The problem with being injured is that the injuries cost money! Whether it’s because you’re out of work, or because you’re now forced to pay for something you didn’t do, injuries cost money, and lots of it! Additionally, sometimes the only way to get the money you need to pay your bills is to initiate [...]
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26
‘Golden Girls’ star Bea Arthur dies at 86 http://usat.me/?34876152 #
RT @JayFleischman: Can I get out of debt without bankruptcy? http://ff.im/-2mxj1 #
I’m watching “Hometime” on PBS. you guys wanna come and do my house? #
Just d/l’d “The Lion King” broadway version for the 4 y/o. We’re going to the performance in May at the Civic Center [...]
Credit Card Garnishments
A lot of questions have come into the office regarding credit cards and garnishments. The most common: "can a credit card company garnish my wages?"
The simple answer: yes.
Credit card companies, like any other person or entity, can (and will) get judgments against you for delinquent credit card debts. While this can take months or [...]
Oklahoma’s Tort Reform Issue
Here’s a great blog post by San Diego attorney, Ross Jurewitz, on the tort reform issues that are brewing here in Oklahoma. I agree emphatically with his arguments.
You can read my opinions here.
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Danger, Danger!
I‘m a moderately cautious person. I don’t easily fall for too many tactics that involve "get rich quick" or "save you lots of money" schemes. Maybe it’s my cynical nature, or because of my youthful naivety (ask me about the car I paid full price for at age 22), that gets my "danger sensors" flaring.
That’s [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19
Just finished “Quantum of Solace”. A great addition to the Bond collection. #
The good times may be over: http://tinyurl.com/internettaxes #
RT @JohnChow: Business success tip of the day – when all else fails, ask the wife. #
Finished watching “Swiss Family Robinson” with the 4 y/o. She loved it & I love the pirate battle. #
Domino’s nightmare [...]
Pre-paid and “Canned” Documents
There’s a big company that advertises, using a near-familiar face, about the ease of using their forms to incorporate a business, write a will, or even obtain a divorce. The company proclaims that these forms will save you money and virtual success in the project. Another Oklahoma-grown company focuses it’s operations on providing pre-paid legal [...]
GM Recall
General Motors is recalling nearly 1.5 million vehicles because of a defect that could cause the oil to leak into to the engine and cause a fire.
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Airlines!
I love to fly. Well, at least I used to. Now that I’m being nickled and dimed to death everytime I take my favorite non-stop flight from OKC on the airline with major hubs in Salt Lake City and Atlanta, I’m a little less enthused to take the trip.
We have a family friend who [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-12
Save time, money with cellular secrets http://usat.me/?34715304 #
Dozens of homes burn as fires scorch Texas, Okla. http://usat.me/?34719858 #
Tornado strikes small Arkansas town, kills 3, injures dozens http://usat.me/?34725774 #
Watching the news on the fires in Oklahoma. Please stop throwing cigarettes out of your windows. #
Just got back from a Boy Scout roundtable. Good times. #
High winds, [...]
