Watch Out for Those Subscription Services! They Can Really Add Up and Bust...
One thing that can really bust your budget these days are the many subscription services. I call them the "Death of a Thousand Cuts" because in and of themselves they do not add up to a lot per month....
View ArticleToxic Payday Loans are on Trial in Federal Court, as Charles Hallinan Faces...
I have posted content on my site warning people away from payday loans. They are predatory in nature, have pushed people into severe financial distress, and are not the solution to your financial...
View ArticleNegative Campaigning: Can't We All Just Get Along? Coming Together After the...
I don't know about you, but I'm glad the election is over here in New Jersey! Every time our country engages in the democratic process, we the people are put through a torturous deluge of negative ads...
View ArticleGisele Bundchen is Wrong! No One "Let" The Eagles Win the Super Bowl!! It Was...
I don't know about you, but I'm still celebrating the win in the Super Bowl by the Philadelphia Eagles. Not only was it a long time coming (52 years), but because how it came about and how it happened...
View ArticleOne of the Biggest Ways You Can Save a Bundle on Your Child's College Education!
I have mentioned more than once, in my podcast and on Lunch with a Lawyer that a local community college is a great way to save money on your four year degree. By getting an associate's degree first,...
View ArticleGetting Federal Financial Aid: Filling Out the FAFSA
So you (or your child) are applying to, or have been accepted at, a college. Perhaps you are already in school and looking forward to next year. Either way, you are now thinking about how you are going...
View ArticleDistracted Driving Laws Need to Keep Up with Technology
These days it seems like there is always something new coming out, some new idea, some gadget. Technology changes fast, and it can be difficult to keep up with the latest thing. However, in order to...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons Not To Refinance a Defaulted Private Student Loan
If you are in default on a private student loan, you cannot get out of it unless the lender lets you. Unlike the federal system, there is no rehab. But what if there was the equivalent of a federal...
View ArticleAvoiding Distracted Driving By Using the Turn by Turn Directions on Your GPS
GPS devices have more and more become a part of our everyday lives. Whether you use a Garmin, Tom Tom, or your smartphone with Google Maps, figuring out how to get to your destination has become a...
View ArticleIt's Okay to File Bankruptcy; Sometimes Things Are Out of Your Control
It happens far too often than not when I meet with people considering bankruptcy: I find out that they have done things (dumb things) to avoid filing bankruptcy, like raiding a pension. Bankruptcy...
View Article5 Signs That You're Interviewing the Wrong Bankruptcy Lawyer
I have written before about how to pick a good bankruptcy lawyer, and there are certainly lots of articles on the Internet about how to do this, but a blog post by a colleague of mine, Jay Fleischman,...
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