being in January's Financial Security Index. 

• Consumers feeling more upbeat in new year

  Americans are starting off the year with a new outlook. Bankrate’s index jumped this month. 

• Reverse mortgage versus HELOC for extra cash?

  Weigh these factors when deciding if a reverse mortgage or HELOC is best to ease a cash crunch. 

• Celebrity house for sale: Deion Sanders

  Ready for "Prime Time"? High-step your way to the penthouse this star athlete has listed for sale. 

• Best life insurance for a 30-something mom?

  For a woman with kids, life can be complicated. Her life insurance decision doesn't have to be.