BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics): “The Credit CARD Act of 2009″ – by Matt Leichter, Esq.

Homes in my neighborhood are now selling in the $150,000 range. I paid $232,000 for mine…before the bubble. About 17 years ago, I bought my first house in this neighborhood—same model as the one I’m in only not updated, no pool, smaller lot, and close to two hideously noisy main drags. I paid $100,000. The [...]

According to a recently released ABC News-Washington Post poll, a full 92% of Americans believe that the economy is in “bad shape”.

An even more worrying number – just 24% of those surveyed said they believe that the economy is improving.

The…

Okay, the last battle may or may not have been won, but the war has yet to be lost. You’ll recall the previous foray between the human and  Armies of the Ondt, yes? The fight lasted about 24 hours, but ultimately the invaders were repelled. The little Amazons were undefeated, though. Yesterday evening some of [...]

One of the more ominous statistics coming from this recession is that student loan debt has now surpassed total credit card debt in the United States.  The reason for this is based on the deep impact of the recession.  Credit card debt peak at $975 billion back in September of 2008 and is now down [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “The privateers of education – How banks collude with the government to inflate college costs. Student loan debt now surpasses total credit card debt.”, url: “http://www.mybudget360.com/the-privateers-of-education-student-loan-debt-larger-than-credit-card-debt/” });

One of the more ominous statistics coming from this recession is that student loan debt has now surpassed total credit card debt in the United States.  The reason for this is based on the deep impact of the recession.  Credit card debt peak at $975 billion back in September of 2008 and is now down [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “The privateers of education – How banks collude with the government to inflate college costs. Student loan debt now surpasses total credit card debt.”, url: “http://www.mybudget360.com/the-privateers-of-education-student-loan-debt-larger-than-credit-card-debt/” });

According to a USA Today/Gallup Poll taken last weekend, 71% of those surveyed believed that George W. Bush should shoulder the majority of the blame for the current state of the economy.

Of those surveyed, approximately 33% said that Bush deserv…

You should ramble on over to Surviving and Thriving, where Donna Friedman has written another of her amazing posts. Every now and again, she gets on a roll that won’t quit. This is one of the best posts I’ve read in any blog, anywhere. In passing that along to you, it occurs to me that [...]

One of the things that we tracked during the second quarter of 2010 with our Fund Report was “Best Net Change”.

To start with, we tracked the buys and sells of 96 of the largest institutional investors in the world during the second quarter. This…

Be This Way, proprietor of the bodacious blog, Are You Going to Be This Way the Rest of the Time I Know You?, e-mailed to say she’s coming back to the blogosphere. This is great news, for BTW is an entertaining writer with an ongoing story that tends to keep one’s attention. This is another [...]

Over at Everyday Tips and Thoughts, proprietor Kris expresses some shock at the idea that a family profiled on CNN Money might not be able to live on $110,000. Particularly startling is the way CNN frames the decision the couple contemplates: whether to have the mother drop to half time, at a salary of $32,600, [...]