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New here with a question
Hello. I’m new to this forum. I wanted to say hello and i’m so happy I found this place. My husband and I have found ourself looking at chapter 13 as our only way out of tax debt. We are a family of 5 with two teenagers and one grade schooler. My biggest question is, what happens if there is an... -
Problematic Bankruptcy [AZ]
Hi guys
I screwed up. I misrepresented my income to acquire two personal loans (Upstart and Upgrade). I was unemployed. Each loan was for ~10k
It wasn't right but I thought I would quickly find another job in the pay range I represented for my loans~50k.
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At a loss and out of ideas
Colorado 2017 our house burned down and we lost everything. The only house we could find was higher rent. Months later I get demoted in a political coup and lose roughly 27% of my net income.
2018 we're under so many garnishments and threats of pending new ones we can't afford to live.... -
Should I file? Now or Wait?
I am considering filing bankruptcy. I have about $25,000-$30,000 in debt from a $12,000 deficiency balance on a car repo, about 3-5 thousand in collections/charge offs, and only a $400 limit credit card open with Discover. I have a broken lease that I'm still being charge for until the lease is up or... -
Losing job, 2 months severance
Hello. I am in Chapter 13 and just lost my job. I am receiving $6000 net lump sum severance based on two months work. I lack 12 months being discharged. I will receive $170 week net unemployment. I currently pay $872.00. I contacted my attorney and he indicated they would motion the court for a smaller... -
Job listings say the unemployed need not apply
July 26, 2011
Hundreds of job opening listings posted on Monster.com and other jobs sites explicitly state that people who are unemployed would be less attractive applicants, with some telling the long-term unemployed to not even bother with applying.
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Unemployment Can Spell Divorce for Men, But Not Women
June 25, 2011
The possibility of losing your job is bad enough. But for men, unemployment status can also make it more likely their wives will divorce them, a new study finds.
Whether or not a woman had a job, however, had no effect on the likelihood that her husband would... -
Thousands expected to seek Ford jobs at Louisville Assembly
July 7, 2011
The announcement that Ford is ready to start offering $15.51 per hour factory jobs sent welders, salesmen, recent high school graduates, painters, warehouse workers and retail clerks to the downtown unemployment office Thursday to apply.
About 200 trickled... -
Unemployment Benefits on Prepaid Cards an Expensive Option for Jobless
June 6, 2011
For the unemployed, prepaid unemployment cards could actually be doing more harm than good according to a new report from the National Consumer Law Center.
Prepaid cards loaded with unemployment benefits can force those holding them to shell out as much as $20... -
Many Cities Face a Long Wait for Jobs to Return
June 19, 2011
Two years into a fitful recovery, unemployed Americans are getting painfully accustomed to the notion that it will take years to bring back the jobs eviscerated by the financial crisis.
In some regions, those years are in danger of turning into a decade.... -
IHateToBeEmo started a topic Black Unemployment Crisis: Loss Of Government Jobs Hurts African Americans Hardestin UnemploymentBlack Unemployment Crisis: Loss Of Government Jobs Hurts African Americans Hardest
June 7, 2011
Kenneth Mathis is the kind of man who values stability.
More than three decades ago, when he was 19, Mathis was hired by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a government position that seemed to confer assurance of middle class comforts.
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Chronic unemployment highest since Great Depression
Updated 6/13/11
There is an unfortunate adage for the unemployed: The longer folks are out of a job, the longer it takes them to find a new one.
CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy reports that the chronically unemployed face the hardest road back to recovery, and that while... -
America’s Middle Class Crisis: The Sobering Facts
Since this articile was first published on May, 4, 2011, it's not what i would consider BK or "New" news...just an interesting read.
Interesting facts about the Middle Class in the US under Stress
Two recessions, a couple of market crashes, and stubbornly... -
IHateToBeEmo started a topic State where you can start own business and continue receiving unemploymentin UnemploymentState where you can start own business and continue receiving unemployment
June 7, 2011
As the economy foundered two years ago, software developers Adam Lowry and Michael Richardson joined the ranks of the unemployed when the tech startup they worked at went under.
They saw an opportunity to team with friends and start their own business. Strapped... -
After 5 Months, Average Job Seeker Gives Up
June 8, 2011
Jobless Americans who dropped out of the work force typically searched for work for five months before ultimately giving up last year.
The amount of time the unemployed spent hunting for jobs rose sharply last year. Those out of work tended to search for about...
