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Elizabeth Wilson is a news writer for Texas-Express.com, where she covers lifestyle, books, sports, education, and tech. She has been with the company since 2018. In her free time, Elizabeth likes to read and watch sci-fi movies. She also enjoys playing board games with friends and family.

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Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United training hours after attending Belfast nightclub

Marcus Rashford went out in Belfast the night before reporting himself as too ill to attend Manchester United training on Friday. United were informed that Rashford was out in the Northern Ireland capital on Wednesday night but The Athletic has seen confirmation that the player also attended a nightclub the following evening, hours before being […]

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We’re in our 70s, have $1.3 million in IRAs and $1.15 million in cash. But we have ‘no clue’ what to do with the money. 

Dear MarketWatch,  I’m 72 and married to my spouse, 71. We have one son, 45, who lives in California. We give him and his family $20,000 a year. Between us, with pension income and Social Security, we’re now receiving a little over $100,000 a year (gross) living in Florida. We own a $400,000 home paid

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I want my son to inherit my $1.2 million house. Should I leave it to my second husband in my will? He promised to pass it on.

My husband and I signed a prenuptial agreement before we married. This is my second marriage, his first. He has no children. I have one child who was an adult when we married so there was no need for my current husband to adopt him. My husband and I live in a home that I

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We’re in our 60s and have $300,000 on our mortgage. Should we use our CDs to pay off the loan?

Dear Big Move, My husband is 66 and I am 61, and we have a 30-year mortgage at 4.99% with a current balance of $306,000. We have several Certificate of Deposits totaling $90,000, and savings of $100,000.  Our only debt is the mortgage; we own our cars and pay our only credit card in full

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Doc Rivers talks vision for Bucks: ‘We just have to find our identity’

Newly hired Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers addressed areas of improvement for the team that recently made the in-season coaching change, saying, “We just have to find our identity.” “If you’re going to have (the slogan) ‘Fear the Deer,’ you gotta fear the deer,” Rivers said at his introductory news conference Saturday. “You know when

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Death is not a life event you can skip — and the cost is rising

Dying is expensive. Whether you opt for a formal burial or direct cremation, there are unavoidable costs involved in dying. The median cost of a burial in 2023 was $9,995 — a 6.1% increase since 2021, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. That figure included the costs for everything prior to burial, including a

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This $200 bourbon is crafted to pair with a good cigar

The bottle Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon, $199.99 The back story Americans continue to love their bourbon and other domestic-made whiskeys. Sales have soared for the category in recent years, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States reporting that they reached nearly $5.1 billion in 2022. Meanwhile, many Americans have also always loved

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The golfer who won $1.5 million but couldn’t accept it is turning pro. He won’t be able to recoup that money, though.

Nick Dunlap, the amateur golfer who won a $1.5 million prize from the American Express tournament last weekend but couldn’t collect it because he was still a college athlete, has decided to turn professional. The announcement comes after days of speculation that Dunlap could leave the University of Alabama golf team and play on the

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Maple Leafs’ Calle Järnkrok expected to miss 3-4 weeks with broken knuckle: Why it’s a big deal for Toronto

The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t have Calle Järnkrok around much in February. He broke his left knuckle at practice Friday afternoon and is out week to week, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters Saturday in Winnipeg. Järnkrok is expected to miss three to four weeks. It’s a more damaging injury than it might seem, as it’s

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More than half of Americans say buying a home isn’t a marker of success anymore. ‘What we’ve been fed our whole lives is not necessarily true.’

The question of whether to buy a house or continue to rent is one that Cicely Jones had heard so many times that she ended up devoting an entire chapter to why it’s OK to rent forever in her book on financial planning for young couples. “So many people experience so much stress and anxiety

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