Dear Quentin, I’ve been with my boyfriend for 10 years and we now co-own a home together in Tennessee. A lawyer helped us create a “cohabitation agreement” for our house purchase. We’ve never lived in a common-law state and — with the exception of a joint bank account to pay for our mortgage, utilities and …
The Internal Revenue Service says it’s looking into reports that some families have received inaccurate figures from the IRS about their child tax credit payments — an important number that determines how big their tax refund will be this year. “We are still looking into some of the information we’ve heard about the information on …
Dear Quentin, I purchased a home in New Jersey where it’s calm and peaceful. I have a three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, New York. The rent is $1,900. I had a verbal rental agreement with relatives (a couple and their three children). They were experiencing some financial hardship, and I wanted to assist in some way. They agreed to …
In 2021, the enhanced Child Tax Credit gave millions of families some financial cushion through monthly payments. In 2022, the same tax credit might take away from the size of many income tax refunds — or even give some unanticipated tax bills — according to tax professionals who are bracing for agitated clients. “There’s going …
Dear Quentin, My divorce decree states that I have exclusive possession of the marital residence. The deed has my ex-husband’s name, and my name as his wife. I approached my ex-husband to sell the house. He has been absent, without any knowledge of his whereabouts for several decades. He has had no contact with my …
In 2014, I was renting a three-bedroom duplex home from my brother located in Spring, Texas. Towards the end of 2015 I remarried. In late 2016 or early 2017, my brother said he would sell me the home for $55,000. I agreed. In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck Houston and the surrounding areas with 48 …
My husband and I are both retired. My husband is collecting Social Security at 64 years of age, while I’m waiting to collect mine at 70 years (which will be in another four years). We are fortunate to have owned a house since 1999 in one of the hottest markets in the San Francisco Bay Area. It would …
Dear Quentin, My dad died last year. My sister has power of attorney, and is now the executor of my father’s estate. My sister’s husband has taken on the role of managing my parents’ estate, which is worth $9 million. Last year, the estate made about $300,000, which is very low. My sister and brother-in-law …
My father married a wonderful lady about three years ago; both were widowed and in their 70s and 80s. The woman was well off — not rich, but having several rental properties, investments and cash on hand. My father was comfortable and had no financial concerns, and was able to afford vacations and other things …
Most people want to find a job that keeps up with inflation and provides some level of work-life flexibility, but they also want to be happy. After all, most Americans spend at least eight hours a day working — and often without paid time off. It’s the $125,000 question in an increasingly unpredictable labor market: …
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