We are witnessing more and more use of green architecture all across the world. Not only are buildings being redesigned to be more eco-friendly, new large scale projects are also being undertaken with self-sufficiency in mind. At the heart of this forward-thinking construction are famous green architects. These green architects …
Read More »The Moneyist: My parents claimed me on their 2019 taxes and received my 3rd stimulus check, but I don’t qualify based on my 2020 taxes. Will the IRS ask for it back?
Dear Quentin, I’m confused. My parents claimed me on their 2019 taxes (which was fine and agreed upon). However, I got married and filed my own 2020 taxes. When the third stimulus checks were released, my parents had not filed their 2020 taxes yet, so they received stimulus money for …
Read More »The Moneyist: My husband and his ex-wife agreed that he could claim their kids on his taxes, but now she’s ‘demanding’ half their stimulus
Dear Quentin, My husband received a text from his ex-wife demanding part of the latest stimulus check for their two children. My husband received their stimulus checks for their boys because in their divorce settlement he was granted the ability to claim both boys as dependents on his taxes for …
Read More »The Moneyist: Our best friends share our pandemic pod, but their spending is out of control. What can we do to help?
Dear Quentin, We have family friends that we’ve known since before we had kids several years ago. Since then we’ve gotten pregnant at the same time, weathered COVID-19 as a pod, and relied on each other for relationship and career advice. One thing that makes us sad, though, is seeing …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Futures Movers: Oil prices head lower, eyeing their first session loss of the month
Oil futures headed lower on Tuesday, poised to post their first session loss of the month, as prices looked to halt a multi-session streak of gains and eased back from their highest levels in more than a year. “After losing momentum through much of January trading, the crude complex has …
Read More »The Moneyist: When my parents died, my sisters and I split their estate. I chose a painting that was appraised at $50,000. Should I tell them?
Dear Moneyist, After both of my parents died, my sisters and I divided up furniture, finances, and artwork, etc. The process of dividing their estate was done equitably, and without stress or rancor. Until now. My parents had a large art collection. One of the paintings that I chose may …
Read More »: Stimulus checks are on their way — economists give one important reason why it was good to wait
As the Internal Revenue Service starts cutting a second round of direct relief checks, the waiting may be the hardest part for people who just want their cash — or badly need it to cover basic living costs. The waiting is also a critical part, according to new research from …
Read More »The Moneyist: My boyfriend’s ex-wife claimed her sons as dependents and got their stimulus, despite losing full custody. What can we do?
Dear Moneyist, Perhaps you can lead me to the proper channels so I can take action. I am a mother to 5 young boys: 3 are biologically mine and, earlier this year, I received a $ 500 stimulus payment for each of them. Last year, my partner’s 2 young boys …
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