Image via Wikipedia DEAR BENNY: My partner and I have a very serious decision to make quite soon. Can unmarried, co-titled adults on a property, having fulfilled the 24-out-of-60-month occupancy requirement each be eligible for the $250,000 exemption? –Pamela DEAR PAMELA: The answer is yes. So long as both of your are on title, and [...]

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DEAR BENNY: I live in Florida and am executor of the will of a friend in New York City who owned a one-half interest in a condo in Ocean City, Md. She wanted to give that interest to my nephew upon her death. How do I go about transferring her interest to him? Do I [...]

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The Strongest and Weakest Housing Markets By Louis Jones, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, www.kiplinger.com It’s no secret that the real estate market has been hammered. Nationwide, median home values dropped 18% in 2008, according to the most recent data from Fiserv Lending Solutions, a home-price research company. And in markets such as California’s Central Valley, where [...]

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Image by AFP/Getty Images via Daylife As the next high school graduating class gets ready for college, tuition has never been a more important issue because of today’s tough economy. If you’re looking for ways to offset tuition for your kids, private scholarships are still available that don’t require perfect grades, a musical genius, or [...]

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Image by TheTruthAbout… via Flickr DEAR BENNY: I am a recently divorced woman. After many years of marriage in the same residence, I was decreed full ownership of the family home. However, I had to secure a substantial loan on the home to give to my ex-husband in order for him to move out. Because [...]

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In August 2009, the Post- 9/11 Veterans’ Educational Assistance Act (signed by President Bush in 2008) kicks in for qualifying members of the military on active duty since September 11, 2001. The , this law is designed to provide veterans with a similar level of educational benefits provided to service members at the end of [...]

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Image via Wikipedia A Tough Climate for Teen Employment Summer jobs have always been a great opportunity for teens not only to make a little extra money, but to gain some valuable work experience, and to get a good feel of the responsibilities and expectations that await them in the years ahead. Unfortunately, today’s teens [...]

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Image by v i p e z via Flickr Are you sick of worrying about the budget and how you’re going to cut back and save even more? Well, don’t worry. Here are 3 easy ways to save some cash without even noticing: Upromise and other programs like it allow you to accumulate savings for [...]

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