‘Sometimes, I can’t pay all my bills’: I’ve been trying to put money aside for a European vacation. My therapist says no. Who’s right?
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My husband has millions in a trust fund, pays all our bills and gives me $4,000 a month. Will I get our house if I divorce him?
“He pays all of our bills, including all our taxes, from one of his investment accounts.”MarketWatch - Feb. 10 -
‘She’s bleeding her retirement dry’: My friend earns $9 an hour, but wastes money on vacations and massages. What can I do?
‘She blew through her inheritance fast and paid for the down payment on her car with credit cards’MarketWatch - 8h -
‘I’ve been named sole heir’: My father, 92, is a Korean War veteran and stays out until dawn playing poker. What can I do?
“The family is mortgaged, likely for more than it is currently worth, to cover Dad’s back taxes and credit-card and gambling debts.”MarketWatch - Feb. 9 -
Will my second wife be able to access my money if I transfer it to my retirement account?
“I have a good amount of money saved up, more than my new wife.”MarketWatch - 3h -
The singles chart: my secret 75-song playlist for every man I’ve been with
A playlist designed to capture the excitement of first love has become a record of my romantic encounters and 14 years of singledom. The first time I kissed a boy I was 19 years old. I was in the ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
‘It is hard to watch them buy a Mercedes’: My father left $600K to my stepmother. Her family put the money in a trust. Is my inheritance lost?
“My stepmother’s family refused to follow the terms of the will, which left their joint estate to my sister and me.”MarketWatch - 6d -
Will I avoid the Social Security earnings limit by putting 85% of my income into my 401(k)?
“If I apply for Social Security will the money that I put into my 401(k) count towards my gross income?”MarketWatch - Feb. 12 -
My husband and I have been married for 18 years. We share a son — and my husband has a daughter. Why should they get an equal inheritance?
“This year she got married, and I was completely left out of any planning, bridal-shower and wedding activities.”MarketWatch - 2d -
‘My wife and I are very grateful’: Our son wants to pay off our mortgage before we retire. Will this backfire?
“He’s also the executor of our will.”MarketWatch - 20h
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