Nowadays with the credit crunch, does bankruptcy still carry a social stigma? Not as much as it used to, when you rarely heard of people going bankrupt.But in these uncertain times, it is not nearly so much of a stigma.
In fact, there is often admiration, support and a lot of sympathy if someone, who has [...]
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Social stigma attached to bankruptcy
Posted in Credit cards, Loans, bank account, bankruptcy, credit crunch, debt, tagged bankruptcy, banks, Credit cards, HSBC on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Making Money From Credit Cards
Posted in Credit cards, tagged credit card, Credit cards on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re going to have a credit card there are some great ways to use them which will actually save or make you money. Here are a couple of my favourites.
The first is taking out a card with a 0% rate and use that for your purchases for the amount of time the rate stays [...]
Nothing to show for debt
Posted in Credit cards, bankruptcy, debt, tagged Credit cards, debt on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some people look at their credit card debt and wonder how their balances came to be so high when they have nothing to show for it.
Entertainment and new clothes are a sure-fire way to add large sums to your credit balance on a ‘buy now, worry later’ basis. The odd meal here and a [...]
Debt and divorce
Posted in Credit cards, IVA, debt, tagged Credit cards, debt, IVA on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Besides the emotional turmoil which divorce entails, there is often the anguish of unforeseen financial matters such as debt and personal assets to contend with.
Urgency to make a fresh start can cause many individuals to make hasty decisions when going it alone and there are many bogus companies who will happily take advantage of their [...]
