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Reader Question: How To Deal With Your Partner’s Family’s Financial Situation

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Here is her question: My boyfriend has an older brother that lost his job and was losing his home (their childhood home). At the time he was living with his brother – paying him rent and helping with bills. I told my boyfriend that as much as I love him I cannot move my son and I in his home along with his brother.

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Merry Christmas / Happy Hanukkah ! What an awesome year!

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His brother played that day. It was a good match and was great to see his brother again. (I I was excited to see the older brother again as the last time I saw him was at a charity event a few years ago. That money I could have used to pay bills or pay for a new car. So is his brother. That was part of the stress.

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Giving: Does It Always Have To Be About The Money?

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When you sit for someone else, that’s money that doesn’t have to go to the sitter — and might be used to pay utility bills. From driving your brother to a job interview to running a few errands for a neighbor in need, your time can make a big difference. My brother, a student, has an open invitation to come to dinner.

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Holiday Gift Guide for Him

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Whether he’s your husband, brother, father, grandfather, son, friend, boyfriend, or defies all categories, getting the right gift can be just as challenging as it is important. Whatever role the man in your life plays, chances are you want him to enjoy the gift you give him. Hot Tech. A Nice Shirt. A Fun Game or Game System.

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What If We All Only Had One Child?

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I come from a family of three children, though one of my brothers died as an infant and the other died in his twenties. We had only one daycare bill, so we could afford to send our child to a private language school, which our last two children didn’t benefit from because it was so expensive for multiple children to attend.

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5 Reasons Mature Adult Offspring Fear “The Money Talk” with their Parents

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Once we find out that they are having trouble paying bills, meeting expenses, managing their accounts or dealing with unscrupulous sales people, we can no longer ignore that nagging little voice inside that says we are supposed to help them, that we need to take some responsibility to make things work.

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Exploring Veteran’s Benefits

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When Mom died, my brother purchased additional plots adjacent to hers so that family coming after could rest there as well. The famous GI bill has been updated several times, but still provides significant benefits to veterans to obtain education and training. It is now known as the Post 9/11 GI bill. Education and training.

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