Monthly Archives: February 2024
Should Aspiring Entrepreneurs Take Out a Loan or Borrow From Family?
Many families include at least one member who is full of ideas for business projects but never has two pennies to run together and another who is boring but financially secure. All of those YouTube channels designed to get you psyched about entrepreneurship would never tell you this, but sticking with your boring salaried… Read More »
Consumer Protections for Automobile Buyers Could Become Stronger This Summer
For the past year and a half, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been working to impose a new set of regulations that protect consumers from fraudulent and abusive tactics when buying cars. The FTC first proposed the rules in the summer of 2022, and if all goes well, they will go into effect… Read More »
Congratulations on Being Frugal, but Now It’s Time to Get Out of Debt
In the 90s, working adults who were struggling with debt used to get a lot of finger wagging from personal finance experts about how they could easily pay down their debts quickly if they could avoid the temptation to stop at Starbucks on the way to work. The following decade, when the oldest millennials… Read More »
Huntingdon Valley Home Contractor Convicted of Defrauding Nine Clients
Home renovation projects do not always go according to plan. Even when contractors give you a good faith estimate about the timetable and the cost of materials, unexpected delays can always arise. A winter storm can require the contractor to take a week or more off of work, waiting for the snow to melt. … Read More »