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‘This will be an expensive trip’: I’ve been invited to a destination wedding in New Orleans. I live in L.A. Is it tacky to ask the bride if I can bring a plus-one?
Dear Quentin, One of my closest friends from high school is getting married in New Orleans in December. We are…
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‘It still shocks me when I look at my account.’ How financial advisers are coping with the bear market.
When the stock market hits a speed bump, financial advisers regularly calm jittery clients and urge them to stay the…
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I’m a recent widow. I’m building a house on my son’s and daughter-in-law’s land. Do I have legal ownership? What if they decide to sell, divorce, or die before me?
Dear MarketWatch, My son and daughter-in-law just moved into their new home, which is on a one-acre lot. They want…
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‘My mom says she was already after him at my grandmother’s funeral’: My grandfather married a 2nd time before dying. Do I have any right to an inheritance?
Dear Quentin, My paternal grandmother died when I was 5 years old. Her husband, my grandfather, remarried a woman a…
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Good news: These 3 states and 3 cities will increase their minimum wage on July 1. Do you live in one of them?
Starting July 1, workers in several states will be entitled to a higher minimum wage. Thanks to a law enacted…
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Paychex CEO sees no sign of recession yet, but sales growth expected to slow
Shares of Paychex Inc. slumped Wednesday, after the human resources services company reported upbeat fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenue and…
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Millions of Californians will get ‘inflation relief’ of up to $1,050. Here are the other states giving residents direct cash payments
Now, in a sign of the economy’s changing headwinds, direct checks are being billed as a way to soften inflation’s…
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My friend spends a couple of days a week at my house cleaning, cooking and caring for my child. We both work remotely. I pay her $100. Am I taking advantage of her?
I’m a working-from-home mom and my supervisors have no intentions of bringing me back to the office at this time.…
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‘He got a chunk of money when he divorced’: My boyfriend had problems paying rent before I moved in. I’m afraid I’ll end up paying the bills. Am I cheap?
Dear Quentin, I am a 33-year-old female and I have a boyfriend who is 37. I make about twice as…
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‘There seems to be little relief in sight’: More than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, making them more vulnerable to recession
If you find it hard to save anything at the end of the month, you’re not alone. An estimated 150…
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