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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana State University is eliminating its $10 transaction fee assessed for online tuition payments in an effort to encourage more students to pay online. Laura Humberger, assistant vice president of financial services for MSU, says it's the right thing to do for students...

It’s been said that money is the root of all evil. That’s debatable but there is no doubt that it can lead to some pretty uncomfortable situations. CouponCabin.com asked 2,415 adults to list their most awkward money moments.

Savvy consumers know having a higher credit score means getting a lower interest rate and paying less over the life of a loan — but how much less?

It seems an increasing number of baby boomers are following the lead of billionaire Warren Buffett, who has pledged to leave almost all of fortune to charity rather than his children.

There are lots of ways to relieve stress, and it seems whipping out your wallet is among them — not to pay for a visit to your shrink, but to go shopping.

Need another reason to hate your boss? New research shows more than three-quarters of managers will take a summer vacation, while only 65 percent of their underlings will do the same.

The high cost of speeding tickets does make some drivers slow down, but what if you were actually paid to stop being such a lead-food instead?

Money may be tight for lots of Americans, but that doesn’t mean we’ve lost our spirit of giving. A new study says we actually gave more to non-profits and charities in 2011 than in the year prior — but we’re still way off from the donations seen in 2007.

In the past couple of years, some consumers have opted to skip using their credit cards in favor of putting things like school clothes or holiday gifts on layaway. Now retail giant Sears is offering something else you can put on layaway: vacations.

Putting a marquee name in a new movie is never a guarantee of success. But if a group of Japanese physicists are to be believed, there actually is a mathematical formula for predicting box office gold.