This week, as I reached into the mailbag, I pulled out two questions, neither of them with easy answers. I was tempted to set them aside and try again, but I decided to tackle both, knowing that my letter-writers are not the only ones facing these kinds of financial situations.
Dear Mary: If my parents are in debt and they die, who pays the bills? I am terrified of inheriting my parents’ debts. —Bethany
