Beverages
- Apr- 2021 -21 AprilPersonal Finance
Ireland just surpassed China in confirmed COVID-19 deaths — how on earth did that happen?
How did a small island on the northwestern periphery of Europe end up with more coronavirus cases than China, the…
Read More » - 1 AprilBanking
My parents claimed me on their 2019 taxes and received my third stimulus check, but I don’t qualify based on my 2020 taxes. Will the IRS ask for it back?
Dear Quentin, I’m confused. My parents claimed me on their 2019 taxes (which was fine and agreed upon). However, I…
Read More » - 1 AprilPersonal Finance
My parents claimed me on their 2019 taxes and received my 3rd stimulus check, but I don’t qualify based on my 2020 taxes. Will the IRS ask for it back?
Dear Quentin, I’m confused. My parents claimed me on their 2019 taxes (which was fine and agreed upon). However, I…
Read More » - Mar- 2021 -30 MarchPersonal Finance
I’m 68, earn $130,000 and love eco-travel in Peru, Brazil and Africa. I want to travel while I can, but I’m scared to stop working
Dear Quentin, I’m a 68-year-old guy having just worked from home for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I…
Read More » - 29 MarchPersonal Finance
My mother visited my sister, who didn’t give her breakfast or lunch. She makes $150K. Should I tell her to feed her guests?
Dear Quentin, My sister and her husband are penny pinchers. They make around $150,000 a year, and save a considerable…
Read More » - 11 MarchBanking
As U.K. eases COVID-19 lockdown restrictions — Pandemic Year 2 provides equal helpings of anxiety and hope
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in London, Daniel Carrier suddenly found himself juggling two day jobs —…
Read More » - 3 MarchPersonal Finance
My husband and his brother inherited their family home. Our son lived there for 4 years. We paid $60K on taxes and repairs after a fire. Do we still split it 50/50?
My husband and his brother inherited their family home. When they were able to take possession our son and his…
Read More » - Feb- 2021 -22 FebruaryPersonal Finance
My wife and I are in our 60s. Should we skip our 3 undeserving children and leave everything to our 4 grandkids instead?
Dear Quentin, My wife and I are in our mid-sixties and we are both retired. My parents have passed on.…
Read More » - Jan- 2021 -20 JanuaryPersonal Finance
‘This is sheer economic waste’: Our $1,200 stimulus ‘gift cards’ should have gone to people who need them. Why did we get them instead?
Dear Moneyist, My husband is 82 years old. I am 83. We are retired. We are neither Democrats nor Republicans.…
Read More » - Nov- 2020 -25 NovemberPersonal Finance
Thanksgiving is increasingly bleak for many food pantries this year — here’s why
As demand for food pantries and soup kitchens increases, many have little choice but to turn some of those people…
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