I am 65 and had long hoped for early retirement, yet I am still working. I have my 90-year-old mother with no income under my care, and my 73-year-old husband, Read more
Tag: mother
As food prices rise, this Detroit mother is forced to choose between paying her energy bill or buying groceries and one key driver of inflation is finally showing signs of easing
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘It’s ridiculous’: Inflation puts pressure on families with young children who are struggling to keep up with the weekly food bill Two families Read more
As food prices rise, this mother must pick between her energy bill or groceries
Tramena ONeil, 50, is making changes to her food budget to accommodate the rise in food prices. The mother of five works as a part-time parent outreach coordinator for Southeast Read more
‘I want them to go to sleep with full stomachs’: One mother tells MarketWatch how inflation almost ruined dinnertime with her family
Lane, 44, lives with her husband, an art director, and four children in Harrisburg, Pa. A few years back, Lane quit her job as a nurse to take care of Read more
‘I grew up an only child’: My father wants me to inherit the family home, but my late mother also had a son from her first marriage. Are we doing the right thing?
Dear Quentin, My mother and father were married for almost 60 years, and my mother just passed away. I grew up an only child. I am my father’s only child; Read more
My mother’s husband has two children. What happens to my inheritance if my mother dies first? Will my stepfather’s family inherit money from her estate?
Dear Moneyist, My mother is married to her second husband who has two adult children from two previous relationships where only one of his children carries his legal last name. Read more
‘She is at risk of outliving her savings’: My mother, 100, was tricked into deeding her home to my brother. How can I persuade him to give her financial support?
Several years ago, our father died and left a fully paid house to our mother because he knew she would be needing some financial support in her later years. Unfortunately, Read more