J.D. Blackwell articles

If someone borrows an item from you and uses it for their business, shouldn't you get some of the money they made?

Your father-in-law mocked you for buying Bitcoin, but now he's asking for you to lend him money for his small business. Should you let bygones be bygones?

A lot of grocery items saw steep price increases in 2025, but not all of them.

It's understandable that landlords want to see references from potential tenants, but how do tenants verify a new landlord?

With two days before closing, the buyer of your house backed out. In this situation most sellers ask: do we get to keep the entire deposit?

Many services are a lot cheaper when you pay once for the whole year instead of month to month.

Gift cards sold at chain retailers are an increasing target of fraud.

When an elderly parent remarries late in life, their adult children often worry about what happens next.

You can recommend a friend to your manager for a possible job, but you can't influence the job interview process.