Dear Moneyist, For most of his life, my father has lived a life of crime and drugs. He threw away every opportunity we gave him, financial or otherwise. He was never really around besides the odd note written on yellow legal paper that I would get from time to time, asking how my life was […]
Dear Moneyist, I’m on FIRE! I am a 34-year-old from Connecticut and have been dating my girlfriend, whom I love, for two years. I am considering getting married, but I have financial concerns. I have been participating in the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) movement since I was 23 years old. I want to be […]
Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg had a simple response on Sunday when asked about conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s questioning whether Americans are ready to back a gay candidate for president. “Well, I love my husband. I’m faithful to my husband,” Buttigieg said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The openly gay […]
Dear Moneyist, I’ve been living with the same man for close to 27 years. Of course, our relationship was good in the beginning. Most are. However, he has always had an inability to handle money. Our home has always been in my name, usually because of his poor credit. I’ve always had to be the […]
WASHINGTON — To qualify for an upcoming presidential debate in South Carolina, candidates will need to have won at least one delegate in earlier primary contests or cross a polling threshold of 10 percent nationally or 12 percent in the Palmetto State, the Democratic National Committee announced Saturday. The rules are barely changed from the […]
It’s taxing to live in this state. Kiplinger’s Prepare to open your wallet to the tax man if you live in the Prairie State. A number of analyses have found that Illinois is the least friendly tax state in America. Indeed, the financial visualization site HowMuch.net just released a graphic that shows that Illinois is […]
A 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged in the murder of Barnard College student Tessa Majors, who was killed during an armed robbery in a New York City park in December. He is the second teen charged in the killing. A 13-year-old was arrested days after the incident and charged with second-degree murder, robbery and […]
Hello Catey, I am a 53-year-old woman who is looking to retire within the next 18 months. I currently have a home that is paid for, which I plan to use as a home base. Outside of that home, my assets are $150,000 in cash savings and $1.4 million in my 401(k). I plan to […]
Dear Catey, I read your story from the couple who had $95,000 in retirement income and wanted a beach town to retire in. Well, my retirement income is $16,600 per year. Is there a place I can go where the sky is blue and the water warm? Where can an average person like me retire? […]
Commuters may soon be able to ditch their bus pass and access public transport with technology identifying them by the way they walk. Mastercard MA, +1.52% is working with transport firms to develop a new system that would authenticate passengers by their gait. The payment provider told MarketWatch that everyone has a unique walk, and […]