Naturally, when I saw your post WTF, I was going to take Olivia Howard's side. She is smart, and some of her other posts are pretty good - but this blog section below takes the chutzpah of a minor league Bernie Madoff!
Unfortunately, I have a hard time liking a girl who brags about screwing people out of 1.2 million dollars in her business dealings. From her blog:
"For those of you unanimated on my life’s story, there is a power in the universe that protects me. It’s called The Power of the Weird Shit. That is the weirdest shit happens to me but nothing bad ever does and my bankrupts is no exception. The bankruptcy was done to the letter correct, but I weaseled out of everything – all one point two million of it – even so I let suit lapse. In other words, I filed bankruptcy, didn’t make my re-structuring payments, didn’t re-file bankruptcy and I STILL didn’t / don’t have to pay. Something about statutes of limitations and no one as in not one of my many creditors (It was all business debt by the way not consumer debt. I’m a firm believer in if you don’t have the dinero, well you don’t have the money.) noticed that my bankruptcy had lapsed. Or if they did, they didn’t file it against my credit. So there it is. I had to spend about eight grand to get out of $1.2 million. Then, I fucked off the bankruptcy payments, and nada. Nothing. I got away with it…until now. Now The Power of the Weird Shit is kicking in and the universe is making me pay! Grrrrr……..No, not money. That’s shit’ll never happen. They’re making me pay in time and just an all-around hassle!"
Originally Posted by Jewish Lawyer
Really? What people? Construction loans and a line of credit? Those are banks. I can assure I didn't bankrupt any personal debt or not pay individual tradesmen. Banks know the risk they are taking when they issue interim construction loans with closing credit markets.
Should I have used weasel? Maybe not, but then again, would anybody see it as anything but weaseling out? Honestly? Not so much the bankruptcy but more the end result of letting it lapse and statute of limitations kicking in to protect me. It's not a weasel move, but it is certainly one of those times it's better to be lucky than good. So in the end, I opted for the word, and I did think about it quite a bit, that I felt would ring truest with others.
My goal is to bring the truest "Life". Aside from the fact that I know many, many working girls that have filed bankruptcy and were standing in line to file Chapter 7 when the laws changed to forgive certain kinds of debt. (I don't know all the details of the law change.) I also don't think I should keep only a certain segment of the Life true and let other portions slip into Fantasy Land.
I paid. Trust me. My credit was shot for years. I lost my construction business due to no fault of my own. And if you don't mind me asking, how is my proceeding working out to my advantage - due to no shenanigans on my part it's just the way it worked out - any different than any business dealing that works out favorably for one party?
However, I will go edit to say I couldn't pay the payments, because that's the truth more so than paints me in a better light.
This was an absolute excellent read! Thank you for posting!
Originally Posted by VIP Scarlet Kimbal