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Real Answers for Life’s Money Challengesby Dear PennyStaff WriterI got married at 19 and divorced in my early 30s. During my 20s, I didn’t work much because I stayed at home raising three kids, but I’ve worked full time ever since my divorce. I’ve never earned above $54,000 a year, which is what I’m making now.I’m turning 62 next year and am preparing to retire and take Social Security. My

by Sarah Li-Cain Charles Schwab’s robo advisor offering Schwab Intelligent Portfolios combines the brokerage’s expertise alongside technology to build portfolios for their investors.You can put your investment dollars to work by allowing the brokerage to build a portfolio based on a combination of their 51 low-cost exchange traded funds (ETFs). After signing up for an Schwab Intelligent Portfolios account, you’ll answer a series of questions designed to understand your investment

by Kari Faber When you’re looking to fill a position or hoping to find a new job for yourself, where you look can be almost as important as what you’re looking for.So depending on what the open position is — or what a qualified candidate looks like — the job board itself should be taken into consideration before the job hunt begins. Looking for your company’s next Director of Marketing?

by Ryan Chang, Adam Hardy Getting paid to write may sound easy, but the reality is a little more complicated. Freelance writing can be hard to break into, and the pay can be low (or nonexistent) for beginners. The trick is to get your first few articles or creative pieces published and then use them to score bigger clients and better pay. And even if long-term freelancing isn’t your goal,

by Timothy MooreContributor When you lease a vehicle, you never really own it — the dealer does. So you might think that you have no equity in the vehicle. But you’d be wrong. In fact, if you are currently leasing a car, even if you are just a year in and have several years to go, you might be able to get out of the lease and walk away with

Real Answers for Life’s Money Challengesby Robin Hartill, CFP®Senior EditorMy husband and I recently bought a house. In the flurry of paperwork, I didn’t realize that he had applied for the loan in his name only until it was all settled. I’m on the title with him, but not the loan.Aside from being mad that he made the decision unilaterally, how mad should I be about the repercussions of this