So I took another quiz, but this one wasn’t much fun. It’s call “Are You on the Verge of a Debt Disaster?”
The article includes a story of a woman that had a ton of credit card debt, $37,000.00 to be exact and with student loans around the corner to pay, she felt she was on [...]
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By now, everyone’s heard of Steven Slater, but just in case, here’s a refresher:
Monday, Steven Slater, a flight attendant for JetBlue became a hero to all who have thought of or dreamed of walking out on their job. Granted, there are a few additional points to Mr. Slater’s story that made him more exciting than [...]
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Before even considering bankruptcy, you should know whether the majority is even dischargeable. If you have the assistance of an attorney, he or she will be able to let you know. It is fairly common though for debtors to try to file their bankruptcies themselves. It would be a waste to find out that the [...]
Yeah I know. Just the thought of me being smarter than Dave Ramsey almost shot what I was drinking straight out of my nose. Honestly, though. In all of his financial brilliance, I think I have the wisdom of a broke, been there, regular old off the street chick…wisdom.
This article, The Truth About Bankruptcy, by [...]
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How is this even fair? Teresa Guidice (whom I admittedly have never heard of before. I don’t have cable, remember?) filed bankruptcy and owes 11 million dollars. 11 million. So, rich and famous people still get to be rich and famous even when they owe more money than a small country.
Even worse, instead of having [...]
Most people who are considering bankruptcy have tons of questions that range anywhere from, “will I lose my house?” to “can I keep my Victoria’s Secret credit card?” but the main question is usually “do I need an attorney to file bankruptcy?”
Obviously, there are do it yourself kits for nearly everything, and I haven’t tried [...]
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It took about a year after filing for bankruptcy before I started getting all of the offers for credit cards and loans. For a couple years, my credit was the best that it has been in almost my entire life. Now that it’s taken a dip again, I’m remembering things when my credit was good, [...]
There seem to be a few myths surrounding people that file bankruptcy. Broke people that file bankruptcy at least.
Myth #1
Somehow the bankrupt person wasted their money and then decided they didn’t want to pay their bills anymore. The bankruptcy stigma only applies to broke and poor people, no one ever said anything like that [...]
