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Well, it looks like I am going to have to retire Helga. My trusty 1990 Volvo 240 DL is less than trusty these days, so I need to start investigating buying a car. This will be the first time I have bought my own car, so I need to educate myself on the whole process. [...]

J.D. at Get Rich Slowly posted last week about the “Bank of Mom and Dad” and how we pay for education, with help from our parents and grandparents. The discussion that he started covered the problems that can arise down the road when adult children receive financial gifts like aid for college; in effect, they [...]