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1. 'I'm desperately trying to do right by everyone': I'm giving my son $250K and my daughter 50% of a property. Is that fair?
2025-12-07 21:21:00
By Quentin Fottrell 'My son had no financial input into that property' "My son had no financial input into that property." (Photo subjects are models.) Dear Quentin, Instead of giving my son a portion of some rental property I own 50/50 with my...
2. 'I'm desperately trying to do right by everyone': I'm giving my son $250K and my daughter 50% of a property. Is that fair?
2025-12-07 16:06:00
By Quentin Fottrell 'My son had no financial input into that property' "My son had no financial input into that property." (Photo subjects are models.) Dear Quentin, Instead of giving my son a portion of some rental property I own 50/50 with my...
3. 'I'm desperately trying to do right by everyone': I'm giving my son $250K and my daughter 50% of a property. Is that fair?
2025-12-07 12:31:00
By Quentin Fottrell 'My son had no financial input into that property' "My son had no financial input into that property." (Photo subjects are models.) Dear Quentin, Instead of giving my son a portion of some rental property I own 50/50 with my...
4. 'I don't have money to pay for a death certificate': My sister refuses to probate my father's estate. What can I do?
2025-12-06 17:35:00
By Quentin Fottrell 'I recently received paperwork from a company that my father had invested in' "My sister has written to me, saying she is upset that I had mentioned paying off some of my debts with dad's inheritance." (Photo subject is a...
5. 'I don't have money to pay for a death certificate': My sister refuses to probate my father's estate. What can I do?
2025-12-04 15:52:00
By Quentin Fottrell 'I recently received paperwork from a company that my father had invested in' "My sister has written to me, saying she is upset that I had mentioned paying off some of my debts with dad's inheritance." (Photo subject is a...
6. My sister, as executor, refuses to probate my father's estate. She did the same thing when our mother died. What can I do?
2025-12-04 09:15:00
By Quentin Fottrell 'I recently received paperwork from a company that my father had invested in' "My sister has written to me, saying she is upset that I had mentioned paying off some of my debts with dad's inheritance." (Photo subject is a...
7. 'It's expensive feeding and housing a family of 7': I'm 41 with $46K in credit-card debt. Do I raid my $1.2 million IRAs?
2025-12-01 01:37:00
By Quentin Fottrell 'I bring in $7,200 a month from my pension and disability benefits' "After all the bills for the month, we have $3,500 a month left for living, food etc." (Photo subjects are models.) Dear Moneyist, I am 41 years old and have just...
8. 'It's expensive feeding and housing a family of 7': I'm 41 with $46K in credit-card debt. Do I raid my $1.2 million IRAs?
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9. 'It's expensive feeding and housing a family of 7': I'm 41 with $46K in credit-card debt. Do I raid my $1.2 million IRAs?
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10. 'It's expensive feeding and housing a family of 7': I'm 41 with $46K in credit-card debt. Do I raid my $1.2 million IRAs?
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11. 'It's expensive feeding and housing a family of 7': I'm 41 with $46K in credit-card debt. Do I raid my $1.2 million IRAs?
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12. 'We're struggling': I'm 41 with 5 kids and $46K in credit-card debt. Do I raid my $1.2 million IRAs to pay it off?
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13. 'We're struggling': I'm 41 with 5 kids and $46K in credit-card debt. Do I raid my $1.2 million IRAs to pay it off?
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14. I'm 59. Does it make financial sense to raid my $2.5 million IRA to buy a $400K home?
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15. I'm 59. Does it make financial sense to dip into my $2.5 million IRA to buy a $400K home?
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16. I'm 59. Does it make financial sense to dip into my $2.5 million IRA to buy a $400K home?
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17. I'm 59. Does it make financial sense to dip into my $2.5 million IRA to buy a $400K home?
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18. 'I regret not buying': I'm 59 and pay $2,300 rent. Is it too late to dip into my IRA to buy a home?
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19. 'I regret not buying': I'm 59 and pay $2,300 rent. Is it too late to dip into my IRA to buy a home?
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20. 'I regret not buying 10 years ago': I'm 59 and pay $2,300 in rent. Do I dip into my IRA to buy a home?
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21. 'We almost lost $10,000': My late father-in-law's company claimed his life-insurance policy didn't exist. It did.
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22. 'We almost lost $10,000': My late father-in-law's company claimed his life-insurance policy didn't exist. It did.
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23. 'We almost lost $10,000': My late father-in-law's company claimed his life-insurance policy didn't exist. It did.
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24. 'We almost lost $10,000': My late father-in-law's company claimed his life-insurance policy didn't exist. It did.
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25. 'We almost lost $10,000': My late father-in-law's company claimed his life-insurance policy didn't exist. It did.
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26. My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?
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27. My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?
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28. My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?
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29. My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?
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30. My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?
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31. My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?
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32. My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?
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33. 'I am considering calling it quits': My husband, 73, is only giving me a life estate in his home, but leaving his son a $200K Porsche
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34. I'm 53, a single parent with a $1 million home. My boyfriend wants to marry. Am I better off staying single?
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35. I'm 53, a single parent with a $1 million home. My boyfriend wants to marry. Am I better off staying single?
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