Dear Maribeth,

My boyfriend and I are having some financial difficulties right now. We both know they are temporary. My boyfriend wants to take out a loan for $1000 to buy Christmas presents. I don’t agree with this, because I think our friends and family will understand that we can’t afford a lot this year. He […]

Hi Maribeth,

I have been working as a massage therapist for over a year alongside my friend and have just begun to take steps to open my own center. This has been a painful process for us both - is there something I could do to ease the growing pains? Thanks!

Lynn

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Dear Maribeth,

I work in an office with about 10 other women, some of whom I like more than others. To celebrate the holiday, we do a “Secret Santa” and pick a name for a person that we buy a gift for. Since I am friends with some people I work with, I’d like to buy […]