Getting your affairs in order Plan for the Future! No one ever plans to be sick or disabled. Yet, it’s this kind of planning that can make all the difference in an emergency. Long before she fell, Louise put all her important papers in one place and told her son where to find them. She…
Bad News Fatigue News media makes up a significant part of our environment and takes up time in our every day. Increasingly, this is making us feel a little overwhelmed, stressed and even depressed. Recent studies found that 68% of us have news fatigue and are simply feeling worn out by all the information out there. Bad…
Vaccine won’t be ready before school this fall – Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, warned senators on 5-12-2020 that states and cities face serious consequences if they open up too quickly, urging states not to reopen until they know they have the capabilities to handle an inevitable…
Breach of Contract Coronavirus. Given the economic disruption, some contracting parties may seek to be excused from performance under their contracts. How to get out of a contract? There are many ways in which contractual performance has become and could become even more challenging. What COVID-19 coronavirus issues are complicating your contract? government-mandated quarantines travel…
PUA – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. This is subject to change at any time. This information was posted here in April 2020. Unemployment now provides payment to folks not traditionally eligible for unemployment like self employment, independent contractors This is subject to change. It was posted here April 2020. New York State remains on PAUSE through…
STOP JUNK MAIL – To stop junk mail, you can reduce the number of unsolicited credit and insurance offers that you receive via the mail. If you decide that you don’t want to receive pre screened offers of credit and insurance, you have two choices: You can opt out of receiving them for five years or…
You or a relative might have unclaimed funds. Lost or unclaimed money gets turned over by organizations required to report dormant accounts to the New York State Office of the State Comptroller. This money includes things like forgotten savings accounts, lost paychecks, and stocks or bonds. Banks, insurance companies, corporations and the courts are among…
How to file a bankruptcy book. This book discusses the “nuts and bolts” of getting a bankruptcy petition completed with or without an attorney. I previously published a book titled: “Should I file a bankruptcy?” That book was written specifically for the person CONSIDERING filing for a bankruptcy. That book was designed to be an aid…