BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics): “Means Test” – by Matt Leichter

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Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.  Fearing the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition More >

The other day Five-Cent Nickel sent an alert to the effect that he was posting a very interesting graphic on the changes you’ll be seeing in your credit-card statements now that the new law has gone into effect. It’s quite a creation, built on information from the federal government.
My AMEX bill came a few days More >

As expected, the economic recovery in the United States continued to slow during the second quarter of 2010. Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.4% in Q2, down from 3.7% the quarter before.

These numbers were not a surpri…

So this afternoon I drove up to Home Depot to pick up the gas grill, which that worthy big-box store had assembled for free.
M’hijito allowed himself to be put up to helping me wrestle it out of the van and set it up in the backyard, in exchange for a share of the first dinner More >

It’s true, sometimes—these days, often—the inner character of my state’s leaders shows forth in their faces, and too many of my fellow citizens reflect that inner character like dark mirrors, still…before humans came here this was a beautiful place, and despite the worst that the European variant of humanity has managed to inflict, it still More >

According to the latest quarterly “AP Economy Survey”, a number of leading economists believe that the US economy will grow slower than previously expected.

The AP survey compiles “forecasts of leading private, corporate and academic economists”….

Be afraid, my friends. Be very afraid. If you have no fear, click on the image above for a larger, clearer picture of what’s slouching toward Bethlehem.
That thing came in a report from my money managers today. It tracks the value of a dollar invested in my portfolio from June 30, 2000 forward.
Now, if you More >

By the end of the recession, there will be approximately 1,000 bank failures.  Does this sound extreme?  It should but the numbers don’t cover the entire story.  Since 2008 the number of bank failures has reached 269 and this doesn’t include consolidations done through the FDIC where bigger banks ate up smaller banks before they More >SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “FDIC flashes SOS – 1,000 bank failures before recession is over – FDIC not too far away from tapping into U.S. Treasury $500 billion taxpayer lifeline. Georgia leads the pack with 40 bank failures since 2008.”, url: “http://www.mybudget360.com/fdic-flashes-sos-1000-bank-failures-before-recession-ends-fdic-deposit-fund-empty/” });

On October 15th, 2002, President George W. Bush said:

“We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home.”

These …

Do you believe there’s such a thing as an addiction to the Web? Personally, it’s the kind of nonsense I discount as pop-psych woo-woo. These folks, for example, claim Internet addiction is “a growing epidemic,” pretty alarming considering the whole concept stems from a satire. Dubious as the idea seems, sometimes I wonder. There’s no More >