One month before my 21st birthday, my grandfather told me he would be gifting me 21,000 South African rand (approximately $1,500 USD based on the exchange rate at the time). However, there was a catch ...

We've often heard that loaning money to a friend or family member can make things really awkward – especially if you don't get paid back. Sometimes it's not even something official or a direct ask: ...

When you live in the wealthiest city in the world, it’s not hard to come up with people you suspect have access to their parents’ money. But when we set out to put faces to the generational wealth ...

I had always been scared to accept financial help from my parents. I always wanted to be independent and had told myself I'd never accept money from them. However, after exploring my fears and being ...

Borrowing money from family is awkward enough. But borrowing money from your parents when you are in your 60s is humiliating, Sherrie Palm told me. Palm, of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, founded the nonprofit ...