'I stayed in touch with my parents, but always changed the topic when something regarding my sister came up.' She went to the "bank of Mom and Dad" often, especially after Dad passed. It annoyed my ...

'He tells my parents to ignore me when I suggest that it's time to look into senior-living situations' ...

My elderly neighbor, who I have been friends with for five years, left her $1 million home to me. She has two sons - an orthopedic surgeon and a pilot who works for a private law firm. I have plenty ...

Ultimately, your stepdaughter will have the answer. If she is too modest to tell you what she may want (so you can ascertain the cost), deposit $1,000, $5,000 or $50,000 in her account.

Stock-market investors are turning jittery over something which has apparently happened only two times in the bond market since the early 1980s: The 10-year Treasury yield has jumped by about as much ...

I will gain no equity. But I will also not have the headaches and expense of replacing the roof, the HVAC, etc, when necessary. Should I pay for half of the utilities and half the going rent for ...

Weekly initial jobless claims are being released on Thursday, along with December data on retail sales and import prices. On Friday, traders will see December data on housing starts, building permits, ...

Five years ago, I was invited to my cousin's wedding in Portland, Ore. There were no children allowed. We couldn't take our 2-year-old and didn't really have someone to care for her (I don't think ...

That can translate into real money. Travel insurance runs around 7% of the cost of a trip, according to a NerdWallet analysis, so, a $5,000 vacation would result in a $350 insurance tab. But if you ...

My oldest brother passed and had no wife or children. My mom was his next of kin and received all his retirement savings and house. She does not want the house, so my siblings and I decided one of us ...

Yes, a homeowner who takes out a loan to pay for their house has to eventually pay their mortgage back. But there are laws on the books that can give most homeowners time to get back on their feet ...

Grumet became intrigued with FIRE at age 41 in 2014, when he was feeling burned out and unhappy running his concierge practice full tilt. That's when he read the FIRE book, "The White Coat Investor," ...