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The Culture of Harassment and Credit Counselling

April 30, 2013

By D. P. Welbanks

The distance between unlicensed and licensed credit counsellors is far too short. The need is even greater to regulate activities that purport to counsel people. Counselling is a specialized term that implies a wide variety of benefits including trust being given to those who call themselves counsellors to act like counsellors. The following is an excerpt from Almost Empty www.chateaulanepublishing.com

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Debt Repayment Options

June 28, 2012

Are You Confused About the Difference Between Various Debt Repayment Options?

Financial hardship can happen to anyone and it is often unexpected. A loss of employment, medical emergency or a change in personal circumstances, such as a divorce, can quickly put somebody behind on their bills. With personal consumer debt becoming an increasing concern for Canadians, Consumer Protection BC (CPBC) has noticed a growing number of new businesses entering the marketplace offering a variety of debt repayment or “debt solution” options.

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Bankruptcy and Big Shots

May 3, 2012

One of those rare moments happened yesterday in the Vancouver Sun when the B word was mentioned – B for (whisper) bankruptcy. The rich and famous were put on public exhibition for their financial misdeeds, sort of like a modernized pillory intended to inflict maximum humiliation.

It was announced that NBA star Dennis Rodman was broke and faced jail time if he didn’t make his payments.

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