Archive for April, 2010

Beating Debt with a Stick

Debt is a Product in America
The #1 sickness in America concerning finances right now is debt. Debt is a product in our culture and it is vigorously aimed at you and me everyday, everywhere. As a society, we borrow more money than the last two generations times two and your online credit [...]

Bankruptcy The Last Resort

If you have been in debt before, you understand how it feels. Debt can feel like an elephant on your shoulders day in, and day out. Many people feel as if there is no hope when you feel you owe your soul to creditors and collectors. Bankruptcy seems to be the only [...]

Bankruptcy or IVA – The Procedure

Individual Voluntary Arrangement
The first thing to do when considering an Individual Voluntary Arrangement is to have a meeting with an Insolvency Practitioner. This meeting can either be face to face or over the telephone.
The meeting is to determine whether or not an IVA is a suitable option for resolving financial difficulties and to advice of [...]

Bankruptcy and Useful Tips for Avoiding It

The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act was passed in early 2005 with the intention of reforming American bankruptcy law as we know it. The existing laws, according to Congress and the credit card companies, allowed too many debtors who might be capable of repaying at least some of their debts to have them [...]