Category Archives: Bankruptcy
Atlanta Economy Helps City Earn Place on ‘Most Stressful’ List
Forbes.com just came out with its annual list of the most stressful places to live and Atlanta is smack-dab in the middle, thanks to a 25% drop in home values and a 10.7% unemployment rate – a whole percentage point more than the national average. It’s not exactly bad news (hey, we could be at… Read More »
Chicago Economy Helps Earn City ‘Most Stressful’ Title
It’s a three-day weekend and, in theory, we’re supposed to be relaxing. But these are stressful times, particularly here in the Windy City. For the second year in a row, Chicago has been dubbed America’s most stressed-out place to live by Forbes magazine – and it’s largely thanks to the economy. Unemployment is at 11%,… Read More »
Give Yourself a Raise This Labor Day By Reducing Your Debts
Labor Day weekend is fast approaching but, for many of us, labor has already been on the brain for months. Nearly 10% of Americans are unemployed. Many more are worried we could become unemployed. Some of us are working more than one job just to make ends meet. And I don’t think I’m going out… Read More »
Celebrate Labor Day By Giving Yourself a Raise
Labor Day was developed to honor the American worker – but I think I can speak for most of us when I say the American worker is feeling pretty underappreciated right now. Unemployment is at the highest rate in decades. Layoffs are a constant worry. And for those of us lucky enough to be somewhat… Read More »
Bankruptcy Can Stop Foreclosure By Addressing Other Debts
Remember those Magic Eye pictures? On the surface, they looked like a bunch of colored dots. But once you let your eyes adjust, you could finally see the scene hidden inside. You could finally see the whole picture. Well, the foreclosure crisis is turning out to be a lot like those images. On the most… Read More »