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Using Technology In Your Work? Here are some tips

We know that e-mail will kill us all, and ultimately the "real" message is that technology is all about fewer people doing more. So, before we're over run by technology, let's look at some of the ways that we can use technology as we work on

Chicago Ridge Bankruptcy Lawyer States The Effects Of Bankruptcy Regarding Credit

Link Many people who declare bankruptcy view it as a financial death sentence. Nothing could be further from the truth. But it’s necessary to know just how to rebuild credit.For the first two years after declaring bankruptcy, a debtor should look to

Keep Your Nest Egg

Don’t take money out of your retirement account to ease a temporary economic crunch. Difficult times come and go; and sometimes they seem insurmountable. When that happens, it might appear wise to tap into the 401k or the IRA and borrow or take some

Signature Styles (Spiegel, Newport News & Shape Fx Brands) Receives No Competing Bids, Will Seek Sale to Patriarch Partners Affiliate; Generates More Losses in July

Will your neighborhood hold its value?

Many factors dictate a community's staying power. Before buying a home, follow this checklist.

FICO insider explains credit scores

How do credit scores work, and how often can they really change?

Foreigner's tax dilemma from flipped property

If the tax withheld is excessive, a foreigner can appeal to the IRS by filing Form 8288-B.

6 spending triggers to disarm

Are your friends making you poor? Whip lifestyle inflation with these tips.

Use bankruptcy to kick sister out?

Using bankruptcy as a way to get your share of a home is probably not your best option.

Moved to Canada? Take Social Security, eh!

If you worked in the U.S. but live in Canada, you and your spouse can draw Social Security.

How to sniff out a charity scam

In a disaster, many of us want to help the needy. Unfortunately, others want to scam these helpers.

Evergreen Solar Official Creditors' Committee Appointed

New Research: Improve Your Finances by Avoiding Decision Fatigue

New research published recently in the New York Times provides a fascinating look at how our brains work when required to make important decisions. The findings could have serious implications for people trying to avoid debt, rebuild after bankruptcy

Salahis Plan Winery Comeback

EPA/Matthew Cavanaugh Tareq (left) and Michaele Salahi Virginia wine country meets Hollywood. That’s the theme of the giant bash that reality-television personalities Tareq and Michaele Salahi are throwing next month to mark a fresh start for the

Risk-Retention Rules Set Up the Private Investor for Failure

By embedding new, modest but ill-defined one-size-fits-all requirements in legislation, the Dodd-Frank Act further politicized the determination of risk retention requirements.

Obama Taps Princeton Economist Alan Krueger as the New Chief of the Council of Economic Advisers

WSJ: Meet Japan's New Prime Minister

Bernanke Tries to Put Out Fear Fires

WSJ: Skepticism Over Online College Courses

Pets and Chapter 13

Below are two comments posted on a Bankruptcy Law Listserve: -Pets? Anyone got some brilliant way to use pet and veterinary expenses to lower disposable monthly income in a chapter 13 bankruptcy? -See if you can get a doctor's prescription...