Things are continuing to look gloomy during the worst financial crisis since The Great Depression. We just found out last week that unemployment topped 10.2%, the first time since the early 1980s. With Christmas and Hanukkah coming soon, more people will be using their credit cards to bring some sense of comfort and joy. That’s [...]
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Category Archives: Family & Marriage
End-of-the-Year Essential Estate Planning
We recently discussed how much I love October. Well, we had success with our new year’s offer, so we’re doing it again. Take advantage and get some essential estate planning done for a great value.
We’re offering a basic will and healthcare directive for a discount: $100 per couple or $50 per person. This is available [...]
I’m Insured, Are You?
I believe the biggest shock (or maybe the 2nd biggest) for me when I got married was the cost of paying for my own stuff. Mom and dad pretty much helped with the car insurance, groceries, and car payment before marriage, but afterward, I was stuck on my own. Suddenly it was that "responsibility" thing [...]
Tort Reform (Negative) 2.0
It seems like every time the economy goes bad, or every time there’s a new Congress or legislature, there’s also heavy talk of "tort reform."
Generally, Republicans favor tort reform because it "benefits businesses", while Democrats dislike the idea because you’re permitting bad products/people. I’ve never really understood this, because both sides seem to be [...]
Freaky Accidents
My wife likes to refer to me as a walking disaster. Of course, I prefer the term "ticking time-bomb."
Case in point: Yesterday, I managed to turn the seemingly simple task of removing a staple from a stack of papers into a tramatic injury.
Here’s how it happened:
I used a staple remover to grab the staple [...]
So You’re Getting Married
The big day is right around the corner. You’re both anxious, and you’re probably sick of all the decisions you have to make just to get everything ready. What’s more, your fiance is driving you crazy by his lack of commitment to the process, or her zealousness in checking out every church, wedding chapel, cake [...]
Give Me My Bailout
I‘m a pretty laissez-faire type of guy when it comes to people, businesses, etc. My general belief is that you get what’s coming to you depending on the type of work (not employment, but ethic) that you have. I like to believe that the "American Dream" (i.e. success through hard work, good morals, and honesty), [...]
Credit Crunch
How often do you check your credit report? Have you utilized your free 3-bureau credit report to verify what information people are seeing? Just think about how powerful this information is. There’s a grand likelihood that many of the people you encounter would love to see your credit report. Recently, a lot of employers have [...]
Foreclosures, collections, and judgments, Oh My!
One of the ezines I subscribe to is directed toward helping small law firms manage their businesses and keep the practitioners up-to-date on changes in the law. The ezine is published by a division of the American Bar Association.
This month’s ezine focuses on credit, collections and foreclosure issues faced by people like you. One article [...]
Before the Crash
If you haven’t had an automobile accident, consider yourself lucky, and know your time will come. The problem is, that when the time comes, most of us aren’t properly prepared. We’ve created a simple list of items you should have in your vehicle before an accident occurs:
Insurance information.
Camera for photos of [...]
