Posts by Hollie Pollard

Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada: Part 4

Posted by Hollie Pollard on Mar 10, 2010 | 4 comments

“Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada” is a series written by Common Cents Mom (Hollie Pollard) who, in her own words, “really had no sense when she was young but she is a fast study and is learning that you can recover from financial mishaps.” Hollie shares what she is learning and doing on her blog Common Cents Mom. Rebuilding after Bankruptcy In the first part of this series we talked about the things that can lead to bankruptcy and then we looked at all the alternatives to bankruptcy and then we defined bankruptcy. After everything is said and done you do get a discharge. I can’t wait for that day. The next day the challenge...

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Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada: Part 3

Posted by Hollie Pollard on Mar 9, 2010 | 4 comments

“Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada” is a series written by Common Cents Mom (Hollie Pollard) who, in her own words, “really had no sense when she was young but she is a fast study and is learning that you can recover from financial mishaps.” Hollie shares what she is learning and doing on her blog Common Cents Mom. Bankruptcy Defined In Part 1 we looked at what can lead you down the road to bankruptcy and in Part 2 we looked at the ways you might want to try to avoid Bankruptcy by consolidating or by using other means. Today we are going to talk about the actual bankruptcy. As defined by Wikipedia: “Bankruptcy is a legally ...

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Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada: Part 2

Posted by Hollie Pollard on Mar 8, 2010 | 0 comments

“Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada” is a series written by Common Cents Mom (Hollie Pollard) who, in her own words, “really had no sense when she was young but she is a fast study and is learning that you can recover from financial mishaps.” Hollie shares what she is learning and doing on her blog Common Cents Mom. Click here for Part I. Consolidation and Other Alternatives to Bankruptcy Yesterday I shared what lead me to declare bankruptcy very recently. The road was long and when I finally made the choice that I wanted a second chance at real financial health I had to look at the options. The bankruptcy laws here in Canada are there...

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Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada: Part 1

Posted by Hollie Pollard on Mar 7, 2010 | 2 comments

“Going Bankrupt and Rebuilding Credit in Canada” is a series written by Common Cents Mom (Hollie Pollard) who, in her own words, “really had no sense when she was young but she is a fast study and is learning that you can recover from financial mishaps.” Hollie shares what she is learning and doing on her blog Common Cents Mom. The Road to Bankruptcy I wish I knew what I know now when I was a young woman just starting to make financial choices. I wish there had been more talk about managing money but that didn’t happen and well, the next 20 years were filled with financial mishaps. Many things can happen that can change your...

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