The Moneyist

This man wonders whether he is obliged to give his friend a cut.

This concerned relative believes someone else is spending her money.

This retiree is 60, has no debt and owns two other properties.

This man wants to buy his wife an expensive watch.

This woman feels shortchanged by her sister’s estate decisions, and says her health was fragile.

This mother is afraid her son will lose out if she dies before her husband.

This father feels uncomfortable asking his nanny, who works over 50 hours per week, to stay late.

There are differences between guests and tenants under the law.

This woman spends $1,000 per year on credit-card fees.

This 22-year-old man saw his mother lose everything during the Great Recession and doesn’t want history to repeat itself.

He is her fourth husband and she is his second wife, and they have been married for 8 months.

What’s his is theirs — and the rest belongs to his wife.

This woman says her mom’s partner is putting a wrench into her inheritance plans.

This diner wants to know whether gratuity should be a choice rather than an obligation.

His uncle gave him over $200,000 when he was growing up, but he hasn’t received a dime in four years.

‘What is a fair and equal way for middle-aged second timers to navigate housing and a secure future together?’

A total stranger once convinced this man’s brother to pay her $200 water bill.

They both signed a power of attorney form he found on the internet.

In his second letter to the Moneyst, this man seeks advice for an elderly relative.

This man wonders whether his father’s widow is planning to keep the home for herself.

‘All of the potential scenarios for my parents’ estate seem to benefit my brother in some way.’

This 80-year-old woman wonders if she has any recourse without a promissory note.

He willed everything to his biological daughter, who is now deceased.

Can a last will and testament supersede a prenuptial agreement?

This man fears a costly legal battle to live in the home they once shared.