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Don't Touch That 401K!

March 6th, 2020
Posted By
Edward P. Jurkiewicz
Please don’t tap your 401K or retirement savings as a last resort to pay debt. Particularly credit card debt. In thirty years of bankruptcy practice I have seen this scenario time and again. Clients come to me for help after draining their reti… Read More
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Categories: Bankruptcy, Other News
Tags: bankruptcy, chapter 7, pensions and bankruptcy, preparation for bankruptcy, retirement assets and bankruptcy

Bankruptcy law isn't exciting.

May 19th, 2019
Posted By
Edward P. Jurkiewicz
Contributor: Edward P. Jurkiewicz
When you realize you need to file bankruptcy it's natural to imagine you will be stigmatized. It's baked into our cultural DNA. But financial misfortune can happen to anyone. Read More
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Categories: Bankruptcy, Other News
Tags: bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Process, chapter 13, chapter 7, preparation for bankruptcy, stress in bankruptcy, stressful bankruptcy

Is There Life After Bankruptcy?

March 28th, 2019
Posted By
Edward P. Jurkiewicz
Contributor: Edward P. Jurkiewicz
Although bankruptcy is intended as a fresh start we are conditioned, culturally, to regard it as...the end. So, what comes after? Read More
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Categories: Bankruptcy
Tags: bankruptcy, chapter 7, credit scores, fresh start, rebuilding credit