Social Distancing and Why You Need To Pay Your Mortgage
This social distancing thing is really interesting. We are seeing how being able to come into close contact with each other allows our economy to operate. It shows us how
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Running to Save Houses
It was five years ago this week—February 25, 2015- that I embarked on a training plan to run a half marathon. I remember it like it was yesterday—I signed up
MLK and Debt
My work has one focus- working with people in debt. With Martin Luther King Jr. day comingup, I was curious to see if he had, or how he had, addressed
Got Debt and The Institute, Perfect Together
Wondering today if Stephen King is the Sarah Poriss of debt? Or is it the other way around? Regardless, I was just thrilled to see that debt – and debt
Green Stamps, Reward Points, and You
A few days ago NPR’s Morning Edition ran a story about credit card points and reward programs. It centered on credit card “gamesmanship,” how to maximize points and miles programs
A Modest Proposal (and unintended consequences . . . perhaps)
June 17, 2019 I posted on Facebook post last month about a proposed bill from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about controlling credit card interest rates. The post generated a
About Got Debt 2.0 (the preface)
May 28, 2019 I published the first edition of Got Debt, Dispatches From the Front Lines of America’s Debt Crisis in October, 2017. At the time the economy wasn’t treading
Cinco de Mayo and Great Foreclosure Defenses in History
May 5, 2019 Happy Cinco de Mayo! A great day (despite the heavy rain here in Connecticut) to celebrate Mexican culture, eat great food, drink, sing, be upbeat. And, of
A Spoonful of Foreclosure…
I saw another movie about foreclosure over the weekend. I’ve already seen The Big Short, 99 Homes, The Grapes of Wrath. This one fit right in: Mary Poppins Returns. You read
It’s About Neighborhoods
A friend of mine came by the office early morning, the Friday before Christmas. He’s from what we would consider a ‘well-to-do’ town in Farmington Valley. About thirty seconds after