Young People and Bankruptcy Articles

Monday
05May2008

The Boston Globe - "A Crash Course In Credit" (Boston, MA) 5/5/08

The CARE Program is referred to as a “Scared Straight” financial literacy program that walks students through the basics of personal finance with the hope that the lessons will follow them into adulthood.

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Monday
28Apr2008

The Courier Journal - "Students Hear Downside of Credit" (Jefferson County, IN)  4/28/08

A Louisville bankruptcy attorney includes predatory lending traps in his CARE presentation and tells people how they need to look for the “hook under the worm."

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Monday
10Mar2008

Arizona Republic "Teaching Dangers of Credit is Critical" (Phoenix, AZ) 3/10/08

Lawyer Gary Ringler warns of the invisible consequences that poor credit has on your future.

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Sunday
27May2007

The State - "A Helping Hand: Volunteers Warn Students About Debt" (Columbia, S.C.) 5/27/07

Judge John E. Waites and other volunteers expose chilling facts about credit cards to high school and college students across South Carolina.

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Sunday
15Apr2007

Italian American Community News - "CARE Program" (Rochester, NY) Apr.2007

News of the new financial literacy "CARE" Program is spread to new cultures.

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Friday
13Apr2007

Memphis Commercial Appeal - "Bankruptcy Court offers students suggestions about credit" (Memphis, TN) 4/13/07

Analysts from the Bankruptcy Court in Memphis along with teachers explain to students the import life lesson of budgeting.

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Wednesday
14Mar2007

The Daily Advertiser - "CARE teaches students consequences of debt" (Lafayette, LA) 3/14/07

Judge John C. Ninfo II shares how badly credit card debt can mess up a student's life. One student expresses it as "once you mess up, you can't go back."

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Sunday
04Mar2007

Kansas City Star - "AS I SEE IT: Young adults can get help in dealing with credit" (Kansas City, MO) 3/4/07

Kansas City area lawyers and bankruptcy judges reveal to high school students some of the future consequences of early poor credit that they might not take into consideration when applying for a credit card.

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Thursday
23Nov2006

The Memphis Flyer - "Debt Trap - Did the new bankruptcy act solve debt problems in Memphis? Not by a long shot" (Memphis, TN) 11/23/06

The story of a woman's struggle through the bankruptcy system and why you should avoid it.

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Wednesday
18Oct2006

Young Money Magazine - "Bankruptcy - Could it Happen to You?" (Winter Garden, FL) Sept/Oct 2006

You can’t afford to learn about personal finances through personal mistakes - the consequences will be too great.

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