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Three ways to end a disagreement over a modest amount, costed properly. The one people dismiss out of hand is sometimes the correct answer.
Continue reading Small Claims, Mediation, or Writing It Off: Three Endings Priced Honestly
A document missing at the filing deadline has three possible responses, and the one most people choose is usually the most expensive of the three.
Continue reading Extension, Rush, or Amend Later: Three Answers to a Form That Has Not Arrived
The most expensive fraud a household is likely to meet arrives as a routine message from somebody they have been corresponding with for weeks.
Continue reading The Message That Changes the Wiring Instructions: Why It Arrives on Closing Day
A claim is not free even when it is paid. The question is whether the payment exceeds what filing costs across the next several renewals.
Continue reading Is This Claim Worth Filing, or Cheaper to Pay Yourself and Forget?
The mechanics of finding somebody have changed almost completely in twenty years. The part that decides whether the hire works has not moved at all.
Continue reading Twenty Years Between Two First Hires: What Changed and What Refused To
Several different deadlines run at once in any disagreement, set by different people for different reasons, and the earliest one is usually the least advertised.
Continue reading The Clock on a Dispute Starts Well Before Anybody Knows There Is One