I’m Letting My Ungrateful Nieces Live in My Home. Yet They Threw a Fit at My New Rules.

My sister and her husband were moving overseas and their two oldest didn't want to leave their school or friends.

Bethany ’s response to anything she doesn’t like is, “You’re not the boss of me” She’d rather socialize than study and it is a minor miracle she’ll be graduating in May .

Dear Pay Dirt: My partner and I put 20 percent down on a $ 500,000 house.

Part of me wants to put it into paying off the mortgage, but now may not be the right time.

Putting down $ 25,000 on a “new-to-you” car in two years will help keep your payments more affordable.