Education
How the pandemic response has failed young people: Student debt
I graduated into a pandemic saddled with debt. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Finance
Finance
The LGBTQ+ Generational Wealth Gap Is a Serious Issue. This Is Why.
The LGBTQ+ Generational Wealth Gap Is a Serious Issue. This Is Why. It’s no secret that LGBTQ+ people face a range of financial challenges that heterosexual people simply don’t need to contend with. Less discussed (Read more.)
Community and Family
This great-grandmother invests in Philly real estate to build generational wealth for her family
https://www.inquirer.com/life/black-real-estate-investor-great-grandmother-creates-generational-wealth-20210811.html Joanne Bourne dabbled in real estate for decades before making a new career of it in 2018. She thanks S. Dave Hudson and his crew of professionals at the Super Realty Group in West (Read more.)
Community and Family
Tangled titles in Philly threaten more than $1.1 billion in generational wealth
https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/housing/dead-homeowner-unclear-ownership-tangled-title-philadelphia-deed-pew-charitable-trusts-20210804.html Philadelphians are at risk of losing more than $1.1 billion in household wealth because ownership of their homes is legally unclear, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts. And that’s a conservative estimate. More than (Read more.)
#HighCost of Being Broke
Philadelphians call for extension of eviction, lockout moratorium
Philadelphians call for extension of eviction, lockout moratorium Members of Philadelphia City Council joined with elected state officials and members of the public to call for an end to lockouts in Philadelphia. Lockouts take people (Read more.)
Finance
How the election is driving investors to Philadelphia’s ‘Opportunity Zones’
The federal incentive allows investors to skip out on capital gains tax in exchange for making long-term investments in businesses or developments in certain low-income areas | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Finance
Unemployed in Pa. Now Eligible for $300 Weekly Federal Relief Pay
Unemployed in Pa. Now Eligible for $300 Weekly Federal Relief Pay
Community and Family
Impact Of COVID-19 On Small Businesses
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/03/322475/impact-of-covid-19-on-small-businesses
Community and Family
DuBose Printing & Business Services: Finding A New Groove During COVID-19
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/25/322464/dubose-printing-business-services-finding-a-new-groove-during-covid-19
coronavirus
The rules for converting PPP loans to grants are complex. Here’s a guide.
Trying to figure out how you’ll pay back your small-business loan? Or better yet, get it forgiven? The Small Business Administration last week released a long-awaited request form for business owners who took out Paycheck Protection Program loans and want the debt forgiven. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)