Perpetual Adoration » Financial Problems

Scary Times

Harry — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:51:34 +0000

BOO! IT’S GETTING SCARY OUT THERE! As I am writing this, there are “Occupy” protests going on in numerous cities throughout the United States. One of the gripes of the protestors is the lack of jobs that are available. The protesters remind me of Linus in It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Instead of going trick-or-treating with his friends, Linus waited up all night in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin to arrive with [...] Read More »

An Endangered Species: Piggy Banks

Harry — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:49:17 +0000

When I was growing up in the 1960’s, it was a common practice to give a young boy or girl a piggy bank as a birthday present. Parents routinely gave piggy banks to their children and then repeatedly reminded them to “put your money in your bank.” Ask any boy or girl today what a piggy bank is and the only response you’ll get will most likely be a blank stare. Of course, they would [...] Read More »

A Near Death By Suffocation

Harry — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:48:15 +0000

During my first two years in high school, I was on the wrestling team. My win/lose record freshman year was 50/50. I was what was commonly referred to in the wrestling world as a “fish” – someone who usually ended up on his back flopping around until his opponent finally completed the task of “pinning” him.

During my sophomore year, something happened to me that changed the course of my life. One evening during practice (prior [...] Read More »

A Tipping Point

Harry — Sat, 14 May 2011 20:26:37 +0000

During the past few weeks there’s been an increase in the amount of calls to my law office from people who are in financial distress. There’s a certain segment of the population that’s up against the ropes financially – people who are looking for a simple solution to their complex problems.

About two months ago I told my employees that we needed to be prepared for an upswing in our bankruptcy business. With gasoline prices doubling [...] Read More »

Is Your Life Out of Balance?

Harry — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:25:24 +0000

Have you ever heard of a “life coach”? Among other things, a life coach is someone who gets paid to provide private coaching to people who are trying to achieve balance in their lives. The areas of life in which balance is ordinarily sought include spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, social and financial (not necessarily in that order).

Before our economy was hit with a recession, there was a booming business in personal coaching; however, because of [...] Read More »

Modern Day Slavery

Harry — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:01:08 +0000

Last week a woman that I know called my office in tears. She and her husband are solid Catholics who are doing their best to raise their children as good Catholics and productive members of society. Although they both have full time jobs, they’ve been having financial problems for the last couple of years. About five or six months ago, one of the banks they owe money to filed a lawsuit against them. The bank [...] Read More »