Deciding whether to rent or buy a home is an important choice and understanding the advantages and challenges of each option ...

We rent a house to our daughter. She pays the rent, which equals the mortgage payment. It's been a struggle each month getting the payment from her. There's a balance of about $40,000 left on the ...

For claiming a deduction on home loan interest under Section 24(b), you must be paying interest on a loan taken to purchase a ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Blanche,” and I didn’t grow up together after she turned 13. I was 6 at that time, and our grandmother raised her. We talked on the phone a lot until I was 45 and my husband ...

The original Reddit post came from a user whose wife recently got a job abroad after being fired by the Department of Government Efficiency. The original poster said he works remotely, but his wife’s ...

The greatest financial danger in retirement isn’t always the stock market—it’s the constant, nagging fear of running out of money. This anxiety causes many people to needlessly underspend and worry, ...

One of the biggest tax benefits that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides homeowners is the exclusion of capital gains on the sale of a primary residence. While this exemption is limited to ...

DEAR ERIC: I had a starter marriage many years ago that only lasted a couple of years. We got married too young and I quickly realized that I had nothing in common with my wife. We divorced but she ...

Imagine taking a two-week vacation during the 2026 FIFA World Cup — and having the entire trip paid for simply by renting out your home while you’re gone. With thousands of visitors expected across ...

Dear Eric: I have six siblings, all retired and most of upper-middle class and all living in the same area. My older sister (Rachael) survived marriage to a horrible man. He died 10 years ago and left ...

Dear Eric: The home next door is vacant. I think it is a rental property. There is a huge tree in the front yard that is coming over my property. A tree from this property fell on my house a few years ...