What Does It Mean to Be a Financial Sponsor to Relatives Immigrating to the United States?

And should I take on this responsibility?

Money With a Side of Guilt

On borrowing money from your parents.

The Cost of Moving: The Happiness Factor

I’m going to have to explain this in a particularly Nicole way.

My Father, My Savings, and Me

My father has managed and invested my share of an inheritance since I was a child. At what point should I take on this responsibility?

The Cost of Living at Home

I’m the last of my siblings to still live with my parents.

The Girl Who Stayed Home

I think people like me wait for the phone call. Otherwise, we wouldn’t stay so close, and we wouldn’t grow those roots.

A Checklist Before Dying

Here is an overview of how to prepare for the (inevitable) worst.

Planning for My Parents’ Retirement

I don’t want my parents to worry about bills they can’t pay once they don’t have an income.

Should I Let My Parents Subsidize My Life?

It isn’t easy for me to say no—or for them to hear it.

The Cost of a Cheap Pedicure

Me: Do you autoclave your tools?
Pedicurist: Of course.