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To any parent who's argued with a child over shutting off a video game, John Morrissey's Game Doctor Video Game Timer may sound like salvation.

For business owner Greg Mesaros, "social shopping" is a win for online buyers and sellers.

His Tampa, Fla.-based software company, eWinWin, develops Web applications to help online merchants promote social shopping, a practice of consulting with other shoppers before, during and after making a purchase.

Buying a foreclosed home is a little different from buying a typical resale.

In many cases, only one real estate agent is involved.

The seller wants a preapproval letter from a lender before accepting an offer.

There often is little, if any, room for negotiation.

The home comes as is, and it's up to the buyer to pay for repairs.

Dear Mr. Walberg:

The great hybrid war started at a time when hardly anybody cared.

Honda, the pioneer in hybrid automobiles back in 1999 with its vanguard two-seat Insight, introduced a popular-priced compact Insight four-door sedan for the 2010 model year.

Specifications for the 2010 Honda Insight EX Navi four-door hybrid hatchback.

Engine: 1.3-liter four-cylinder gasoline with electric motor-generator, total 98 horsepower.

Transmission: Continuously variable automatic.

Overall length: 14 feet 4 inches.

EPA passenger/cargo volume: 85/16 cubic feet.

Weight: 2,734 pounds.

2010 HONDA INSIGHT EX

TYPE: Front-drive, five-passenger, hybrid-powered, compact sedan.

PRICE: $21,300; $23,100 as tested.

WHERE BUILT: Suzuka, Japan.

KEY RIVALS: Toyota Prius, Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid.

In today's economy, affordability trumps fuel efficiency.

The 2010 Honda Insight has both bases covered.

Pitched as the lowest-priced hybrid-power car on the market, the Insight is aiming to give Toyota's Prius a heck of a run for its money.

For small business owners like Betty Davis, this is a make-or-break year.

Stretched thin by the economy, the owner of Culture Collection gift shop in Sacramento, Calif. finds it increasingly hard to stay afloat at her shop.

It would seem inconceivable if it didn't happen so often: highly paid celebrities and athletes going broke.

Despite having one of the most lucrative careers in show business, Michael Jackson reportedly died $400 million in debt. Ed McMahon narrowly avoided foreclosure on his home before he died last week.