November 28, 2009
Taking a second mortgage out on your house to pay off credit card debt is a bad idea in most cases. In the event you need to file bankruptcy, credit card debt can be wiped out if necessary. Even in a Chapter 13 plan where you are paying back all of your debt, the interest rate [...]
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November 28, 2009
Borrowing against your 401k is a terrible idea. With Georgia Bankruptcy Exemptions, your 401k most likely will be 100 percent protected from your creditors. One of the most common mistakes I see people make is that they will borrow against their 401K to pay off credit card debt or medical debt. Within a short period of time, they realize [...]
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