Jun 16, 2010 | Weekly Posts
Eighty years ago today, June 16, 1930, Will Rogers’ most famous quote first appeared in print. “I never met a man I didn’t like.” Probably, he’d said it before, because the Boston Globe had Rogers saying he’d be proud to have that...
Jun 5, 2010 | Weekly Posts
As a bankruptcy lawyer, I see a lot of people who have been knocked down by life. Filing bankruptcy can get you back on your feet financially, but other problems might still hold you down. One of those problems can be depression. When life knocks you down, there can...
May 30, 2010 | Weekly Posts
Debt collector and debt buyer Midland Credit Management pays an average of less than five cents for each dollar of debt they buy. That means if Midland is harassing you for a $7000 old account, they probably paid less than $350 for it. That’s what I saw when...
May 16, 2010 | Weekly Posts
Maureen O’Malley, a leading bankruptcy lawyer in Herndon, Va, sent me this credit card disclosure. It shows it will take $1.1 million to pay off $7783.37. And it will take 2670 years to do it. You can see for yourself here. (The person’s name and...
