Tag: post-bankruptcy Archive
Rebuilding Credit: Beware Certain Types of Credit Cards
Post-bankruptcy the main concern is rebuilding credit that was unavoidably affected by your bankruptcy. When you file, the bankruptcy is a public record and will be listed as such on your credit reports from all of the major credit reporting companies. It stays on the report for years and there’s ...
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Bankruptcy is a Solution to a Specific Problem: Not a Cure-all
In the old days, many households put a lot of faith in traditional “cure-alls.” They were ointments, teas or oils that were used to cure…well, everything. An interesting fact about many popular cure-alls from the past is that a large number of them included the same main ingredients: onions, kerosene, ...
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So You Filed for Bankruptcy: Keep it Positive
So you just filed for bankruptcy. It happens. Sometimes it’s unavoidable. Sometimes, looking back, it seems as if it could have been avoided, but that’s a tricky thing because you can’t avoid something that’s already happened. So you’re right back to where we started. You filed for bankruptcy. It happened. ...
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Slim Down Your Lifestyle Post-Bankruptcy
You’ve declared bankruptcy. It’s final. You’ve received your discharge. You have a fresh financial start…and some new challenges to deal with. Firstly, your credit rating has taken a hit. Considering the nature of bankruptcy, it probably wasn’t great to begin with, but bankruptcy will still affect your score. Your bankruptcy ...
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