March 27, 2021 Why Should You Leave Pool Repairs to the Experts? Nothing in this world beats lounging beside your pool, especially when It is summertime. However, in reality, maintaining a pool is more than what you think. Sadly, most property owners lack the time, knowledge, experience, or equipment needed …
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Hey Friends! It’s spring here in Michigan! I have my mindset and there is no turning back! With Spring, comes the daunting task of spring cleaning. As I’m sure you’ve been able to tell, I love a nice clean house. But sometimes it’s hard to find cleaning products that fit …
Read More »The Moneyist: My husband, 79, promised to leave his grandson his home. After 22 years of marriage is that fair to me?
Dear Moneyist, I am a married woman age 69 and my husband is 79. I am his second wife and we have been married for 22 years. He is not in the best of health and requires my care. He suffers with debilitating arthritic pain and is not able to …
Read More »The Moneyist: My husband, 67, wants to leave his $2 million estate and home to his disabled daughter and his sister’s kids. Can he do that? I could outlive them
Dear Moneyist, My husband is 67 years old with an estate worth $ 2 million. His first wife died. He has a severely handicapped daughter and we signed a prenup when we married three years ago. He has a sister who is a year older than I am. I am …
Read More »The Moneyist: My elderly father was physically abusive, and will leave his farm to my two sisters. Should I contest his will?
Dear Moneyist, I have 2 daughters. Growing up in an agricultural family during the farm crisis was tough. My dad was extremely abusive both physically and mentally. At 12 years old, he would pinch my ears with pliers. He told me once that he loved me, but he treated me …
Read More »Outside the Box: To save thousands of lives, Congress must extend unemployment benefits and paid leave
Predictions for the coming months are dire. In much of the country, the rate of COVID-19 infections is higher than it was last spring. Vaccines are already being administered in the U.K. and should soon begin to be administered in the U.S., but the pandemic is not over yet. Epidemiologists predict that by spring 2021, when it is likely a vaccine may become more widely available, another 200,000 …
Read More »Where Should I Retire?: We want to leave cold Midwest states for ‘warmer and drier climes’ and affordable health care on $44,000 a year — so where should we retire?
Dear MarketWatch, My wife and I will be retiring in five years. We have lived in colder northern Midwest states for most of our lives and are ready to live in warmer and drier climes! We will have an annual combined income of $ 44,000 from Social Security. We will …
Read More »Joe Biden’s pandemic plan — mandatory face masks, paid sick leave, restore Obamacare and free COVID-19 tests
Joe Biden has one critical task ahead of him: COVID-19. The former vice president will become the 46th president of the United States after 20 electoral votes from his native state of Pennsylvania will push him over the finish line of 270 electoral votes, giving Biden a total of 273 …
Read More »The Moneyist: ‘I’m beyond hurt’: I took care of my mom for 12 years. She wants my sister to take over and does not want to leave me her house
Dear Moneyist, I love my mother very much. I have been living with my elderly mom for the past 12-13 years. Taking her to doctors appointments and shopping for her. Over the last 6-8 years she is suffering with heart and breathing issues so the care has been much more …
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