Advanced ➔ Results The Moneyist‘I do all the yard work, cooking and cleaning’: I with my daughter and her lazy boyfriend. She wants me to buy her house. Do I say yes.
‘When I say anything, I am immediately wrong, unless my daughter wants something’Last d: July 3, 2025 at 7:02 a. ETFirst Published: July 2, 2025 at 5:20 a.
ETResizeListen(7 min)“When my former spouse, who is 13 years older than me, dies, my income jumps by $3,200 a month. ” (Photo subject is a model.
) Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoDear Moneyist, I’m 64 and currently in my daughter’s house with her current boyfriend. She has several health issues, and we have d together for 10 years.
Her health issues are growing, and she has only energy for a highly nical government position and her boyfriend. She has little interest or tolerance for much else, including me.
Her boyfriend buys junk food, energy drinks, alcohol and takeout. He takes out the garbage and works on his sports cars. He tends to his old dog who messes in the house. Nothing more.
He offers no rent, and no help with bills. I do all the yard work, cooking and cleaning. I am also in charge of the house maintenance. I do all the real food shopping she and I pay for.
The Author Quentin FottrellQuentin Fottrell is MarketWatch's Managing Editor-Advice and The Moneyist columnist. You can him on Twitter @quantanamo.
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