"I cannot say this strongly enough: Children who complain about the seatbelt need a booster"
I felt that I had to write in to tell of my personal experience in response to the woman whose husband was wary of lending money to his brother-in-law.
When I received a substantial yerushah, my daughter needed money for a down payment. She asked me to loan her a large amount of money. Since I wanted to help her, we agreed, and my son-in-law and daughter signed a paper that they would give us a monthly payment till they were all paid up. They paid for a few months and that was it.
Now we are in our golden years, and we could use the money. But it’s gone forever; they said they couldn’t pay anymore. That was ten years ago, and our relationship has never been the same again.
Listen to your wise husband — unless you’re ready to lose the money.
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