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Don’t Be a Sucker: The Truth About Guarantor and Cosigner Agreements

by Dennis Beaver | contracts, cosigner, family, financial, Guarantor

August 19, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Most people understand the risks of being a cosigner for a car purchase or lease. But how should you reply if a good friend or a close family member says, “Will you please be my guarantor — not cosigner, just a guarantor — for...

Don’t blame the boss for you ignoring all the red flags

by Dennis Beaver | business, contracts

December 13, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “Mike” was an experienced, well-paid plastic surgery practice manager in Atlanta and came across an ad in a trade magazine looking for someone with his background to work in Southern California for a large, multi-office medical...

Don’t do this if an employee or loved one is kidnapped

by Dennis Beaver | book, business, employment, kidnap

April 19, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “I am the CEO of an international consulting firm located in the Pacific Northwest. We send our people to every corner of the globe. Recently, a team sent to Turkey failed to respond to our phone calls and texts. We feared that they...

Don’t Feed the Kitties

by Dennis Beaver | animal control, animal cruelty, auto repair

August 9, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “I own a truck repair company that services the very large vehicles that are the backbone of goods transportation across North America.  Recently we found evidence that rodents had been chewing through wiring insulation. Today, much...

Don’t get burned by solar

by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, false advertising

February 7, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “We are considering making the jump into solar for both our home and machine shop which consumes a great deal more electricity than a normal house. But in researching solar in general, I came upon some of your articles which were...
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