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Sorry, adult kid: The spare bedroom comes with strings attached
If your grown kids want to move back home, make them sign this contract.
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Who should foot the bill on the first date? #WhoPays
Some advice on avoiding awkward silences when the restaurant check arrives.
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Parents, start saving for college when the kids are in diapers
Here are the top excuses people use for not investing in a 529 college-savings plan.
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Stop lecturing the kids today about money
Millennials get plenty of financial advice from boomers — most of which is bogus.
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No, the end of credit card signatures is not good for consumers
Signing for credit is an opportunity to realize that you’re going into debt, even if temporarily.
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Secrets of raising money-smart children
No, an allowance doesn’t teach your children how to manage money
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Trump brags that he’s a billionaire, but doesn’t act like one
The Stormy Daniels saga shows the president doing things that super-rich people never do.
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Novel points out that happiness is one thing money can’t buy
The very rich are not different from you and me — family financial drama drives them crazy, too!
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How identity crooks can steal your child’s good name
Why does a 2-year-old have a credit card? Here’s how to protect your children from identity theft.
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The $1 million target: Should it be enough to retire?
Here’s why this benchmark is both real and unrealistic.
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Tears of the not-quite-rich-enough
This is how it feels to be a millionaire, and still decide you’ll go broke.
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How new tax rules on home-equity loans affect you
To deduct interest, the money must be used for the property that the loan is secured against.
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Trump attorney offers lesson in bad money management
Home-equity loan interest is no longer tax deductible for paying off a credit card — or porn star.
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When is it morally right for you to duck out on debt?
There’s nothing morally wrong with trying to settle for far less than you owe.
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IRS audits: If you cheat, get ready for big trouble
There are just days left until the tax-filing deadline.
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When you shouldn’t say ‘I do’ to being a wedding guest
When somebody says “destination wedding,” hang on tight to your wallet.
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Resist the urge to become a banker to your grown children
If you can afford to give money as a gift, fine. But forget about loans to help your…
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Do high repair expenses mean it’s time for a new car?
Unless breakdowns are frequent and the car is unsafe to drive, fix it and keep it on the…
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I’m worried about my young black males’s economic prospects
Black males are at the bottom of the economic ladder. That’s why I’m a helicopter parent.
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‘Stay woke’ or we’ll all face another financial crisis
Young adults have a saying that I think applies to a banking bill now in Congress that would…