Living After Foreclosure

Living After Foreclosure was featured in last week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, which was held over at Lazy Man and Money. The article submitted discussed how we now have to worry about our neighbor’s finances now that foreclosures are getting more common, because a sinking tide lowers all ships.

Thanks Lazy Man for including my article!

• Recognizing the signs of a family facing foreclosure Free Money Finance recently had an acquaintance of his go into foreclosure, and the signs of trouble were clear in retrospect. People don't advertise that they're facing foreclosure, at least not outwardly.  Even if money is getting really tight, people can compartmentalize the worry when they're interacting with others.  One......
• Steps to take if you're facing foreclosure, Part 1 Liz Pulliam Weston wrote recently on steps to take if you're facing foreclosure.  There are smart ways to go about it, and not-so-smart ways.  Here are her first three suggestions with some of my comments: Make a budget.  If there are places that can be cut in your budget that......
• Albany's "foreclosure intervention" bill confuses me There's legislation ongoing in Albany, NY, that will allow judges to postpone foreclosure proceeding and modify interest rates on mortgage notes of subprime borrowers. The Wall Street Journal contends in an editorial that this is "pols ... taking a whack at bank balance sheets" by giving judges the authority to......
• Interview with Larry Winget on the foreclosure flood JLP of All Financial Matters had a six-question interview on the housing crisis with reality TV host, speaker, and author Larry Winget. Mr. Winget hosts the A&E show Big Spender and has written several books on personal finance, the latest of which is You're Broke Because You Want to Be.......

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