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Survivor Benefits After Graduation?My son is 18 and receives his survivor benefits in his name because he is still in school. When he graduates, does his money stop completely or will it come back to his siblings that are still under age?

What Should I Put in My Safety Deposit Box?I want to use a Bank Safety Deposit Box. What are the items I need to place there? And if I am not able to retrieve them my self, what steps would another need to take to get them (family) in case of death or other handicaps?

Cutting Expenses?Tips for cutting expenses. This may be a strange request, but here goes. My son attends a very good college and we were fortunate to have most of it funded by scholarships, etc.

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Selling Vintage Heat Transfer Designs?Does anyone have any insight on how to sell or where to turn to unload mostly vintage heat transfer designs? Mostly from the 80's and 90's, some are also from the 2000's up to 2014. I purchased what was left from a business that closed and now have over 8000 heat transfer images.

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How Are You Using Your Stimulus Payment?

Many U.S. citizens are receiving money from the government this week, in order to stimulate the economy and help struggling families during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a big help for many people, including my family. I'm using about half of the payment to cover an upcoming surgery and the other half will pay off a hospital stay from last February.

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Sharing Expenses with a Live-in Boyfriend?I moved with my bf. We had an argument with him regarding sharing the expenses. He is not clear and just told me that couples help each other. I'm gonna leave my job to move with him, but as of now I don't have source of income. We were at the grocery he told me we need to share at least half. I thought he was kidding me and when we were at the counter he told the cashier to split it.

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Boyfriend Not Contributing to House Bills?I am a single parent to my 6 year old daughter. She and I were living in a 2 bedroom duplex when my boyfriend started staying with me and eventually moved in due to him being in an uncomfortable living situation. He has 2 out of state children from 2 different mothers. He has been in a court battle for the younger one for the past year or so.

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Filling Out a Money Order?Can a money order be filled out to two parties on the payee line

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Finding Free Dental Assistance for Veterans?I can't afford to remove a molar lying on my jawbone. I is 4000.00 plus. However I found a dentist who made me a lower denture that looks great except that with cuts on my tongue and multiple abrasions under my tongue I am unable to shallow. It is too unbearable for me to use them longer than an hour. I have dental insurance with the VA, but they can't help.

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Live-in Boyfriend Not Paying His Share of Expenses?I've been living with my bf for 4yrs. I am a single mother with 2 kids. I bought a house before we met on my own and have a good stable job. He has struggled keeping a job, various trade jobs, but nothing steady with lots of space in between with no employment.

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Sharing Expenses With Girlfriend?I have been living with my girl for 4 months; her mom kicked her out so I told her she could come stay with me. I have roommates so I have to hide her or I would get kicked out of the house.

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Sharing Living Expenses with Girlfriend?My girlfriend and I have been together ever since 1993. Back in 2016 we decided to live in an apartment together. Back then I was making quite a bit more than she was so I was coming up with the rent. Now the rent is quite a bit higher and I don't know how to approach her.

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Sharing Household Expenses with a Boyfriend?I have been dealing with the proper way of moving into an home which is already established. Meaning I met a guy almost 3 years ago and we finally decided for me to move into his home in September. I decided to give him 1,000 a month to contribute to the household that he already had since he was 23; he is now 43.

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Sharing Living Expenses with Girlfriend?I am a 36yr man who works from home. I have just again moved in with my girlfriend who has two kids, both boys ages 5 & 9. I am trying to get an opinion or feel from others about my situation to see if it is fair and I should not fight it or if it's unfair and I should stand up for myself.

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Asking Live-in Boyfriend to Help with Utilities?Is asking my live-in boyfriend to pay $300 on rent, electric and water too much to ask?

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Responsibility for Funeral Costs?What do you do if the beneficiary only pays half of the funeral costs and takes the rest and then expects the other sibling to pay that other half?

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Sharing Expenses with Boyfriend?My boyfriend and I both own our own homes. His adult daughter who is 38 years old and her 12 year old son live with him. We take short trips a few times a year close to home and he pays for the lodging. I drive my car, pay for gas, and share in other expenses. He stays at my house 5 days a week.

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Fundraising Ideas for Dance Trip?My daughter is an Irish dancer and recently qualified to dance at the national competition in February. We live in Ohio and the competition is in Orlando. I am trying to come up with ideas to raise the funds so she can go on the trip, any suggestions?

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Sharing Living Expenses?My BF and I are now living together in his home. We are in our mid-to-late 40s. Right now we are splitting most of the bills/spending, but I have been covering a bit more of the bills, outings, and food as I make more. The issue is that we are splitting mortgage payments and I do not have my name on the title.

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Sharing Living Expenses with a Partner?She: My friend is living with me, we are both retired and living in my house. My mortgage and utilities are around $1000 per month. I want hm to pay $500 per month. He: I own a house in Florida, but I have been mostly staying here with my friend. I have been paying all of the utilities and we split groceries.

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Sharing Expenses With Boyfriend?I am a 31y/o woman living with my boyfriend, who is 56 and succesful in his career. I have lived in his house for a few months now and we've been together for almost 2 years. I work part time and help with his autistic son. He wants me to also pay rent.

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Buying and Parking a Travel Trailer?After my father died, I quit my job and moved to the country to help my mother finish building the house that they had barely started. Now I want to move back to the cities and get a job. I have about 5000 dollars and a job lined up. What is my best option for a cheap trailer and where do I park it?

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Sharing Living Expenses With Boyfriend?I am an 8 year widow. I have a house in my name. My boyfriend lives with me, but says it's not his house and does nothing as far as cleaning, etc. I am the maid. He thinks $250 a week is too much to pay. I pay the mortgage plus more. He deducts his gas and cigarettes from that. Those are not household expenses.

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Responsibility for Funeral Expense?My sister and I are not close. If she passes, am I responsible for her funeral costs?

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Sharing Car Expenses With Girlfriend?I have lived with my girlfriend for 4 years now. She bought the house I was renting. We split all the bills 50/50 and we alternate turns on buying the groceries. She has a car, I don't. Lately we have been sharing in the car repairs, but here is where it gets contentious.

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Sharing Expenses With Boyfriend?My boyfriend wants to move in with me. We have been dating for over a year, we have had many disagreements ranging from exs to finances. If he moves in, he doesn't want to pay 1/2 of utilities since I currently receive child support. Is this fair? Am I expecting too much from him?

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Medical Education in China?Are there medical schools with English programs for MBBS or BDS in China?

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Sharing Living Expenses With Girlfriend?My girlfriend and I have been on and off for 5 years and have recently started taking marriage classes. We are talking about moving back in together so we can save money for a wedding. I pay $400 a month where I'm at. She pays $878 in rent plus another $500 in car and utility bills.

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Sharing Living Expenses With Girlfriend?I rent a home at $ 1,200 a month plus expenses of $220 or so for utilities, not including food, gas, etc. She paid nothing for 4 months, then asked what I expected. Her salary is about 27K, mine is 40K, and I asked for $400, plus 1/2 electric and water per month. She claims this is not "normal" or fair.

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Sharing Expenses With Boyfriend?This could end our relationship. It's been over a year now since my bf of 2years got his own apt. He "stayed" with me about 6 months prior to getting his own place because he wasn't ready financially. But for over a year now he works full time and makes more money than me.

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Expense Sharing Problems?My boyfriend moved into my apartment in 2010. He had agreed to pay his ex wife $ 2000.00 a month. I was not involved in this amount. I had my 2 daughters living with me in a 2 bedroom apartment. His 2 boys would come over every weekend. Since he paid out so much to her I didn't push the issue.

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Sharing Expenses With Boyfriend?I've been with my boyfriend for 2 1/2 years. I have two boys that live with us and he has a daughter that stays 3 days out of the week. He quit a well paying job because he said he wanted to see his daughter more and go to school. Well he never went to school and now he works 30 hours a week at a minimum wage job.

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Sharing Bills With Partner?My partner is 40 years old and was a full time student. She graduated 8 months ago and has been looking for work, but will only take a full time job in her field. I bought us a home 6 months ago and she agreed to buy the food and pay the bills. She has still yet to find a job, but gets $900 per month from her ex husband.

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Sharing Expenses with Boyfriend?I own my home. It is a big home where I live with my four kids. I have lived here with them for 10 years. The last 8 years I have been alone with the children in this home. I have been dating someone for a while who has one daughter. We are considering moving together and I have a hard time figuring out what is fair.

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Help Getting My Septic Tank Fixed?My septic tank is not working properly. Water is coming up out the ground. I've had it dug up and sucked out 6 months ago, and the company told me it would be at least 10,000 dollars to repair it.

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Help Paying for Foundation Repair?My parents are low income and are in need of the foundation repaired on their home. Two of the walls are bowed in by 4 inches. It is definitely a structural issue. We got an estimate, but not sure if there are organizations that help with the cost. They live in Wisconsin.

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Sharing Expenses With Boyfriend?My dilemma is that my now boyfriend and I have been off and on for the last 7 or 8 years. He asked me to move in with him. I didn't take the offer at first, but once other options didn't work we decided to "fix" his house up. We decided, I would pay for materials and he would do the work.

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Sharing Living Expenses?My friend and I have been living together for 12 or so years. When I moved in I was doing temp work, but contributing to food and cable and smaller but important expenses.

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Sharing Living Expenses With Boyfriend?I'm 31, in a relationship with a 47 year old man with a 14 year old daughter. I have no children. We are looking to rent a place together, and would eventually buy a house together.

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Sharing Living Expenses With Boyfriend?Here's the thing, my BF asked me to move in last month because he couldn't move to my city. He has 4 kids. So I quit my job (looking for a new one in his city now, but he doesn't want me to work...

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Sharing Living Expenses?It is my home, she recently moved in. I have a 16 and a 12 yr old that I have every other week. I do all of the cooking, cleaning, etc. She does do her own laundry. Should she contribute to mortgage, utilities, groceries?

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Establishing Credit?How do I get credit to make purchases?

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Sharing Mortgage Expenses With Boyfriend?My boyfriend and I are moving in together. We have a 1 year old son and I have a 5 year old daughter. He bought a home last year and I bought one this year. The decision to move in together was made after our homes were purchased.

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Sharing Expenses With a Boyfriend?My boyfriend moved in with me 6 months ago. I am a student and he is the owner of an organization. We share all the expenses. When we go shopping it is the same, but he eats twice or thrice my portion. Sometimes my parents have to send me money for upkeep with which I pay my part of rent.

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Sharing a House With My Boyfriend?My boyfriend and I want to move in together. He says that he is "uncomfortable" with the idea of me being on the mortgage or the deed to the home. We've been together for three years. While I understand where he is coming from....

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Sharing Living Expenses With Boyfriend?I been living in my boyfriend's house for over 4 years. He is divorced with 3 kids. I quit my job and moved out of my town into his. Because of the girls schedule, we have 50% of the time, I take care of them.

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Who is Responsible for Funeral Expenses?My mother in-law remarried 8 years ago. They live in my mother's home and he will continue to live there after her death. She has let her life insurance lapse and she is now 80 years old.

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Sharing Expenses with a Live-in Boyfriend?I am 47, divorced, with two teenagers and still reside in the house that my ex and I own. We are co owners, as the judge ordered me to stay in the house. My ex pays me alimony and child support.

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Sharing Living Expenses and Chores?My boyfriend has lost his home and is livng in a run down rental of his own. I know he is having financial problems, but he doesn't discuss them with me.

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Moving Into a House With Friends?I have been thinking about moving out of my parents house and moving in with my friends after I graduate high school. I'm wanting to move in with 4 of my friends.

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Who Is Responsible for Funeral Expences?My partner left his wife and came to live with me. He never divorced his wife and he has now died. I've been told that his wife is the next of kin so she has to arrange the funeral and handle the cost.

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Pregnant and Sharing Expenses With Boyfriend?I have just found out I am pregnant and therefore my boyfriend and I are now looking to move in together. I plan to go back to work after the baby is born and work about 30 hours a week.

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Sharing Mortgage Expenses with a Partner?Should I contribute to my partner's mortgage if his house is going to his four kids when he dies? We are getting married and he wants a pre-nup that says his kids get the house, yet I am contributing and could be for years. Or should I just be paying my half?

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Splitting Living Expenses With Boyfriend?I live with my boyfriend, he owns the home so I didn't get a say in if it was affordable. However it's not bad either, but he lives there with his 2 kids, 10 and 11 years old. He would have to pay the mortgage anyways, it's not like I am taking up any space being that I share a room with him.

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Sharing Expenses With Live-in Girlfriend?My GF of 2 and a half yrs is moving in with me. It was a mutual decision based on us wanting to be together. We are 50 yrs old. She previously had an apartment for which she paid roughly a $1000 a month in rent plus all the utilities that go with an apt (gas, electric, cable, water).

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Should My Boyfriend Help Pay for Taxes and Insurance?I live with my boyfriend. I own the house free and clear, except I just built a 2 car garage with a small mortgage that I pay for. Should he help pay for homeowners insurance and property taxes since he is living here?

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Thrifty Advice for Teen Starting Out on Own?I am looking for advice for a teenager starting out on his own. What foods are cheapest? How do I save money on cleaning supplies? How do I stay busy?

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Finding Rent Assistance for Low Income Family?I need help paying my rent. I am a mother of 3. I lost my job and I need help to pay my rent before 10 days are up or I will be evicted.

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Sharing Expenses With Boyfriend?I am a student out my country and I have boyfriend like me. He works, but I can not find a job. From the first date we have lived together, some times in his house some times in my dormitory. After the summer we are back again from our country to Cyprus and he insist to live only in his house.

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Problems Cashing an Old Money Order?I went into the bank last week to cash a money order I had for three years. They said because of the date they would have to send it away. I signed it and showed my license.

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Getting a Small Equity-secured Loan with Bad Credit?I am in dire need of a loan, but my credit is horrible after a divorce. I am trying to sell/trade/refinance my car for a much cheaper car because I cannot afford the payment anymore.

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Moving to Florida?Need info about relocating to Englewood, Florida. I have not come up with much on the internet. Also, with frugality and simple needs in mind, where is the best place to live in Florida?

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Looking for Grants for Heath Care Costs Not Paid By Medicare?My mom is 77 and is on small fixed income and she needs new dentures and hearing aids are there any grants out there for her?

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Saving Money on Household Expenses?This is not a specific question, we are a one income family, we have 10 (yes ten) children, and I am a stay at home mom. I would love to hear any and all ideas, advice, etc. about things we can do to save money.

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Using Carbon Paper Instead of Typewriter Ribbon?I have this electronic typewriter (Brother GX-6750) that I bought last week. I used the ribbon too much and eventually emptied both ribbons (typing ribbon and correction ribbon). Now that the typing ribbon is low, can I use a carbon paper?

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Why is Step Parent's Income Included in Calculating SSI Benefits?My son is autistic and receives SSI. His biological father and I are divorced and I will be remarrying in September of 2011. My question is why would his (new husband) income be counted?

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Survivor's Portion of SS Benefits?My husband and I receive Social Security benefits. Does the surviving spouse receive a portion of decedent's SS benefit? If divorced? If so, what percentage? If someone can offer a link or other resource for the answer I would appreciate it. Thank you!

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Will My Husband's Child Also Receive SSI?My husband started getting an SSI check, will his child receive a check too?

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What to Keep in a Safety Deposit Box?What are good items to keep in a safety deposit box? So far I have passports and original birth certificates.

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Can I Keep SSI and SSA Benefits When Enrolling in College?How can I keep my SSI or SSA benefits after I graduate and go to college? I'm going straight out of high school and I come from a very poor family.

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Advice for Buying a Prepaid Debit Card?I'm wanting to find out where to buy a prepaid charge card and how it works?

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Moving to Kauai on a Budget?Does anyone living on the Hawaiian island of Kauai know info on how to move there and stay there with a very frugal budget? My husband and I are genuinely considering a move for the climate and health reasons.

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Starting a Bent N Dent Grocery Store?I would like information on how to start a bent and dent grocery store. Where I can get the groceries to stock the store?

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Paying a Friend to Hang Curtain Rods?How much should you offer to pay a friend to hang seven curtain rods?

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How Much Should I Charge a Friend Temporarily Staying in My Apartment?A friends apartment is under investigation for BGE (Baltimore Gas and Electric) which means she has no electricity in her apartment. She has been here for over a month, doing her laundry and eating. She asked, "How much do I owe you?" My question is what is a fair amount?

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Resolving Delinquent Accounts on a Credit Report?I was helping a friend clear up his credit report. I noticed most of his debt was at least 15 years old. This debt was mainly from credit card companies. I had always heard that after 7 years old debt automatically drops off your credit report.

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Living on a Fixed Income?I am in financial crisis. After I am out this situation, how do I budget my fixed income so that every need is met?

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Power of Attorney Responsibilities?Does the person who has POA for a parent, have a responsibility to provide financial reports to the other siblings?

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Protecting Family Finances After a Divorce?My ex-husband is trying to have a share in all assets that belong to my family including shares that have restrictions (only sell to my brothers and sisters, only for what they are prepared to pay for them).

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Are SSDI Payments the Same in All States?Does the amount of Social Security disability payments change per state?

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Best Method for Disposing of Receipts?Should you shred or throw away receipts to places such as the grocery store, gas station, etc.?

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Bartering Advice?How do I find someone willing to take a few professional photos so I can use them on my website? In turn, I will advertise their shop as well.

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Sharing Living Expenses With Boyfriend?My boyfriend of three years moved in with me a little over a year ago. He buys groceries from week to week and spends about $300 - $400 a month but has not offered to pay any rent or utilities. How should I approach him to share in these expenses?

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What Should I Do With My 401K After Losing My Job?I was recently let go from my job. My husband and I were planning to borrow from my 401k for our first home, now we can't. Can we rollover my 401k to his?

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How Long Should You Keep Receipts?How many years should shopping receipts be kept?

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Appropriate Tip For Waitress at Sports Bar?My husband and I spent over 6 hours at a sports bar and grill today while watching 2 games. We had the same sweet, attentive waitress the entire time we were there.

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Paying Bills During Financial Hardship?I'm wallowing in debt right now and at a place I never thought I would ever be. Five years ago my fiance's house burned down and he lost everything and came to live with me while he tried to rebuild his life and his career.

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Organizing Debit Card Receipts?How do you keep track of all your debit card receipts? When its time to balance my acct I can't find have of my debit card receipts (they are suppose to be in my purse). Do you have any suggestions?

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Charging Roommates to Use My Washer and Dryer?How much should I charge for people to use my washer and dryer. It is a situation where roommates aren't paying for things and so I'm putting charges up.

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Advice for Reestablishing Credit?I was wondering if anybody can me with some advice. If you have bad credit or no credit where can you order from and not have to pay anything until the order is received?

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Saving Money When Shopping?How do you save money when you find things to buy?

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Does Your Age Affect Your SS Disability Benefits?I've been on SS disability for some time. Does turning retirement age increase your income? If so do you have to apply for it or is it done automatically?

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Credit Repair Company Reviews?Do any of these "credit repair" companies actually work?

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Holding On to Paid Bills?Why hold on to paid bills?

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Being a Cosigner While on Disability?I cosigned for a car and am now on disability. What should I do?

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Monthly Budget Sheet?I need a layout sheet to budget my monthly bills and expenses.

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Getting By on a Low Income?I like many other people are struggling financially. but unlike many others I have been in this boat for well over 5 years. I pay for my own health insurance. I own my car and condo outright.

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Paying for College?I need suggestions for how to pay for college.

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Tips for Seniors Living on Limited Income?I am looking for tips for senior citizens who live on limited income.

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