Solutions and Opportunities: An Introduction

People want to be in control of their finances. Not everybody is. Sometimes it is a matter of things outside of their control – a health problem, a loss of job, the needs of a parent or child that were unanticipated, a divorce. Sometimes it is matters within their control – simple overspending or a job change that didn’t work out the way they had hoped.

If you are in control of your finances, you generally cannot understand how people can not be. You are not the person for whom this blog is intended.

It is intended for people whose finances are not where they want them to be. It is intended for people for whom financial control would be in their grasp “if only” – if only the right job came through, they were healthy, their kids got financial aid for school… you know the rest. It is intended for people who want but don’t know quite how to get their finances under control.

This blog is a means by which I want to reflect and offer insight into the most common themes I have seen people struggle with in my 27 years of practicing bankruptcy and real estate law. I’ve spent the last two years addressing the distressed real estate market and have seen too many people suffering due to poor debt management. I’ve helped people improve their finances for about half of my life and while I don't offer investment advice, I have and always have offered solutions and opportunities for people in debt.

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