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14th September 2009
American families are facing and filing bankruptcy today more than at any time since the newest bankruptcy law was passed in 2005. U.S. consumers made 675,351 bankruptcy filings in the first half of 2009, a 36.5 percent increase from a year ago, accordin... Read >
Author: Nick Spearman 25th August 2009
We normally do not think that health is related to economics other than with regard to the costs of medical care. But there is another more fundamental way money impacts our wellbeing. If you could not pay your bills or had to worry about where the next m... Read >
Author: Bennett Diaz21st August 2009
Kept under control and used wisely, debt can be a useful tool. It can help you buy a home or a vehicle, start a business, pay for education, etc.
On the other hand, debt can be a two-edged sword. It can easily spiral out of control and turn into a liv... Read >
Author: John E. Simmons16th August 2009
While Congress busily tries to hammer out some kind of health care reform, their efforts will be too little, too late for many Americans. Some of the most appalling news to come out of all the health reform talk is the way medical bills can break a family... Read >
Author: Elle Wood12th August 2009
The economy has set records for the number of home foreclosures and late payments for mortgages and such. More people than ever are finding their credit scores drop and paying their monthly bills is a challenge. Personal bankruptcies are increasing. Small... Read >
Author: sidnelson03rd August 2009
Disability insurance could be more accurately termed income insurance. It is a type of coverage that pays benefits in the event you can’t work due to illness or injury. Benefits generally run in the range of 60 percent to 70 percent of your regular in... Read >
Author: jamesjohn0904th July 2009
Technology spoils people’s whims. It tends to cater to every human’s caprices. It feeds on the people’s undying thirst for easy, instant, and convenient. More often than not, it also causes them a lot of trouble—financial trouble through credit ca... Read >
Author: rika01st June 2009
Recent times have seen a large increase in personal bankruptcies which has been fuelled by increasing levels of unemployment. Large employers such as Woolworths, MFI, Whittards and Wedgwood have suddenly vanished from the high streets and shopping centres... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer15th May 2009
Household debt throughout the United States has become an ever increasing issue. Daily, millions of Americans find themselves in a financial situation that is not easily escapable—but are still searching for a solution.
Studies have shown a direct c... Read >
Author: Less dot Com13th May 2009
The inability to secure a personal loan with a lower interest rate, because of bad credit, can lead to an overall feeling of helplessness and despair about your finances. In the area of personal loans, there is an attitude of hope beginning to present its... Read >
Author: Alisdair Cosgrove09th April 2009
You may feel as though you do not have control of your own finances, if you are not able to obtain a personal loan with a low interest rate because you have a bad credit rating. If you need to borrow money and your credit rating is bad, there is a bit of ... Read >
Author: Alisdair Cosgrove09th January 2009
The financial devastation that accompanies serious illness and injury is a real risk for growing numbers of American families.
With more than 65% of people living paycheck to paycheck and a shaky economy causing that number to grow, more than ever Ame... Read >
Author: Tom Carolan08th January 2009
A bad credit rating can give the lasting effect of not being in complete control of your finances and make you helpless to gain access to any lines of credit with low interest rates. The area of personal loans is showing a little hope to people who have b... Read >
Author: Alisdair Cosgrove28th August 2008
From a proper or correct standpoint the meaning of bankrupsy is the lack of ability of people or an organization to pay its bills. When groups/individuals get into a predicament where they are not able to pay their bills they usually turn to individual ba... Read >
Author: Lucas14th August 2008
Financial terms have remained jargon for many of us. Whenever the topic of finance is discussed, it is important to note that everyone's situation is analysed in a different ramification. One's financial situation is different from the other and financial... Read >
Author: Aisha Cristal26th June 2008
Too many Americans today find themselves in a financial crisis.
Personal bankruptcies are being declared in record numbers with one out of every 100 families experiencing this tragic legal process, according to a survey conducted by American Express.
... Read >
Author: Debt Mentor19th June 2008
Corporate bankruptcies are a lot different than personal bankruptcies. Though some of the consequences bankruptcy implies can be eased, if you have to go through a bankruptcy process you will have to make many sacrifices. Nevertheless, it is possible to g... Read >
Author: Devora Witts08th May 2008
A lot of people are attracted to cheap surgery abroad either because they lack insurance or because there is a long wait list for the needed surgery in their own country. But is surgery abroad for anyone and everyone?
Surgery abroad or medical tourism ... Read >
Author: Healthbase25th April 2008
The cost of healthcare in America has skyrocketed. In fact between 2000 and 2005, health benefits coverage fees rose a whopping 73 percent (vs. the aggregate increase in worker wages of 15 percent).
Leaving many of the self employed and entrepreneurs ... Read >
Author: Redrose11th February 2008
Medical bills are responsible for more than half of the personal bankruptcies in the U.S., and that number is climbing. If you don't have health insurance you risk losing everything you own. Here's how to get affordable family health insurance quotes so y... Read >
Author: Brian Stevens22nd January 2008
Bankruptcy is a very unfortunate situation and can happen even to seasoned businessman or to a new entrepreneur. To avoid falling into such a trap one should ensure to keep his or her financial health in a very good state. Filing bankruptcy is not an easy... Read >
Author: Steve Buchanan08th November 2007
A mortgage lead these days has a good deal to do with a bail out feat as it does with a real estate transaction, as mortgage default lead mortgage applications by a broad margin. All across the US hundreds of thousands of houses are defaulting to foreclos... Read >
Author: Strato06th February 2007
As consumer debt in the UK hit £1trillion in 2006, a recent report states that creditors had written off £1.4billion of personal debt during the same year. The record amount has been written off after people signed up for Individual Voluntary Arrangem... Read >
Author: martymac25th July 2006
Personal Bankruptcies are rare but not unique. Before opting for bankruptcy you should be very clear about its meaning, when to opt for it, the right process for declaring bankruptcy, and what are its implications.
Bankruptcy is not the end of the wo... Read >
Author: Mansi Gupta06th March 2006
We normally do not think that health is related to economics other than with regard to the costs of medical care. But there is another more fundamental way money impacts our wellbeing. If you could not pay your bills or had to worry about where the next... Read >
Author: Dr. Randy Wysong08th February 2006
For the average American family, debt, and especially credit card debt is spiraling out of control at a record pace. The average household credit card debt has risen dramatically from $3000 in 1990 to over $8000 today. Personal bankruptcies are also at an... Read >
Author: Neil Goldberg09th September 2005
Consumers reject financial advice in favour of financial frivolity
It would appear that even though their "friends" aren't as flexible as they used to be, consumers are still stretching their credit cards beyond the comfort zone.
The vicious c... Read >
Author: Rachel Lane29th June 2005
Consumers reject financial advice in favour of financial frivolity
It would appear that even though their "friends" aren't as flexible as they used to be, consumers are still stretching their credit cards beyond the comfort zone.
The vicious circle ... Read >
Author: Rachel Lane21st May 2005
First the bad news: about 2,000,000 personal bankruptcies each year are caused by unexpected medical expenses. Of all those people, 1,500,000 have (or had) health insurance before they ran into difficult financial straights.
But wait a minute. Isn't th... Read >
Author: David Lear
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