| Volume 15 Number 2 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Always use a credit card when shopping online or by mail. Federal law allows you to refuse to pay the credit card bill if the goods are never delivered.
Should You Pay Bills by Cellphone?
You're at the airport, and your flight is delayed. You could whip out your cellphone and engage in the kind of meaningless conversations people have in airport terminals ("I'm at the airport. What's going on there? I spilled mustard on my pants."). Or you could use your cellphone to do something worthwhile, such as paying your bills. That, at least, is the scenario envisioned by some of the nation's largest banks. They're rolling out services that let customers carry out, on their cellphones and BlackBerrys, most of the tasks available through online bank accounts. Click here for more.
Sixteen Favorite Money Rules of Thumb
Here they are, plain and simple. Follow these guidelines and your finances -- and nerves -- will be in pretty good shape. Click here for more.
Top 10 Auto Insurance Myths
The color of my car determines my auto insurance rate. My credit score has no bearing on my insurance premium. I have auto insurance coverage so my new car is already covered ... right? Maybe not! Below is a list of fallacies many car owners believe and drive by each day. The truth just might make you change course. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Bankruptcy Court had authority to surcharge exempt property as remedy for debtors' failure to turnover nonexempt funds. The 10th Circuit has held that bankruptcy court had power, in the exercise of its authority to enter "necessary or appropriate" orders, to surcharge Chapter 7 debtors' exempt assets when the debtors failed to comply with their turnover obligations under the Code and thus deprived the estate of other, nonexempt funds that could have been administered by the trustee. Click here for more.