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Can I Pay My Wife So She Can Get Bigger Social Security Checks?
Dear Penny, I’ve earned more than the Social Security income limit for more than 35 years. I own my own…
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I’m Getting an Inheritance, but Grandpa Forgot About My Sister
Dear Penny, My grandfather worked hard his entire life and eventually became a fairly wealthy man. When he wrote his…
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What Really Shows Up on a Credit Check for Employment
You survived the interviews. You deftly explained where you see yourself in five years. You managed to sparkle even when…
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Should We Cut Out Kids’ Sports if We’re Always Broke?
Dear Penny, We are a two-parent household with three children under 10. We make about $7,500 a month combined but…
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Got Rats? We’ve Got Cheap Ways to Handle and Prevent Pest Problems
In the quiet and calm of night, I started hearing random thuds which I thought were outside my bedroom window.…
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My Boyfriend’s Debt and Crypto Loss Cost Me $48K. Can I Trust Him?
Dear Penny, My boyfriend of three years now has charged up $10,000 on my credit card until finally I put…
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How Do I Kick Out My 32-Year-Old Daughter After 2 Years?
Dear Penny, I have a 32-year-old daughter who seems to think that it’s OK to not pay rent or be…
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Can My Lazy Husband Take My Pension if We Divorce?
Adobe Stock, Getty Images and Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder Dear Penny, A couple, together 20 years but not really a…
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Should I Tell My Daughter She’s Cut Off at 18 Now or Wait?
Dear Penny, I’ve decided to basically cut off my daughter once she’s finished high school, which will be just over…
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The Top 10 Dear Penny Columns of 2022
Dear Reader, Every week I count on you to send your thorniest money questions my way. And once again, you…
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