01st April 2006
It seems as though everyone is out to get our money. Costs are skyrocketing and more and more products and services are out vying for our attention. Media is focusing its attention on "rear attacks" by directing its advertising on our children, our need...
01st April 2006
It's sort of like watching those First Aid Course movies. There are 3 little kids playing happily in the sun. The camera pans out and we see some power lines dangling near the ground nearby. You KNOW what's going to happen and you are forced to sit the...
28th March 2006
So you've finally been discharged from your bankruptcy, and now you are free to do whatever you want again. The world is your oyster!
But before you grab a bucket and head for the beach, there are a few things you need to know. First of all, a bankrupt...
07th March 2006
There's something about Christmas shopping during the holidays when I watch as helpless consumers are nearly attacked by exuberant cashiers pushing their store's credit card. They seem to be unaware of how careful these poor souls have been all year to wa...
07th March 2006
Ever get that feeling that you've got a large piece of spinach stuck between your teeth? Or that your fly is unzipped and you're totally exposed? You know the look you get when there's something wrong and you can't quite determine what it is?
That's e...
06th March 2006
Ok, so what can a tradition American do while going through the car buying process? It is a pain isn't it, but perhaps it doesn't have to be any more.
You know, with the internet…the world truly is our oyster. We are no longer locked in to being forc...
05th March 2006
When we think of buying a new car, we rarely
have the initial ¡°buying new car blues¡±, until the
thoughts actually begin to come¡.thoughts of
actually having to go through the ugly process of
dealing with a dealership.
¡°Why do we have to go ...
03rd March 2006
Obtaining credit after bankruptcy is not so much the problem or the issue; the issue should really be, do you need it?
We all know that if you live in the United States, that life without decent credit really can be a hindrance. Think about it for a s...
17th January 2006
People call me crazy. Once, every 6 months, like clockwork, I get a wild hair and make some type of major change in my life. It's not on purpose, mind you, it just always seems to work out that way.
I move the living room furniture around; I knock ou...
14th January 2006
There's something about shopping during the holidays as I watch consumers being attacked by exuberant cashiers pushing their store's credit card that gets me concerned for those trying to build a solid life after bankruptcy.
These clerks seem to be u...