Miss Manners: To whom do I send a thank-you note after receiving a gift from an estate?
I'm not keen to (thank her children) for a bequest that was A. not of their generosity, and B. handled entirely by lawyers.
Miss Manners: I don’t want to thank my friend’s children for a gift that wasn’t theirs
DEAR MISS MANNERS: An elderly friend died last year after a long decline. I was very fond of her, as she was of me, and I visited her regularly after she moved from her home to the care facility where ...
Here’s What You’re Legally Allowed to Gift Your Mail Carrier
When’s the last time you gave your mail carrier a gift? If you can’t remember, that’s too long! Through rain and snow and gloom of night, as the unofficial motto goes, mail carriers work tirelessly to ...
Miss Manners: I’m not sure how to tell a friend that her ‘gift’ doesn’t feel like a gift
Then at Christmas, as I opened her gift, she told me she’d decided to follow the same process with her sister: Purchase ...
Miss Manners: Friend buys my art and says the sale is my birthday gift
The letter writer’s friend thinks buying something counts as a gift to the seller. Dear Miss Manners: I had an art show last ...
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Miss Manners: A thank-you note that also begs forgiveness
She goes out of her way to ensure the comfort and livelihood of my roommate and me, even going so far as to bring us a big plate of turkey every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas. However ...
Miss Manners: I want to make up for years of not sending thank-you notes
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My landlady is a kind and thoughtful woman. She goes out of her way to ensure the comfort and livelihood ...
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Miss Manners: No, you aren’t owed a thank-you note for attending a funeral
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband recently passed, and I sent thank-you notes to everyone who gave a monetary gift or sent flowers. Are thank-you notes required to those who attended the wake services?
Nephews fail $10,000 gift ‘test’
Q. We have two nephews, 17 and 21, and felt it was time to teach them money management skills and saving for retirement. At Thanksgiving, we funded two brokerage accounts for each — a $7,000 Roth IRA ...
Severance Finally Gives Us a Gemma Update, and It’s a Doozy
Severance shed some much-needed light on Mark’s wife Gemma and her backstory this week… while also hinting at what’s going on ...
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Miss Manners: Even though I thanked someone in person, is it too late to send a thank-you note?
She goes out of her way to ensure the comfort and livelihood of my roommate and me, even going so far as to bring us a big plate of turkey every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas. However ...
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Sharon Cuneta flexes gifts from daughter KC
Sharon Cuneta is one happy mom as she received some gifts from her daughter, KC Concepcion. On Instagram, the Megastar shared photos of the gifts, which includes a 18-k yellow gold rose earrings, a ...