I take a risk and a "day off" in order to read Henry David Thoreau aloud to you in order to inspire you from the comfort of my garage. I read the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, alone in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a ho

David Alan Tepper

Dec 1st, 2020 43m 47s

What would you do with $100 trillion dollars? This episode begins with a shocking proposal to radically devalue outstanding bonds. I relate a personal cautionary tale about using available credit to pay off credit card bills. We turn to a frien

State Employees Credit Union

Nov 1st, 2020 33m 37s

We begin today's special on-location episode discussing economic indicators like hot air balloons and destination weddings. We go on to cover demographics, mid-century American labor-driven financial institutions, and the town square. We pick u

Car Loans

Oct 1st, 2020 30m 20s

Today’s episode is preoccupied with the topic of automobile financing and the importance of taking a “step in the right direction” in the financial evolution of the individual. We spare some time to distinguish positive and normative approaches

Wine Company LLC

Sep 1st, 2020 26m 12s

Today's episode begins with a discussion of personal debt "outside the law" by way of Rocky Balboa, the quintessential American Loan Shark Heavy. We take a long overdue look at Chapter 11, the corporate cousin of Chapter 7. We check out the imp

Yanis Varoufakis

Aug 1st, 2020 36m 13s

I put on a real toga to illustrate a curious practice in the democracy of ancient Athens: Debt Slavery. A novelist friend gives his two cents on valuation of literary products and labor. We talk around bailout practices on the European continen

Quadruple Witching

Jul 1st, 2020 29m 24s

We start this episode with a celebration of my new (used) car! We describe possible scenarios you might expect in the 180 days after discharging chapter seven personal liquidation bankruptcy. A listener calls in and inquires about "quadruple wi

Uncommitted Pledges

Jun 1st, 2020 32m 29s

We touch on the situation in the far east, starting with the enterprise bankruptcy law in People’s Republic of China. The West African health crisis is put into the context of World Bank’s uncommitted pledges and the global drug industry. A gue

Credit Report

May 1st, 2020 24m 50s

In this episode we discuss the value of the proverbial long hard look in the mirror in the context of chapter seven bankruptcy. We explain how to take advantage of George W Bush's Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, with a high-level ove

Trailer - Bankruptcy Lite Podcast

Apr 1st, 2020 36s

Every bankruptcy has a silver lining! Join me on my commute as I drive distracted while weaving together bad advice, awkward interviews, deep digressions, traffic reports, and classical music.

Leverage

Apr 1st, 2020 20m 3s

In this episode our host discusses the concept of financial leverage, defines the role of the US Trustee in chapter seven bankruptcy proceedings, and waxes rhapsodical about the classic board game "Monopoly".

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