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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. This week, a recently widowed reader isn't sure what changes to make to their financial plan. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Since my wife's death, I have found myself single for the first time in 48 years, and I'm looking at a very large income tax liability in 2024 and after. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Sincerely,Too Tired to FightDear Too Tired,AdvertisementFor me, your question comes down to one thing: Can you afford not to sue your stepdaughter? Still, you must consider the right thing to do beyond the personal emotional, or financial cost of house repairs and legal fees. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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This week, a reader's car was damaged when their friend drove it with the parking brake engaged. When he finally finished, my best friend did me a huge favor by driving from Portland to Seattle to bring me my car. While these feelings are perfectly natural, allowing them to ruin your relationship with your best friend would be unfair to you both. Knowing that your best friend "can barely afford rent" and still expecting her to repay you for the car parts is the wrong choice. But even if it isn't, I hope you don't lose your best friend over a single space-out.

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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Sincerely,Secure, But Feeling InsecureDear Secure,From the outside looking in, financial anxiety, like all anxiety, can seem absurdly easy to handle. So rather than worry about your husband's apparent financial anxiety, take comfort in your financial security. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Dear For Love & Money,My mother recently sold her home, and I am in the process of selling mine. Giving up the habit of relationship management when your desire is so innate and well-meaning can feel terrifying and even impossible. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. The only problem is that I'm burned out and unhappy, and I'm starting to resent my husband. My husband didn't get a degree, has no true calling, and is content to get a meager paycheck and go home. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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My kids were excited for their first trip on a plane — and it was thanks to our rewards credit card. This time, we saved up for it, not with money but with rewards credit card points. We still paid off our credit card from our checking accountevery month, but the initial expenses were always charged to our credit card first. We saved by staying with familyBut our savings didn't stop with credit card points. What I like about credit card points is that, in many ways, it feels like you're spending free money.

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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. This week, a reader gave their money to their daughter whom they live with for a down payment. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Dear For Love & Money,I gave my daughter and her husband money to put a down payment on a house, but we never discussed whether it was a gift or a loan. At the time, we gave money to our other children rather than leave it to them after we died.

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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. If you sue the granddaughter after the grandmother helped you in your earlier court case, any goodwill you two share will disappear. That said, if you don't sue, you'll never receive the justice you deserve — not to mention the money you're owed. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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For Love & Money is a weekly Business Insider column answering relationship and money questions. This week, a reader feels her boyfriend is taking advantage of her financially. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. I feel like my boyfriend is taking advantage of me. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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I wondered if ChatGPT would give me good retirement adviceSpeaking of tiresome work, I've spent many years putting off my retirement plan beyond my husband's 401(k). First, I asked Rush and ChatGPT the same question: What are the best retirement strategies for self-employed people? They recommended similar types of accountsRush and ChatGPT had similar suggestions regarding which kinds of retirement savings accounts freelancers should consider. ChatGPT also mentioned determining your risk tolerance and diversifying your investment portfolio accordingly, as well as including healthcare expenses in your retirement plans by contributing to an HSA, and reassessing and adjusting your retirement plans regularly. I'm happy getting retirement advice from a humanBut Rush had a few other suggestions that ChatGPT didn't list in its response to my question.

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Our experts answer readers' insurance questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess insurance products). This week, a reader paid half the cost of their brother's funeral out of their own pocket. He had life insurance, with the money going to my mother and my two adult kids. Try saying something like, "I didn't have the chance to prepare for my brother's funeral expenses financially. You weren't wrong to ask, and you certainly weren't wrong to assume your brother's life insurance would cover the funeral costs.

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's husband isn't willing to consider renting out part of their home. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. AdvertisementIf your husband isn't fully onboard with the idea, then it's a no-go. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader feels he deserves a larger share of his mom's inheritance than his siblings. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. I plan to ask my siblings for a larger share of my mother's legacy that I can put toward teaching college. When you ask your siblings for a larger share of the inheritance money, be direct, honest, and confident.

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Dear For Love & Money,My husband believes we should have six months of spending saved up at all times. I try to add money to our high-yield savings because, in my opinion, savings means savings. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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AdvertisementA few months later, she canceled the wedding due to the domestic violence she experienced from her fiancé. I found out by seeing a post on social media. Her husband posts pictures on social media washing brand-new four-wheelers they purchased for him and their two kids and an expensive truck. Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Financial Security tells us that 99% of domestic violence cases have a financial element. Certainly, remember what may happen before you give your niece money in the future, but don't stop showing up for her in other ways.

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. After my grandma gave me a large check to help me out, my sister got upset because I had "plenty of money" and didn't need it. Instead, set up two different accounts and put your retirement savings in one and an emergency fund in another. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader gave their son money years ago, and their husband thinks he should repay it now. AdvertisementDear For Love & Money,I gave my adult son money when he was getting a divorce eight years ago. When you gave your son the $16,000 eight years ago, did you call it a gift or a loan? You said you gave your son "the money with no strings," implying you originally intended it to be a gift.

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Dear For Love & Money,My spouse and I want to travel abroad more, but we're not sure where to start when planning a vacation budget for anything other than an all-inclusive resort. The key isn't to make a budget fit your destination but to make your destination fit your budget. Get Travel Insurance Quotes OnlineProtect your trip with the best travel insurance .

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A friend suggested substitute teaching as a way to get extra income in a way that fits my schedule. The pay isn't great, but every little bit helps, and it's nice getting involved in my kids' schools. Substitute teaching is the perfect side hustle for meA friend suggested substitute teaching to me this summer when I was spinning in pre-holiday financial anxiety. But the difference is that, unlike volunteer PTA work, substitute teaching will also pay for my family's Christmas. I'm sure I'll have less time and more money someday, and substitute teaching will be the necessary trading card.

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. Our columnist says that just because hard work is virtuous, not doing that hard work isn't wrong. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. But we've all struggled to do hard things, and that sense of achievement we feel when we're done speaks for itself. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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AdvertisementAdvertisementFor Love & Money is a weekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. Our columnist says they may not owe their in-laws money, but they do owe them kindness and compassion. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. We are in a different stage of life and have expenses the other siblings don't. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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For Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader makes much less money than their partner and is worried about the imbalance. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Dear For Love & Money,My partner and I are fully committed to each other and absolutely soulmates. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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AdvertisementAdvertisementFor Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. You think your boyfriend's parents should have saved enough for retirement, but maybe they did and lost most of it on a bad investment. AdvertisementAdvertisementYou said your boyfriend's parents were so embarrassed to ask their son for money that they cried. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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AdvertisementAdvertisementFor Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader has been talking marriage with their boyfriend, but he has $100,000 in debt. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Sincerely,Want the guy, but not his debtDear Want,AdvertisementAdvertisementWe talk a lot about unconditional love — love that doesn't know the word "dealbreaker," love that doesn't stumble in the face of pain and disappointment. Tips from a 30-something who paid off $100,000 in debt »But doing your due diligence doesn't stop with the research phase.

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