Large check in my hands

[keepmine]

If there is no rush to file-meaning, you can put it off for a year then, go a little crazy.
If some of this would definitely retire those SL's I'd do it. A trustee is between a rock and a hard place on a priority debt like that. If they claim a preference issue, they try and recover the money you paid from the creditor. In this case, the Dept. of Ed. or whomever will tell them tough luck.
For sure, let your lawyer know what you're thinking.

[BKOnce]

Let's see, $4 gas = $2 gas of 2000 (inflation), so $8000 = $4000 (year 2000). Nah, too little for my hand$$... Go ahead, spend them all anyway!... .. and stimulus check ($600) = 2 full grocery carts + 1 full tank of gas today!

[whipster]

Use it on necessities. Big screen tvs. vacation to the bahamas, are not necessities (just examples). Anything that is questionable withing 90 days of filing the trustee will pick at it..I spent my fed refund, state refund, and stimilus, and even spent them on necessities and my trustee is making me PAY IT ALL B ACK TO THE COURT. $2500. Be careful!


DB

You may want to ask for a hearing on that, especially if you have receipts.