Lisa Armstrong

Friday is payday in the Alphonso household. That’s when Ryan, 10, and Brianne, 8, collect payment from their parents, Stacey and Richard, for having completed...

Crisis often inspires change. For Nicole Simpson, 33, her brush with death during the Sept. 11th attacks on the World Trade Center prompted her to...

Looking for a great financial opportunity? Consider real estate. Real estate investments have the unique quality of allowing you to borrow up to 90% or...

Like many single parents, Kenneth O’Mard, 28, is trying to make ends meet. The Maryland police investigator is raising his two children–Rayshawn, 8, and Rayvin,...

Theresa Knight and her husband, Johnnie, are proof that slow and steady wins the race. The couple paid off the mortgage on their New Orleans...

David Knight flies for free. From 1997 to 2002, the 39-year-old former telecommunications consultant charged an average of $6,000 worth of airline tickets, hotel stays,...

Sandra Thompson, 50, is part of a growing trend: she is a single mother by choice—not by circumstance. In 1995, Thompson decided she was financially...

Karen Williams feared she would never be able to retire. Had it not been for the $21,000 buyout she received from Michigan’s Wayne County Regional...

At age 15, Ionnie McNeill is a shrewd investor. Before she was old enough to talk, Ionnie tagged along with her mother, Ann McNeill, to...

With a bright smile, a hearty handshake, and the enthusiasm of 10 people, Melvin Carrington Smith imparts his signature phrase, “Have a super-fantastic day!” to...