Category Archives: Other – Business & Finance

How do you calculate your debt to credit ratio?

PlasticTrees asked: Or is it credit to debt ratio? Either way, I am a college student with 1k of bad marks on my credit report from years ago. I want to get a secured credit card for the amount that would look good to lenders like “this person pays on time and has a valuable…

i am 17 years old and work for a movie theater for about 25-30 hrs a week. how can i make more money?

mike p asked: I work for a movie theather making $6.55 hr for about 25-30 hrs a week. my paycheck is usually about 130-160 takehome. I am saving right now to get a car so i can get a paper route which will bring in a little money. i am already graduated so i have…

bankruptcy?

curious asked: If my husband files bankruptcy on medical bills that he got while on an insurance plan through my employment will I be responsible for these bills?

bankruptcy?

humble little lady asked: Well i do have an attorney doing my bankruptcy, he says that i am a great candidate for the bankruptcy and the firm has been in business for many years. will the garnishment stop from my check for a credit card?????

Do secured credit cards actually help credit?

wheresmystethoscope asked: I just got a washington mutual checking and saving. My credit score is bad. And I mean BAD. Like below 500 bad. Would getting a secured credit card with washington mutual help my credit? I’m either going to keep using my capital one or open a secured, whichever boosts my credit faster. And…

Bankruptcy done yourself in California, What is the first step to starting the process?

Snow bird asked: What are the steps to declaring bankruptcy yourself, if you want to start somewhere and you want to just start today ?

How does filing for bankruptcy work?

Cherant asked: I think the question says it all. And if you can, roughly include what you call the levels of bankruptcy, I heard level 7 is the highest. Thanks! Let’s hope we learn from this question!

Has anyone filed for bankruptcy in Illinois and used the Law Offices of Peter Francis Geraci?

Bubbles asked: I wanted to find out if anyone in Illinois has used the Law offices of peter francis geraci to file bankruptcy. My husband and I are planning on filing and wanted to know if this law office was good or not.