{"id":20648,"date":"2021-08-25T04:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=20648"},"modified":"2025-12-27T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T21:02:21","slug":"bankruptcy-financial-suicide-or-fresh-start-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id20648-bankruptcy-financial-suicide-or-fresh-start-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Bankruptcy: Financial Suicide or Fresh Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bankrupt11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20650\" title=\"bankrupt1\" src=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bankrupt11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bankrupt11.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bankrupt11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bankrupt11-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a>There are lots of things that you can do to <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id16016-the-7-most-popular-ways-to-commit-financial-suicide-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commit financial suicide<\/a>, especially when you live in a state with a high cost of living like California. If you do too many of them you can find yourself staring down the barrel of potential bankruptcy. But is bankruptcy good or bad?<\/p>\n<p>For some, declaring bankruptcy is the ultimate financial mistake. It&#8217;s easy to understand why people would see it that way. After all, it stays on your credit report for years and years &#8212; longer than most financial missteps.<\/p>\n<p>It is also usually included in background checks. You&#8217;re required to disclose your bankruptcy on applications for everything from housing to jobs. If you aren&#8217;t careful it can haunt you for the rest of your life. This is especially true for people who live in areas like Silicon Valley where some people still judge others&#8217; worth based on their financial health.<\/p>\n<p>However, for some people it is an unfortunate necessity.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a little debt recovery advice, here are several tips that may help:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talk to a Financial Counselor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be careful here. There are plenty of companies that will promise to help you fix your credit, but charge you an arm and a leg and then leave you financially stranded &#8212; so it&#8217;s important to take the time to find the non-profit credit counselors out there who specialize in helping people just like you avoid having to declare bankruptcy. The counselors who work in these non-profits can help you take an objective look at your situation and figure out which course of action is healthiest for you and your future. These meetings are almost always free so there&#8217;s no reason not to go.<\/p>\n<p><b>Talk to an Insurance Advisor\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Do you have insurance with an investment? You can talk to your insurance advisor to find out if you can take out a loan from your insurance investment to pay off your debts. Many insurance companies offer a loan option to good payers to help them during tight financial situations. You also have the option to surrender your <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id22151-a-life-insurance-primer-for-newbies-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insurance<\/a> and use the remaining cash benefit to pay off your debts. But this option must be your last resort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find a Lawyer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finding the lawyer is simple enough. Make sure, though, that you search locally since your bankruptcy hearing will need to be in your own city or county. Someone who lives in San Jose, for example, would want a San Jose bankruptcy lawyer who is familiar with all the local ordinances and business codes and can help with debt consolidation.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from consolidating debt, a lawyer can help handle your mortgage debt through a bankruptcy case. Chapter 7 bankruptcy can help wipe out your mortgage debt. But unless you qualify for an exemption, the lender can still foreclose your home. A Florida Chapter 7 bankruptcy lawyer can help you file a chapter 7 bankruptcy case and navigate the exemption process. In that way, you can start building a better financial future.<\/p>\n<p>Before deciding to file bankruptcy, foreclosed borrowers have extra time to redeem their properties after a foreclosure sale. This is known as the statutory right of redemption. Your lawyer can help you take advantage of your pre-sale property redemption right based on the equitable principle. This right gives you the last chance to save your property, even if you\u2019ve defaulted on your home loan payments. Find out how much money is required to satisfy the debt and request a payoff statement or letter from the loan service provider.<\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT: Do not sign any contracts until you&#8217;ve met with and checked out as many bankruptcy lawyers in your area as possible. Take advantage of free consultations and online review sites like Google Reviews and Yelp. Talk to other people you know who have declared bankruptcy and find out who they used or didn&#8217;t and why.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As soon as you decide to declare bankruptcy people are going to come out of the woodwork with all sorts of reasons why you need to reconsider or why you need to choose a different lawyer. You&#8217;re going to spend a lot of time feeling forced to defend your decision.<\/p>\n<p>It can be helpful, in times like these, to seek out others who have been where you are. Remember; you&#8217;re living where Silicon Valley skyrocketed and then crashed. There is probably at least one bankruptcy support group in your area that you can join. Finding people who have been through what you&#8217;re going through who will help you <a href=\"http:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/personal-finance\/articles\/2013\/01\/18\/surviving-the-emotional-toll-of-bankruptcy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deal with the stress<\/a> without second-guessing your decisions &#8212; it&#8217;s the key to getting through this time in your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work with a Financial Professional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can go back to your credit counselor when you&#8217;re ready to start rebuilding your financial life. If, for whatever reason, you don&#8217;t want to meet with your credit counselor, talk with someone at your local bank or credit union. Banks and credit unions have people on staff whose whole jobs are to help people like yourself set up and follow budgets, rebuild credit, etc. Mine these professionals for all they are worth!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, understand that there is no shame in declaring bankruptcy &#8212; especially if you&#8217;ve done everything you can to avoid it. What&#8217;s important is that you&#8217;re working to build <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id1194-visualizing-your-financial-future-and-why-its-important-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a healthy financial future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Photo Credit: Kevin Dooley<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of things that you can do to commit financial suicide, especially when you live in a state with a high cost of living like California. If you do too many of them you can find yourself staring down the barrel of potential bankruptcy. But is bankruptcy good or bad? 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