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Updated Feb 13, 2012

Q: Do You and Your Spouse Manage the Household Finances Together?    —Farmington, MI

"If you are a married mom - do you and your husband sit down and work out the finances together? Do you have separate ..."

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Hi D., My husband and I have a joint checking and money market account. All of our bills are payed out of the checking account. I generally balance the check book...

In response to Melissas quite unkind remarks about seperate accounts... My hubby and I have separate accounts. We always have. We started that way when we were sing...

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Q: HELP!!!! We Got Pulled over Twice in Two Weeks and Received Two Tickets For...    —North Richland Hills, TX

"Ok, this is bad but with the slow economy and my sons medical bills that are not covered we have not gotten our regis..."

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Try not to take it personal what others judge you about. You are having hard times and nobody's perfect and getting pulled over in life doesn't qualify you as being an...

call the court and make payment plans also if you show proof of insurance they will take away your insurance ticket also go to amax insurance they have low rates

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Q: Pay Taxes on This?    —Chicago, IL

"Does anyone know how it works if you are the recipient of a charitable donation, do you have to pay taxes on it or ho..."

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Hey, N., I don't know about your tax situation, but you might explore having your benefactor pay your tuition and/or buy your books directly, if that's where the do...

N., I believe that it depends on how much you are given and who is giving it. People cannot give large sums of money away to defer paying taxes themselves but if i...

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Q: Savings for Baby    —San Antonio, TX

"I just had a baby 4 weeks ago and I have a good friend who wants to start a savings plan for him. My question is has..."

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Hi J., check out http://www.savingforcollege.com/ it has all of the 529 plans. You don't have to use one for Texas, you can use the best one to fit your needs. Congr...

Hello, I have 2 little ones and a friend of mine said that the best one to join when the open enrollment is the Texas tommorows fund. He has it for his 2 daughters the...

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Q: Need Adoption Attorney    —McKinney, TX

"Hi, We have some good news. We have a friend who's sister wants to give her baby up for adoption to us and we need ..."

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Curtis Harrison at Albin/Harrison/Roach is wonderful. He has helped in several adoptions, is a strong Christian, honest and a great attorney! Here is the website: ...

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are using Jenny Womack for their adoption right now and they are super pleased with her!! experienced and very friendly!! Jenny...

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Q: Denied by Unemployment    —Laguna Hills, CA

"This might be an odd question, but I was wondering if any of you moms have ever been denied unemployement. I was lay..."

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When I lived in California I was denied unemployment and went through the hearing process. It was horrible, my former employer didn't show up but the judge was a jerk ...

Why were you laid off? Your bio says you are working or was that where you were laid off from? If you are still self employed while laid off from an outside company,...

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Q: Help with Bills    —Murfreesboro, TN

"I need help with my electric bill. Because of the people that lived here before me, my electric deposit is 900 dollar..."

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some churches may help you, but the deposit should be based on your credit not the people before you. I would talk to the electric company again and ask to pay a $100/...

I delt with the same thing with my electric company when I first moved in. If the bill wasn't in your name and you have decent credit no worries ;-) Go the the electri...

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Q: Grandparent Rights    —Irving, TX

"Is there anyone out there that can give me any advice or refer me to a lawyer(inexpensive) that can help me with gran..."

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Well, I can't help you with a Family Law Lawyer, however were you given a reason as to why they were granted custody or was it first come first serve so to speak. I w...

S., I don't know if this is feasible or not, but would you be able to try mediation with the other grandparents? Rather than working with a lawyer, which may seem u...

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Q: I Think I Was Scammed by O-nature-l..what Do I Do?    —Pittsburgh, PA

"Hi! On advice from another memember I ordered laundry soap from a family company called O-nature-l. I (like an IDIOT..."

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Another thing you could do is to call your credit card company and let them know what happened. Maybe they can refund the money that they took from you.(or at least bl...

I don't know anything about this company, but I would keep trying to contact them. I looked at their "Contact Us" page. Instead of clicking on the email address th...

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Q: Other Mother's Who Had to File for Child Support?    —San Diego, CA

"I'm so confused. I just have questions for someone who has already been through the legal system when the father is o..."

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It takes 2 to have a child and your ex is responsible for support. If you don't need the money now, you can put it away in a college or emergency fund for your child. ...

Hi R., I've been there and done that. I would be more than willing to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to email me before 4:30 today ____@____.com or ...

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