Personal Bankruptcy for Dummies

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Summary: Good Book
Review: Good book although some aspects are very general. See also Surviving Financial Disasters By Tiffany R. Love it comes with a CD ROM.

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Summary: I sure am a Dummy...
Review: I opened a business recently called "Uncle Joey's Mashed Potato Bar". We served free mashed potatoes and had LOTS of stuff to put on them. I thought I would make my money back on beer sales. Problem is, I had a restaurant liquor license and 50% of my sales had to be for food. I didn't charge for food!
Well...the city came in and took my strong beer and wine license away, so now I can only sell 3.2 beer. This isn't going over very well. I have lost $3,000 a day the last 4 weeks, plus it doesn't help that 3 jerks always come in my Mashed Potato bar and harrass all the customers till they leave.
Well....I need to file for bankruptcy now, or I need to burn my building down and collect on insurance....
I'll read this and see which one makes more sense.

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Summary: Finally, an understandable bankruptcy book!
Review: This book is clear, concise, understandable and even funny at times. The authors have done an incredible job of taking a very complicated topic and making it understandable for a lay audience. At the same time, they avoid talking down to the reader.

Personal Bankruptcy for Dummies is, first and foremost, a very useful tool for anyone even thinking about bankruptcy. It answers all the questions without preaching or browbeating. It ought to be read by every potential bankruptcy client before they meet with a lawyer.

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Summary: Indispensable primer for anyone considering bankruptcy
Review: This tome is an absolute godsend for those who are considering filing for bankruptcy yet may not know much about the process. This book covers all the bases concerning Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings. From common mistakes and misconceptions to the highly specific legalese of bankruptcy law, this book addressed nearly every one of my concerns about this complex and emotionally challenging process. I opened the front cover a bankruptcy know-nothing and set it down feeling like an attorney.

This is not a DIY guide to financial rebirth (in fact the authors highly discourage this), but more of an "Everything-You-Ever-Wanted-to-Know-About-Bankruptcy-but-Were-Afraid-to-Ask" reference. The authors do not delve into the minutia of the process. They seek to be more like tour guides, leading you through the perilous wilds of US bankruptcy law with their collective wealth of knowledge on the subject. I found more useful information in the first 10 pages of this book than I did in six hours of web-surfing.

The most superlative compliment I can bestow upon this volume is that it helped to allay my fears and crystalize my plans for my financial future.

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Summary: Absolutely Incredible
Review: Very solid, down-to-earth advice, and they make you feel a little bit better about yourself.