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My Financial Implosion: Disaster Strikes
'œLuck, bad if not good, will always be with us. But it has a way of favoring the intelligent and showing its back to the stupid.' '“ John Dewey Nearly…
My Financial Implosion: Buying a Truck after Bankruptcy
'œA fool and his money are soon parted.' '“ Thomas Tusser In January 1998, I received a letter from the bankruptcy court informing me that my bankruptcy had been discharged.…
My Financial Implosion: Keeping Sane
'œThe statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then…
My Financial Implosion: Living in an RV
'œHe is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home' '“ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On Sunday, November 30, 1997, I officially became homeless. I'd…
My Financial Implosion: Foreclosure
'œPersons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership.' '“ Jerzy Kosinski By the fall of 1997, much of my…
On Money and Power: A Different View
'œOptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.' '“ Helen Keller As a queer-identified person with a transgender wife, there is absolutely…
My Financial Implosion: Filing Bankruptcy
'œCapitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell.' '“ Frank Borman During the spring and early summer of 1997, I finally realized that a series of bad decisions on my…
My Financial Implosion: Bad Decisions
'œLife is the sum of all your choices.' '“ Albert Camus It was during the summer of 1997 when two lawyers, a financial advisor and a CPA all told me…
My Financial Implosion: Bad Business
'œSuccess to me is not about money or status or fame, it's about finding a livelihood that brings me joy and self-sufficiency and a sense of contributing to the world.'…
My Financial Implosion: Bad House
'œA house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul.' '“ Phillip Moffitt For most people, the idea of home ownership is irresistible. Owning your own…