Don't borrow from mates or rely on Bank of Mum and Dad: Credit crunch advice for Girl Guides (Daily Telegraph)

Girl Guides are being given tips on how to look after their money as the effects of the economic downturn reach teenage girls.

Mortgage crisis here may be worse than reported (The Buffalo News)

Dorothy Gary never lost her home, but the senior citizen's oversized 24 percent mortgage rate brought her awfully, awfully close.

Use these work sheets, calculators and money-saving tips to guide your financial planning. (Bankrate.com)

Instruction: Use this work sheet to compare the fine print on credit cards you're considering as well as keeping track of the terms you agree to.

Consumer Research by The Boston Consulting Group: More Canadian Than U.S. Consumers Plan to Cut Spending This Year ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Although Canadian consumers are in structurally better financial shape than U.S. consumers, Canadians plan more dramatic spending cuts and shifts in behavior this year in response to the recession than do U.S. consumers, according to research and a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group.

Risky bailout? Bond agents changing financing deals as economy sours (Missoulian)

A bond agent displays a flier near the entrance of the Santa Ana Jail in Santa Ana, Calif., recently. An increasing number of bond agents are helping accused criminals make bail through risky financing.