Mortgages are sometimes very different from what we are used to here in the United States. See how the US compares with UK and France.

The overspending habit can take on several looks over the course of a year. Here are the common ones.

Plenty of things in this edition of the Mid Week Reads from housing and mortgage rates to student loans and the debt ceiling.

Five things to do before you travel, no matter how far you are going.