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 …
Read More »The Moneyist: My husband of 20 years is having an affair. He told friends he wants a divorce and does NOT want to pay alimony. What should I do?
Dear Moneyist, I recently discovered evidence that my husband of 20 years is having an affair, and he has made claims to others that he wants out of our marriage. He has not asked me to end the marriage yet, and I have not confronted him with this information. Some …
Read More »Where Should I Retire?: I’m a ‘young 68’ with $3,200 a month in Social Security and don’t want it taxed — where should I retire north or west of Colorado?
Dear MarketWatch, I am finishing 50 years in the airline industry next year, and I am looking to relocate to anywhere north or west of Colorado (including Colorado) — but not California because of the taxes. I will have approximately $ 3,200 a month in Social Security and will hopefully …
Read More »NewsWatch: Want to retire rich? Start by unlearning some conventional wisdom
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Your bright ideas about investing are actually costing you money See full story. Amy Coney Barrett emerges as Trump’s front-runner to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat: reports Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals emerged Saturday as a front-running nominee for …
Read More »Living Spaces Study: People Want More Space, Less Stuff
Quarantine has helped many Americans realize they have more possessions than they need. (DepositPhotos) People have had more time and opportunity to evaluate their living spaces, and their needs, during the coronavirus pandemic. And the results may surprise you. House sizes in the U.S. are on the rise — since the …
Read More »Eco-Friendly Breakthroughs Happening in New York You Don’t Want to Ignore
As one of the most notable cities in the world, the metropolitan area of New York City consists of an 18,804,000 population as of 2019. With this amount of people living within a 302.6 square mile radius, the number of carbon emissions from buildings, air pollutants from cars, and trash …
Read More »Domestic abusers are taking survivors’ stimulus checks — and lawmakers want the IRS to do something about it
While millions of Americans have saved, spent or invested their stimulus checks, some domestic-violence survivors have found themselves deprived of the financial lifeline and often saddled with the knowledge that their abuser has the money. Now, senators and advocates are pressing the Internal Revenue Service to send replacement checks to …
Read More »Mistakes Mobile Home Park Buyers Make When They Want To Sell A Mobile Home Park
When it comes to buying a mobile home park, you may get many takers but only a few of them would be genuine enough. The initial response to your listing might be very positive but when you start negotiating and finalizing the loopholes are evident. This is because some of …
Read More »Where Should I Retire?: I want to retire to a rural location with four seasons that gets me out of New York state — so where should I go?
Dear MarketWatch, I currently live in upstate New York (Saratoga County). I will retire from my state government job with an $ 80,000 public pension. If I stay, I won’t have to pay state income taxes on my pension, Social Security and the first $ 20,000 annually from my deferred …
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