Advice
- Feb- 2021 -24 FebruaryPersonal Finance
We started a home-schooling pod with another family. They refused to participate or pay 50% for the nanny for 2 weeks after we got back from vacation. Who’s right?
Dear Quentin, I have presented my/this question to several people among different walks of life and received very different answers,…
Read More » - 19 FebruaryPersonal Finance
I pay rent to my boyfriend and help run his property business. He takes my commissions and won’t discuss marriage. What can I do?
My boyfriend of 10 years and I became acquainted because I was his tenant. He is 25 years my senior.…
Read More » - 18 FebruaryPersonal Finance
My wife is home-schooling our son and our best friends’ son since September due to COVID-19. Is it too late to bring up money?
Dear Quentin, My wife and I have a 7-year-old son who would normally be attending the public-school system this year.…
Read More » - 16 FebruaryPersonal Finance
My daughter-in-law will only have a second child by surrogacy — and wants to use $200K of my son’s inheritance to pay for it
My son, 35, has been married for 3 years with one child. He recently came to me with what I…
Read More » - 11 FebruaryPersonal Finance
‘I am held hostage in my own home’: My husband’s son lives with us. He is physically abusive and menacing
I am married, but my home is in my name only. When I bought it in 2010, I was the…
Read More » - 11 FebruaryBanking
‘I am held hostage in my own home, which he treats like a garbage dump’: My husband’s son lives with us. He is a slob, physically abusive, lazy and menacing
I am married, but my home is in my name only. When I bought it in 2010, I was the…
Read More » - 10 FebruaryPersonal Finance
My ex-boyfriend and I contributed to our household based on our salaries. I’m now owed $23K in back pay. Do I pay him back?
Dear Moneyist, Recently, I was notified by my employer of 5 years that my initial salary placement was incorrect, and…
Read More » - 9 FebruaryPersonal Finance
My husband, 79, promised to leave his grandson his home. After 22 years of marriage is that fair to me?
I am a married woman age 69 and my husband is 79. I am his second wife and we have…
Read More » - Jan- 2021 -29 JanuaryPersonal Finance
7 things you need to know about Generation Z
Generation Z is here. This generation, now up to age 24 years old, is the most diverse in modern U.S.…
Read More » - 28 JanuaryPersonal Finance
‘I have been plagued by enormous guilt and regret:’ I tried to care for my late father, but I gave up. How can I ever forgive myself?
I am seeking advice on how to get over a terrible mistake I made. I did not care for my…
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