Richard Day, a local attorney specializing in estates and trusts, along with Bill Lockhart, a local financial adviser at Edward Jones, will host a coffee meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Marie Calendar’s, 1900 Trower Ave., Napa.

“I wanted to be a pilot since I was a little kid,” said Tom Benvenuto. “There are so many things about it that I love.”

Do you ‘Tweet’? It sounds like a pick up line. However, the new tools of social media marketing like Twitter, Facebook, Linked-in and the rest are more than just a passing fad.

In a distressed sale each homeowner takes a different path, depending on the financial status of the property and the owner’s personal situation.

Can a good meal create a more sustainable Napa? How about a good yoga class? The answer may lie somewhere between South Africa and the plate of vegetables in front of you at 1140 Main St.

Dear Len & Rosie, After my father’s death, my mother gave my brother, Stephen, a durable power of attorney. Mom was never all that good with finances, and all of us agreed that it would be better for Stephen to take care of things in case anything bad happened to her.

An Internet connection is frugal. When given the choice between cable television and an Internet connection, frugalitarians choose being online hands down. They’ll give up their landline phone, dryer, dishwasher, going to the movies and eating out, but don’t mess with their computer —and who can blame them when it pays for itself? There are a bunch of ways to save money online.

NEW YORK — General Motors Corp.’s filing for bankruptcy protection on Monday highlights what many companies today face: the ugly scenario of having debts that far outweigh their assets.

PITTSBURGH — Deere & Co., the world’s largest farm equipment maker, on Monday named Samuel R. Allen to succeed Robert W. Lane as the company’s chief executive.

Here is a top 10 list for becoming more financially successful — in descending order of importance.