budgeting

100 Tips to Help You Save

by Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney

I wanted to call your attention to a useful article that appeared on the FoxBusiness website – a reprint of an article from Bankrate.com called “100 Tips to Help You Save.”  Some of the tips refer to “big ticket” decisions like choosing light colored roof to save energy, but many of the tips discuss changes [...]

Shocking News: Credit Cards Cause Debt

by Wendell Sherk, Missouri Bankruptcy Attorney

Sometimes, science seems to exist to prove the perfectly obvious. For example, this year science delivered the amazing new discovery that people spend more with credit cards than they do with cash. Well, stop the presses! Actually though, it’s important to keep in mind. As LiveScience reported this year, we have trouble thinking of more [...]

Budgeting: Gas Saving Tips

by Susanne Robicsek, North Carolina Bankruptcy Attorney

Gas prices are rising and charge cards are being used to cover the costs of filling up their tanks. But if you think that gas hurts when you are paying $4.05/gal, just wait till you try to pay off your credit cards balance at 18% or higher. A tank of gas that is charged and [...]