She doesn't normally impose on perfect strangers, but there was something about the situation that impelled Allysa Forrest to dig deeper. ...more

January 7, 2009

Some Floridians say confusion has kept them from claiming their economic stimulus checks. There are more than 405,000 Floridians who have not claimed their checks. The bulk of the unclaimed money belongs to seniors. You have to file a tax return to get paid but many seniors stopped filing years ago. ...more

August 6, 2008

Margaret Alvarez didn't have enough money to pay last month's electric bill. ...more

July 29, 2008

Linda Galster blames no one but herself. She's the first to agree that it was a stupid decision to buy meat from door-to-door salesmen. But she had her reasons at the time. ...more

July 24, 2008

TAMPA - Johnny Jackson Jr. had already cut everything else from his budget. If he wanted to hang on to his house a little longer, the electricity had to go, too. ...more

June 27, 2008