by Seth Watson on November 6th, 2009, 8:09 pm
There is absolutely no reason to do a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. Even garnishment can be a blessing if you are in a settlement program, as it allows for leverage in negotiations with creditors who simply don't want to wait 5 years to be the next to garnish you. Liens can be settled, or at the worst PAID off when you sell your home. Debt management companies are nothing but an extension on the treadmill that most people were already running on by paying the minimums for a decade. Just analyze your situation, how much you have paid back in interest since getting the loans, and ask yourself what would be fair? If you feel you haven't paid back what you borrowed, and you have a guilty consience, then get back on the treadmill for a little longer. If you've paid back what you borrowed, and you still owe what you borrowed (literally), then it's time to remove the tumor aka debt. Settlement is the best way to GET OUT of the situation.