Dear Penny: Do I Owe My Parents Part of My Paycheck? Robin Hartill, CFP®, September 12, 2021 Dear Penny, Late last year, I got my first permanent-full time job. I was very proud to have gotten this job, especially since I am a foreign national. Where I’m from, it’s very common for children who have jobs abroad to send remittances to their parents back home, so I immediately felt the pressure to […] This was originally published on The Penny Hoarder, which helps millions of readers worldwide earn and save money by sharing unique job opportunities, personal stories, freebies and more. The Inc. 5000 ranked The Penny Hoarder as the fastest-growing private media company in the U.S. in 2017. Share Work at Home maniaTweetWhatsAppShare on TumblrRedditEmailMoreTelegramLike this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Dear Penny: Will I Ever Get the $2K My Ex Owes Me After 14 Years? Robin Hartill, CFP®, September 8, 2021 Dear Penny, Around 2007, I lent my boyfriend at the time around $10,000 to buy a car. He said he would pay me back $500 a month. Well, he couldn’t handle that because he kept losing his job. Then he started paying me $250 a month. He paid me up to $8,000 and then stopped […] This was originally published on The Penny Hoarder, which helps millions of readers worldwide earn and save money by sharing unique job opportunities, personal stories, freebies and more. The Inc. 5000 ranked The Penny Hoarder as the fastest-growing private media company in the U.S. in 2017. Share Work at Home maniaTweetWhatsAppShare on TumblrRedditEmailMoreTelegramLike this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Who Gets Your Social Security When You Die? Robin Hartill, CFP®, September 7, 2021October 4, 2022 Most of us never see the first 6.2% of our paychecks. That money goes straight to Social Security taxes. If you live long enough and earn the required 40 credits — which translates to 10 years of work — you’ll get a monthly retirement benefit someday. But who gets your Social Security if you die […] This was originally published on The Penny Hoarder, which helps millions of readers worldwide earn and save money by sharing unique job opportunities, personal stories, freebies and more. The Inc. 5000 ranked The Penny Hoarder as the fastest-growing private media company in the U.S. in 2017. Share Work at Home maniaTweetWhatsAppShare on TumblrRedditEmailMoreTelegramLike this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Dear Penny: Can I Make My Husband Pay Me for $150K Gambling Loss? Robin Hartill, CFP®, September 5, 2021 Dear Penny, We’re a middle-age married couple without kids or a mortgage. We’ve been married for a few years, and my partner has had a gambling problem since before our marriage. The issue escalated during Covid. Though our income decreased, the more time available meant more gambling time to him. I took several loans to […] This was originally published on The Penny Hoarder, which helps millions of readers worldwide earn and save money by sharing unique job opportunities, personal stories, freebies and more. The Inc. 5000 ranked The Penny Hoarder as the fastest-growing private media company in the U.S. in 2017. Share Work at Home maniaTweetWhatsAppShare on TumblrRedditEmailMoreTelegramLike this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
5 Ways to Prepare for a Stock Market Crash Robin Hartill, CFP®, September 2, 2021June 16, 2022 On June 13, the S&P 500 index ended the trading day in a bear market. Still, the milestone was nowhere near as dramatic as the stock market crash of March 2020, when COVID-19 sent markets across the globe into mayhem. But there are plenty of reasons you may be worried stocks will continue to spiral […] This was originally published on The Penny Hoarder, which helps millions of readers worldwide earn and save money by sharing unique job opportunities, personal stories, freebies and more. The Inc. 5000 ranked The Penny Hoarder as the fastest-growing private media company in the U.S. in 2017. Share Work at Home maniaTweetWhatsAppShare on TumblrRedditEmailMoreTelegramLike this:Like Loading... Continue Reading