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The Moneyist: My husband and I paid off $193,000 in debt — now he never wants to take a vacation or even socialize with friends

‘We don’t have children, we don’t travel, we don’t see or experience many new things, and we don’t have much of a social circle at all.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 16th, 2019

The Moneyist: My husband and I paid off $193,000 in debt — now he never wants to take a vacation or even socialize with friends

‘We don’t have children, we don’t travel, we don’t see or experience many new things, and we don’t have much of a social circle at all.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 16th, 2019

The Moneyist: My husband and I paid off $193,000 in debt — but we are still saving and have no life

‘We don’t have children, we don’t travel, we don’t see or experience many new things, and we don’t have much of a social circle at all.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 16th, 2019

The Moneyist: My husband and I bought a $387K building with my parents. We sold it for nearly $1M. We took care of it. Do we still split it 50-50?

‘My parents put down 50% in cash and my husband and I financed half. We paid $18,000 back to my parents. I figure I did $100,000 worth of work.'.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 23rd, 2021

The Moneyist: My ex-husband racked up $70K in credit-card debt in my name, and bought a house with our son. Now his business is in trouble. What can we do?

‘This was the way my father treated my mother, so I thought it was normal.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2021

The Moneyist: ‘They lease cars they can’t afford’: Our best friends share our pandemic pod, but they’re reckless spenders. Should we speak up?

‘We’ve been honest sounding boards during money fights, and we’ve offered to take savings/debt classes, but old habits die hard.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 18th, 2021

The Moneyist: ‘They’ve taken out tons of store-brand credit cards’: Our best friends share our pandemic pod, but they’re reckless spenders. Should we step in and help?

‘We’ve been honest sounding boards during money fights, and we’ve offered to take savings/debt classes, but old habits die hard.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 16th, 2021

The Moneyist: Our best friends share our pandemic pod, but their spending is out of control. What can we do to help?

‘We’ve been honest sounding boards during money fights, and we’ve offered to take savings/debt classes, but old habits die hard.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 16th, 2021

The Moneyist: My husband and his brother inherited a property. Our son moved in. We paid $60K in taxes and repairs. Do we split it 50/50?

‘The house is probably 90 years old, and needed quite a lot of work before they could move in.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 4th, 2021

The Moneyist: 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?

‘The house is probably 90 years old, and needed quite a lot of work before they could move in.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 3rd, 2021

The Moneyist: We started a homeschool pod with another family. After our out-of-state vacation, they isolated from us and refused to split the nanny cost for 2 weeks. Who’s right?

‘I still paid my share of the nanny during our absence and intended to pay the nanny in full after our return, although I did not agree with their assessment.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 24th, 2021

The Moneyist: 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?

‘I still paid my share of the nanny during our absence and intended to pay the nanny in full after our return, although I did not agree with their assessment.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 24th, 2021

The Moneyist: My married friends only paid me one contribution for gas money after a road trip. Is this the cheapest couple in America?

‘This doesn’t seem fair to me, but we didn’t discuss how the split would work before the trip.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 19th, 2021

The Moneyist: Married friends on my road trip only paid one contribution for gas money. Is this the cheapest couple in America?

‘This doesn’t seem fair to me, but we didn’t discuss how the split would work before the trip.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 19th, 2021

The Moneyist: I got into debt helping my mother financially. I even bought her a home and car. Don’t I have a right to put my husband first?

’She is in her late 50s and it has been difficult for her to find a job. Currently, she is earning money as a care giver and doing odd jobs to get by.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 17th, 2021

The Moneyist: I married my husband 20 years ago. He has 4 kids and I have one. I paid for our home. How should we split it after we’re gone?

‘The majority of the purchase price was from my condo sale and my inheritance savings, but my husband did contribute several thousand dollars.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 14th, 2021

The Moneyist: I married my husband 20 years ago. He has 4 kids and I have 1 child. I paid for our home. Who should inherit it after we’re gone?

‘The majority of the purchase price was from my condo sale and my inheritance savings, but my husband did contribute several thousand dollars.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 12th, 2021

I paid off $21,816 of my husband"s student loan debt in 2 years. Here"s how I did it — why I would do it again.

AleksandarNakic/Getty Images When Mary Wheeler first learned that her husband had nearly $34,500 lingering in.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 14th, 2020

The Moneyist: ‘I’m a disabled veteran and was unable to work for 5 years. I owe my ex-wife $16K in child support — so the government garnished my stimulus check’

‘I was nearly $15,000 in debt to my ex-wife. I have been diligently paying the back support down and, now, 10 years later, I finally paid it off.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2020

The Moneyist: ‘Not everyone that owes back child support is a deadbeat.’ Is it fair for President Trump to garnish stimulus checks of fathers who are behind on payments?

‘I was nearly $15,000 in debt to my ex-wife. I have been diligently paying the back support down and, now, 10 years later, I finally paid it off.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2020

I met with a new financial planner, and I"ve already made 2 game-changing tweaks to the way I manage my money

kate_sept2004/Getty Images My husband and I recently paid off our credit card debt and decided to meet with a financial planner to establish new spending and saving habits. He recommended two strategies: putting money into our savings f.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 17th, 2020