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For the sixth and final installment of our “Taxes in Ten” series, we talked with Lorraine (not her real name), who, along with her husband in 2018, cashed out some of their mutual funds to purchase their first home. Then, in 2019, Lorraine and her husband did their taxes as usual, because they hadn’t received any paperwork or notices from the brokerage company with which they cashed out their investments....

“When my ex-husband left, he immediately took half of our savings, put it in a different bank account,” she says. She also lost money when they sold their house at a loss, and feels behind on her retirement savings, as she was relying on his pension covering them both. “So, I just feel like I took, you know, two, three, four steps back, in terms of my financial situation,” Julia says....

Madewell has nearly 70 items on sale during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale with deals of up to 46 percent off. You can shop the capsule wardrobe staples from the fan-favorite and editor-loved brand, including jeans, sweaters, tops, dresses, and tons of accessories to carry you from summer to fall. As a frequent Madewell shopper myself, I’ve got my eyes on a new pair of jeans, a chunky knit cardigan, and a tote bag, all at a huge discount....

Luckily, when creating the open living room and kitchen in the 2021 Real Simple Home, we had the help of two professional designers: Delia Kenza focused on the kitchen and Natalie Papier planned the living room. Here are their top tips for making an open layout floor plan work. Keep scale in mind. “If you decide to have an open floor plan, make sure you consider scale,” says Kenza. “You don’t want the kitchen to overpower the rest of the space....

It’s no mistake that this style of cheesecake is dark and caramelized on the outside; rest assured, its center is soft and creamy. A consistent oven temperature is key here to avoid over-baking, which could lead to a grainy texture. So no peeking while the cheesecake bakes! For a gluten-free cheesecake, simply swap in an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend.