The national debt jumped $1 trillion in 82 days and is expected to keep climbing. How that could affect you and your financial health.

Debt has a way of deciding policy for you. You can ignore it, and then one day it stops being background noise and becomes the story.

The U.S. national debt is a mix of government bonds that trade daily and non-marketable securities that sit exclusively on federal ledgers. This "intragovernmental" debt is money owed by one arm of ...

That quip, a modern echo of J. Paul Getty’s famous line, reflects Kiyosaki’s philosophy on money: use debt strategically, not ...

American household debt reached a record $18.59 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, rising $197 billion, according to the ...

Despite the challenges, the Trump administration has pointed to its efforts to reduce the national debt. Treasury Secretary ...

It’s Halloween, and Bridget and Ryan are trying to answer a question about the national debt while preparing for their town’s ...