Category Archives: The Economy

Avoid Foreclosure Scams

The United States Trustee’s office warns you about bankruptcy foreclosure scams.  These are serious matters that can get you in more trouble than the financial trouble of which you were trying to escape in the first place.
If your home is posted for foreclosure in Texas you have very little time to act.  The longer you […]

Is America Going Bankrupt?

At least the British newspaper The Telegraph thinks it has uncovered evidence to this effect. In a report the paper states America is going bankrupt:
The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key members of the country’s central bank.
A ballooning budget deficit and a pensions […]

The Truth About Bankruptcy

My colleague Jamie Ryke of Second Start Bankruptcy Law Firm talks about how staying alive often means filing bankruptcy, and how some people let the stigma of bankruptcy effect their better judgment. Bankruptcy is a legal device that is intended to help you from losing everything. Let us listen in to Jamie Ryke […]

Seven Bankruptcy Scams To Avoid

Both before and after you file bankruptcy you will run into a bunch of non-lawyers that will try to entice you into doing something that is not in your best interest.  You need to try and avoid these obvious scams:
1.  EMAIL AND SPAM. You get emails and spam that enter your mailbox trying to […]

What Is More Important To You? Saving Money For Retirement Or Paying Off Your Credit Cards?

Trying to make a decision to file bankruptcy is a hard decision.  I grant you that.  It is one that you have to make by yourself.  All lawyers like me can do is give you the best advice possible.  However, I get asked all of the time why someone in a very tight financial situation […]