When you receive paperwork instructing a court date, it can be disorienting. Like a car crash, the police are involved, and there is suddenly paperwork that you need to do without any accommodations to your already busy life. ...
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For some, negotiating a credit card debt or a hospital bill is like the blind date from Hell. It’s a stressful and sweat-inducing situation. You never know if the person on the other end will be nice or a complete ...
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For some, negotiating a credit card debt or a hospital bill is like the blind date from Hell. It’s a stressful and sweat-inducing situation. You never know if the person on the other end will be nice or a complete pyschopath. ...
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Starting a small business is a scary thing. Most data shows that while 80% make it through their first year, only a 1/3 will make it to a ten year anniversary. Despite this, the same reports indicate ...
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I’ve heard the scenario a thousand times and I’ll hear it a thousand more: “I want to move out of my crummy apartment but my bad credit is stopping me!” In Chicago, rental companies tie credit to ...
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Will Paying My Debt Help My Credit Score?
We’re raised on a few simple rules: Never talk to strangers. Eat your vegetables. Pay your debts. Nowadays though, we have strangers driving us around in random Honda ...
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A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a repayment plan that allows a consumer to restructure debt over an organized plan. It’s an effective plan for people who are seeking to take care of a variety of debts, such as income taxes and parking ...
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Bankruptcy seems like a great idea but most people are scared of the “consequences.”
“It’s on my credit report forever.”
“I’m not allowed to have credit ...
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One of the most frustrating things in the world is losing money, like that five-dollar bill in your back pocket that got eaten by the washing machine. But what about a security deposit? For most people, that’s a lot more than five ...
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In the City of Chicago, it happens everyday. Rent is late. Maybe there were a few furlough days at work. Or an emergency repair. Whatever the reason, it happens and often to no fault of your own. But what now? The ...
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