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In this week’s reader mailbag, we’re talking about families, particularly financial issues involving children and parents. This is a topic near and dear to me as a member of the “sandwich generation,” meaning that I simultaneously have young children at home as well as parents and in-laws who are already …

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. How to promote a side gig2. How to handle a professional review during coronavirus3. The value of finding “any” job4. How to network in a blue-collar job5. …

Photo by Aaron Freeman / Money Talks News Insurance: the only product you pay a lot of money for, then hope you never use. Whether it’s home, life, car or health, insurance is often a necessary part of modern life. What’s not necessary, however, is paying more than you have …

Just dance / Shutterstock.com Shopping can cause problems, whether you are a compulsive shopper or an occasional impulse buyer. Spending more than you can afford, running a balance on credit cards and feeling stressed out from debt — all of these behaviors can pose a risk to your financial stability. …

Summer is often a time for moving. Apartment leases often end during the summer months, causing people to move to new apartments or into a house. People who bought houses in the spring often take a summer vacation to move to their new home. The weather usually cooperates, too. Unfortunately, …

Author’s Blurb: I’ve never properly budgeted for anything in my life. My way of saving is just to not spend, and I suppose I have rather good discipline over my financial habits. Even during the MCO, I haven’t been tempted to spend on wants to keep myself happy, I just …

Snezana Ignjatovic / Shutterstock.com Retirement can be a great time of life, but financial uncertainty is especially hard in this phase. If income is tight, every decision you make now counts. The current volatile stock market and low-interest-rate environment both are weighing on retirees’ financial decisions. How can you ride …

As countries around the world slowly begin to come back to life, governments are experimenting with exactly how prescriptive they should be when giving guidelines on how people should navigate the new normal — including on sex and dating. It has involved some trial and error. In the Netherlands, Dutch …

In 2019, the Malaysia tourism industry brought in 26.1 million tourists who spent around RM86 billion, an increase of 2.4% compared to 2018.  However, with the pandemic, Malaysia’s tourism industry is expected to make a loss of RM3.37 billion within the first two months of the year, and experts are …