Category Archives: Just for fun

Nolan Ryan snags Texas Rangers at bankruptcy auction

By doug | Published: August 30, 2010

With the baseball pennant races heating up, (and with the Texas Rangers currently in first place in the American League’s West division), it’s time for a final report on the results of the Rangers’ bankruptcy case, which saw the team go on the auction block in early August. The winning bidders: Hall of Fame pitcher […]

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When you have fourteen kids, it’s tough to pay the bills . . .

By doug | Published: April 23, 2010

Nadya Suleman, dubbed the “Octomom” by the tabloids, is facing foreclosure on her home in California. According to Texas attorney Reed Allmand, Suleman couldn’t pony up a $450,000 balloon payment on her mortgage which was due in March. Allmand thinks a bankruptcy filing might be in the Octomom’s future, as she apparently hasn’t handled money […]

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Leave it all behind!

By doug | Published: April 15, 2010

Watch should this video about the state of bankruptcy in America Leave it all behind! by the Dalliance   By Doug Beaton

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Another view of credit card reform

By doug | Published: March 14, 2010

If you’re contemplating bankruptcy, a must-read is Detroit Free Press cartoonist Mike Thompson’s take on credit card reform. Click here and check it out!

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George Washington’s birthday

By doug | Published: February 22, 2010

Today is the real Washington’s Birthday, not the watered down version celebrated as President’s Day and marketed as just another excuse for reckless consumer buying. Still trying to pay for Christmas? No problem, go out and buy a new car! Massachustts attorney Doug Cornelius has a nice blog post on the history of the day, […]

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A Super Bowl Indicator for Bankruptcy Filings?

By doug | Published: February 8, 2010

Stock market pundits annually get a lot of fun out of the so-called Super Bowl indicator, which purports to forecast the direction of the markets by checking out the identity of the pigskin titleholder. Under a commonly used version of the indicator, whenever a team which was with the National Football League prior to its […]

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