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The Moneyist: My husband and his brother inherited their family home. Our son lived there for 4 years. We paid $60K on taxes and repairs after a fire. Do we still split it 50/50?

Dear Quentin, My husband and his brother inherited their family home. When they were able to take possession our son and his family needed a place to live. The brother was quite willing to let them move in and, in lieu of paying him rent for his 50%, my husband …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Moneyist: ‘He paid for all our first-class travel’: My boyfriend, 76, said he’d take care of me. I gave up everything — then he dumped me. Am I entitled to anything?

Dear Moneyist, I am a 72-year-old widow. Three years ago, I met a man, 76. We developed a relationship and, after six months of dating, I moved in with him. He wanted to travel and we did. He paid for all our first-class travel, and very expensive cruises, safaris and …

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The Moneyist: My family paid $7K for my uncle’s funeral. Our cousins said they didn’t have any money, but one remodeled his kitchen and another bought $800 shoes. Would you ask for it back?

Dear Moneyist, My two sisters and I recently paid over $ 7,000 for the funeral of our uncle, because he had no insurance and his three children claimed they had no money to do so. Soon after the burial, we found out that purchases on their part were being made, …

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: Naomi Osaka overtakes Serena Williams as the highest paid female athlete in the world

Forbes released its annual list of the highest paid athletes on the planet, and some tennis players showed how lucrative the sport can be — especially when it comes to endorsements. Naomi Osaka, 22, is the first female athlete on the list at no. 29, overtaking fellow tennis player Serena …

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