We’re in our 70s and have $1.4 million. We pay $1,750 in rent. Will we run out of money in retirement?
“Our adjusted gross income was $160,000 last year. We both also have fairly good health insurance..”...
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Quentin Fottrell
03:19
I am a 65-year-old single woman with 25 credit cards. How do I cancel them without hurting my credit score?
“I pay them off each month if I use them and don’t run a balance.”...
Quentin Fottrell
04:19
My friend’s father gifted her Tesla and Google stock. They could be worth millions. Will they be split 50/50 in her divorce?
“My friend is working on an exit plan.”...
Quentin Fottrell
04:19
I’m single, 75, and living with kidney disease and a pacemaker. I’ve no long-term care insurance. Will I be OK?
“My income is $120,000 per year which includes $60,000 in Social Security and a pension.”...
Quentin Fottrell
00:23
‘I’ve been kept in poverty’: Do I take a $70K job at 74 and lose my Section 8 housing allowance?
“After the age of 50, I really only had sporadic contract work and I had to sell my house.”...
Quentin Fottrell
14:19
I’m a senior who barely survives on $1,300 a month. No way could I live on $1,000.
“We seniors are pressured and scammed into buying a lot of things we don’t need.”...
Quentin Fottrell
06:22
‘I’m tired of corporate America’: My wife and I have $1.65 million. I’m 61. Can I retire already?
“My annual income is $108,000.”...
Quentin Fottrell
13:19
I need $80K to buy my husband out of our home. Do I raid my $180K Roth IRA?
“I have two young children, and I have a great mortgage rate.”...
Quentin Fottrell
13:19
My late husband’s employer is forcing me to take 10% 401(k) distributions. Help!
“A company representative said the account needed to be emptied within a 10-year period.”...
Quentin Fottrell
13:19
‘I feel shaken’: A man offered $50 to powerwash my patio. He would not take ‘no’ for an answer.
I wasn’t interested. I told him, “No thanks.” That didn’t work...
