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    60 Days After Your Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Discharge, It's Time to Get to Work on Your Credit

    Submitted by master on Sun, 10/19/2014 - 10:41

    Rebuilding


    The whole purpose of bankruptcy is getting you a financial fresh start. This happens in several different ways. First is that you get to unload most of your unsecured debt (other than student loans, alimony, child support and some tax debts) so you have ...

    Unemployed or Underemployed? How Filing Bankruptcy May Actually Help You Get a Job

    Submitted by master on Sat, 10/18/2014 - 10:41

    Need a job

    In a competitive job market, employers can be increasingly picky about whom they hire, even for entry level jobs. Criminal record screening is standard for most jobs but, increasingly, decent credit is a criteria. Historically, it was only jobs that involved finances, retail or cash ...

    4 Ways to Keep Your Prescription Medication Costs from Causing Financial Disaster

    Submitted by master on Sat, 09/06/2014 - 14:36

    Wilson, North Carolina drug store

    We've written here before that more than half of bankruptcies and serious financial circumstances are caused by medical costs and chief among these is unmanageable prescription medication costs. Even with the onset of the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug costs are high and rising. This ...

    Are You a Veteran Hit by the VA Crisis Plus Money Problems? See How Chapter 7 Helps

    Submitted by master on Thu, 09/04/2014 - 14:23

    Disabled veteran

    You've likely heard about the Veteran's Administration scandal and about all the veterans that have had medical care delayed, denied and other horrible issues that are costing former service members their health and, in some cases, their lives. The good news is that prior to ...

    4 Ways to Get Out of Credit Card Debt If You Can't Afford What You Owe and Are Desperate

    Submitted by master on Wed, 09/03/2014 - 14:23

    Credit cards can mean trouble

    Many of our clients that come in for a bankruptcy consultation have overwhelming credit card debts, but these generally aren't the underlying cause of their financial problems. And credit card debts alone should not be the reason you file bankruptcy – particularly a Chapter 7 ...