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Home / Blog / Debt, Financial There are few things that cannot be purchased with credit. Whether it’s your morning coffee, a new pair of jeans, a night out with friends or a vacation, cash or a debit card is no longer required to fund lifestyle choices. From the moment someone turns
Home / Blog / Debt, Financial Buyer Beware. That advice has existed since the Middle Ages, a time when snake oil salesmen would travel from village to village with their carts, selling the virtues of the “miracle cure for numerous ailments, from scurvy to blindness”. The more charming they were, the easier
Home / Blog / Debt, Financial Overheard in a recent conversation: “I’m so glad we learned about parallelograms in high school and nothing about income tax. That’s really coming in handy during this parallelogram season”. It’s spring which means it’s also tax season. You may be in the process of filing your tax returns
Home / Blog / Financial In general terms, a writ is a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way. In the world of financial debt, a writ is issued by a court after a
Home / Blog / Lien, Financial You are not in a happy place because its tax time once again. Not only do you have to get all of your information together for your 2015 tax return but in the back of your mind, you know that you still owe income taxes from
Home / Blog / Judgment, Financial In general legal terms, a judgment is a decision of a court regarding the rights and liabilities of parties in a legal action or proceeding. More specifically, in the world of debt collection, it’s when a creditor obtains a judgment against you, with the
Home / Blog / Savings, Financial March Break is an annual event that can cause you a lot of stress. If you and your partner both work. you need to find childcare options for your kids. If you can get time off, then you’ve got to come up with activities
Home / Blog / Debt, Financial Question: It’s 2016. Our culture and society encourage us to push the limits physically, emotionally and financially. The demands of a typical lifestyle can challenge even the best incomes. But what do you do when the pace gets too hectic and the money gets too tight?
Home / Blog / Bankruptcy, Financial The costs of filing for bankruptcy are set both by the federal government and the trustee. This means that the fees you pay to a Licensed Insolvency Trustee for handling your bankruptcy will likely be the same across the country. Generally speaking, a bankrupt with
Home / Blog / Financial Here are two ways you can judge when you might need help with your finances. First, there’s the technical rule of thumb that says you’re in serious trouble when your monthly payments for debt (not including your mortgage/rent) are more than 20 percent of your
