Happy Wednesday, MarketWatchers! Here are the top personal finance stories of the day.
Personal Finance
I earned $5 million in my lifetime—now my long-lost son keeps hitting me up for money
This man says he tried to find the son he fathered in his teens, but his son found him and discovered he was loaded.
This entrepreneur says you may need to save 40% of your gross salary
Prove to your boss you deserve a raise or become an entrepreneur instead.
I love my girlfriend, but she spends all her money on vacations and clothes
This 22-year-old man saw his mother lose everything during the Great Recession and doesn’t want history to repeat itself.
This is what kids need to learn so they can be smart consumers
We should be teaching kids these four habits that will make them savvy consumers.
This is why young professionals are choosing to live in tiny homes
Here are 8 reasons millennials are opting for these quirky little housing options.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé turned infidelity into a lucrative venture — but that’s not how it works for the rest of us
The star couple just released their first joint album, months after Jay-Z admitted in an interview he cheated on Beyoncé.
People are getting loans to pay for their vacations
You can pay for your vacation in installments. But should you?
My new wife wanted to live with me for free, even though she had $800,000 in the bank—so I asked her to move out
This man wants to know how they should split their assets.
How your ‘poker face’ can make you money at business as well as cards
A new study shows how people can perform well in high-stakes situations.
Paint your front door this color and boost your home’s selling price by $6,200
Picking the wrong color could cost homeowners when it comes time to sell.
Elsewhere on MarketWatch
Greece likely to get green light to exit bailout program, but worries linger
Eurozone finance ministers are expected Thursday to approve Greece’s graduation from its third bailout in August and provide some debt relief measures. But despite a pickup in the economy, Athens still faces big challenges.
Trump and his bumbling felons defend the rule of law at the border
The Trump administration officials say everybody must obey the rules, except them.
The auditor of Citi, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank was tipped off before regulatory inspection
The auditor of some of the world’s largest banks including Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank was tipped off before a regulator inspected them.
Powell, Draghi express concern over trade wars
Leaders of some of the world’s largest central banks expressed alarm over growing trade tensions.
Existing-home sales sink as tight supply smothers market
Sales of previously-owned homes fell for the second month in a row as there remains not enough supply to sate demand in the housing market.
Starbucks closures and D.C. restaurant minimum-wage hike are two sides of same story
On the same day Starbucks said it would close 150 U.S. stores, voters in Washington, D.C. approved a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage for restaurant workers to $15. The two decisions are not unrelated.
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