Here are eight ways to cut your monthly expenses… Sell household items you don’t use/want/need. Once a month, do a walkaround of your home and car, to spot needed repairs that could become costly ones if gone unnoticed. Comparison shop – always, always, always compare prices, online and in stores. Learn which stores have the […]
Can I Keep My Car If I Am In Bankruptcy Proceedings?
If you are considering filing for bankruptcy, you likely have certain assets that you want to keep during and after the proceedings are completed. Most states allow bankruptcy exemptions. Exemptions are those assets that are allowed under state and/or federal law to be withheld from the bankruptcy estate, and therefore are untouchable by the creditors. […]
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY: WHEN IS MY FIRST PAYMENT DUE?
Under the Bankruptcy Code, your first payment is due “not later than 30 days after the date of the filing of the plan or the order for relief.” 11 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1). This means that once a case is filed, the trustee must have a payment in hand within 30 days. A payment mailed on […]
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY: REDEEMING SECURED PROPERTY
One of the benefits of filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy is that you can sometimes cram down secured debt on vehicles. This means that you can force a creditor to accept repayment of a loan by paying the value of the vehicle rather than the entire claim. Chapter 7 bankruptcy has a similar tool available to […]
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY: RESCINDING REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT
You filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy but you want to keep your house, so you reaffirmed the mortgage payment. This means that your mortgage debt will not be discharged in the bankruptcy and you will be liable for the debt. But it also means that you will get to continue living in your house. Unfortunately, after […]