I spent a fortune to be in my friend's wedding. Do I still have to buy the couple a gift? 4 experts weigh in
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‘We live on a fixed income’: My husband and I are retired. We’re invited to our niece’s destination wedding. Are we obliged to buy a gift?
“We haven’t been to a wedding in decades.” -
MarketWatch - Business
‘My peers have 10 to 20 times more set aside for retirement’: I’m 67 and have $100,000 saved. I want to retire in three years. Can I do it?
“I’m estimating an income of $3,500 to $3,700 per month from Social Security, and around $750 a month from a pension.” -
MarketWatch - Business
Engaged couples spend a fortune on weddings. They’d be happier investing in their marriage.
“We don’t need to learn anything about money for our marriage,” one bride says. Actually, they do. -
The Guardian - World
I just found out who my real father is. What do I do now? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
DNA tests can reveal some huge hidden secrets. Take time to process your own feelings before coming to terms with your new family tree . I’m happily married with adult children, and grandchildren. One of my children bought me a DNA testing kit ... -
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‘Our children have varying degrees of success’: My husband and I are in our 80s and have $300,000 to leave our 3 kids. Do we give more to our underemployed son?
“At 56, he has few prospects for his future.” -
CBS News - Top stories
How many CD accounts should I have? What experts say
It can be difficult to determine how many CDs you need. Here's how experts say you should approach the issue. -
The Guardian - World
Do be a quitter! How I broke my exercise streak – and smashed my fitness goals
Should you struggle on when you’re really not feeling it? As I’ve learned, sometimes it’s much better to ditch your plan. I don’t record every single run that I do, so I can’t tell you precisely how often I have laced up my trainers, or how far ... -
The Guardian - World
Why do I feel like I’m stuck in a ‘waiting room’, hoping for my life to get started?
Joy can feel elusive in this economy – a counsellor talks to us about moving the needle from surviving to thriving. Who would say they’re thriving right now?. Thanks to the US and the UK’s high cost of living, the lack of affordable housing, ... -
The Guardian - World
I spent months interviewing people about their sex lives. This is what I learned
Flirting in China, sex work in Australia, dangerous liaisons in Nigeria – intimate relations vary wildly around the world, as I discovered while compiling a global special of the Guardian’s This is how we do it column. A friend of mine moved to ... -
MarketWatch - Business
‘He thinks I’m too materialistic’: My husband and I are in our 40s. He takes zero interest in our finances. He doesn’t even know the name of our mortgage company. What can I do?
“I am really worried that if I’m not around, he will not be able to manage the basics of everyday life for himself and our children.” -
MarketWatch - Business
‘My mother is being catfished’: She fell ‘madly in love’ with a man over Facebook. How do I convince her that it’s a scam?
“My sister and I found loads of evidence online that this is a fake account. There are actually numerous fake accounts on various platforms that use this guy’s images.” -
The Guardian - World
Brits, you have no idea how to be sun safe. But as an Australian, I can tell you exactly what to do | Van Badham
Full-body swimsuits, ‘no hat, no play’ – avoiding the sun is a national pastime. At this point I’m more suncream than skin. Britain has been experiencing something of a heatwave this week, obliging me, as an Australian, to harangue its people on ... -
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‘He always managed to play golf’: My husband of 14 years never worked and now we’re divorcing. He wants half of my $1 million home. What can I do?
“I made all the mortgage payments, in addition to paying for health coverage for both of us.” -
NBC News - Top stories
I replaced my TV with the Anker Nebula projector
The Anker Nebula Capsule is a compact portable projector with a crisp and bright image and great sound. -
MarketWatch - Business
I want to buy an apartment in Manhattan, but it’s on the 6th floor — with no elevator. Is it worth it?
“If I want to rent or sell in the future, am I going to have a tough time?” -
MarketWatch - Business
‘I can’t get them to process the claim’: My husband, 82, died and his long-term-care insurance is stiffing us for $11,000. What can we do?
How do you keep up the tenacity to fight through red tape when you’re grieving? -
The Guardian - World
Anita Desai: ‘After I left India, I had to train myself to express my opinions’
At 87, the Indian author has been shortlisted for the Booker prize three times, and has written her first novel in a decade. She talks about leaving India to teach and write around the world – and feeling like a stranger everywhere. The day of my ... -
Financial Times - Business
Ask Shrimsley: should I charge my children rent?
From parent to landlord, what have you got to lose apart from any remaining popularity? -
The Guardian - World
My in-laws think Keir Starmer is ‘an idiot’. Should I pick a fight? | Ask Philippa
Don’t fall out with these people who, apart from their political views, you really appreciate. The question My partner and I recently had our first child. We live in a one-bedroom flat and money is very tight. The biggest help and support we’ve ... -
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I recognised my sister in video of refugees captured in Sudan war
Eritreans tell the BBC their relatives are being detained incommunicado by Sudan's military. -
The Hill - Politics
Buttigieg: Debate wasn’t what ‘I would have loved for us’
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday lamented President Biden's debate performance but defended his continued candidacy in the 2024 race. “It wasn’t the debate I would have loved for us to have,” Buttigieg said on MSNBC. “I know what ... -
The Guardian - World
Breakdancing in your 50s: ‘My body can still do everything – but it might take a year to heal an injury’
The cast of Canadian B-boy Crazy Smooth’s new show on their breathtaking moves, their multiple surgeries and why hip-hop needs ‘living libraries’ of experience. “When everybody strips off and we’re all in our boxers, you can’t tell who’s 50,” says ... -
CNBC - Business
34-year-old earning $400,000 a year: I regret buying a brand-new Tesla—it was a 'huge mistake'
Sora Lee has learned a number of financial lessons on her way to a huge $400,000 salary. But this one money move proved to be her biggest regret. -
MarketWatch - Business
Biden says, ‘I can do this job,’ as betting markets put chance of re-election at new low
While President Joe Biden offered an upbeat speech Friday in the wake of his widely panned debate performance, his chances of winning this year’s White House race appear to have tumbled.Joe Biden -
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I’m confused: Should I pay tax now or later on my retirement savings — and from what funds?
The best Roth conversion strategy can be elusive when you get conflicting advice. -
The Guardian - World
At age 40 I performed in the med school musical – and learned humility is my superpower | Roland Bull
I was both the oldest and least mature member of the cast, grinning from ear to ear as I stumbled through the choreography. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI’m what might generously be described as a late bloomer. I spent my 20s and 30s ... -
The Guardian - World
All hail the food truck! I ate my way around Glastonbury – from cardboard Yorkshire puds to a burger with jam
Whether you want fries and falafel or lobster ravioli and horchata lollipops, there’s something for everyone. But just how much could I stomach?. I’ve been tasked with eating as much interesting and surprising food as I can in 24 hours at ... -
The Guardian - World
A new start after 60: I saw children caged on the US-Mexico border – and my life changed completely
When Fiona Burke saw the shocking images in lockdown, she knew she had to help. Now she spends four months each winter volunteering on the border, helping migrants who are battling the odds. When travel resumed after the first pandemic lockdown in ... -
ESPN - Sports
'I feel like I'm back to my old self': Jets' Breece Hall ready to prove he's elite
New York's running back is ready to prove that he's one of the best in the game now that he's back healthy. -
The Guardian - World
The secret lives of porn addicts: ‘I am meticulous about covering my tracks’
As pornography use soars, some men feel their behaviour is moving from a compulsion to an addiction. They describe how this affects their health, happiness and relationships. Tony is in his 50s and recently did a rough calculation of how much of ... -
The Guardian - World
‘I may have reacted too far’: architect Roger Walker on his groundbreaking buildings
The New Zealander is known for his use of colour as well as turrets, towers, cylinders, cubes and pyramid shapes. Radically inventive Wellington architect Roger Walker remembers being at a party a few years ago and overhearing two people who ... -
The Guardian - World
‘Clearly, I have no rizz’: can a 60-year-old misanthrope polish up his pulling power?
Love Islanders have it, daters want it and TikTok influencers will teach you how to get it – but rizz (a close cousin of charisma) is hard to fabricate. At the end of 2023, the Oxford University Press chose “rizz” as its word of the year. Rizz, ... -
The Guardian - World
Euphoria felled by reality and scant ambition – I have seen what could be Labour’s future | Aditya Chakrabortty
Thatcher’s old heartland is now a microcosm of the nation. Labour ended years of Tory rule there, but it struggles with that legacy and new expectations. Take what follows as a parable, then a warning.. An arm of British government has been in ... -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Defiant Biden Hits Campaign Trail as Democrats Discuss Replacement
The president’s halting debate performance spurs turmoil in the Democratic Party over its 2024 candidate.Joe Biden -
MarketWatch - Business
I’m 40 with two school-age kids. I want to leave my corporate job and live off the interest from my $500,000 investments. Is this a wise move?
“Should I pay off the mortgage or go with the plan to make money through investments?” -
MarketWatch - Business
‘My stepmother makes me feel unwelcome’: I bought a house for my father in 2008, but now he wants me to sign over a 50% share for his third wife
“He has been married to his third wife for three years; she has asked him where she will live when he passes.” -
The New York Times - Top stories
Joe Biden Is a Good Man and a Good President. He Must Bow Out of the Race.
Donald Trump is too grave a threat to America. Democrats need a nominee who can unite the country and articulate a compelling vision for it.Joe Biden -
BBC News - Top stories
'I never feared a penalty shootout - I relished them'
Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart explains why he loved taking part in shootouts, whether he was trying to score goals or save them. -
The Guardian - World
Life at the heart of Japan’s lonely deaths epidemic: ‘I would be lying if I said I wasn’t worried’
Some 68,000 people are expected to die alone and unnoticed in Japan this year, police say, as the population continues to age. “We occasionally greet each other, but that’s all. If one of my neighbours died, I’m not sure I would notice,” says ...