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Surviving Financial Disasters: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Eviction, Auto Repossession, Excessive Debts and Much More

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There are three great books on the market today and I say don't shop around any more. The two best bankruptcy books on the market have been written by women. I purchased Peggy Palm's book first and found it very informative and insightful. I'm attempting to the stop foreclosure of my home. I then purchased Tiffany Love's book, surviving financial disasters, to get the bankruptcy forms on CD Rom and then learned that she too filed for bankruptcy and included her legal pleadings. If you want to stop foreclosure, get Ms. Love's book for sure as it is "hands on", but I find myself frequently referring back to the information in Peggy's to gain an additional perceptive. Money Troubles is another great book that provides wonderful information and exceeds the scope of Peggy's book, because it covers everything inside and out of bankruptcy, like Tiffany's book. Which some people I think may find too technical, but if you're doing battle like I am with creditors the information is right on target. All three will cost you less than $100 far less than an attorney's consultation fee. My verdict: Peggy's book for the legal advice, Tiffany's book for insight and roadmap, Money Trouble for everything else even after bankruptcy. The others are crap!

Main reason for giving this book a good rating is that "she has been there". It did not provide me with the advice/guidance I was seeking but did explore the bankruptcy process in a "hands on" manner. While this is an option for me, it is not one that I prefer to take. I owe people/companies money and I would like to pay them, at least a fair share of it.
Due to disabling illness I was suddenly without income. After exhausting savings, investments, etc. I had no income and borrowed from "Peter" to pay "Paul". I don't have budgeting or excessive spending problems. Needed experienced advice about dealing with a "Credit Counselor" and negotiating with creditors. While this book briefly covers those areas, I found no useful information. Now, with a small disability income I could afford to pay something toward these debts, but how and how much?
If you are buried under debt and are considering filing bankruptcy I recommend this book. If you are looking for alternative ways to get out from under, keep looking.

Johnahtan Marshall October 30, 2004,
Very Easy To Read! Even for us Dummies.

I flipped through several books along this topic and by far this was easiest to read. Because the author actually experienced bankruptcy, it's written from the perspective of a person in financial distress. I take my hat off to her for including the forms she filed in bankruptcy court. I also found the titles amusing such as 'I'm Being Stalked By The Repo Man'. This book will get you out of tough financial times, and you wont feel like it's as bad as what it feels.

I appreciate all the responses from reviewers and readers. Having "survived" difficult financial challenges it's important to me that you don't feel alone. Those who are in a difficult way financially can effectively negotiate with lenders without having to file for bankruptcy. Depending on how much you owe to creditors and who they are (mortgage lender, credit card company, etc) the tactics vary.

Before I filed for bankruptcy; I informed the lenders of the pending filing and offered to settle and close accounts, all of the ones I contacted agreed. I sincerely care about my readers financial dilemmas and should you have any questions please contact me at the web site listed in the book. Best wishes, Tiffany Love

In SURVIVING FINANCIAL DISASTERS, Tiffany R. Love seems to cover all of the major areas of financial upheaval that may wreak havoc on one's life. From bankruptcy to foreclosure to auto repossessions to evictions, this book is complete, clear and informative.

Ms. Love delves into many topics, the most complete area is the bankruptcy section. Speaking from her personal experiences, Ms. Love provides us with the 411 regarding the most common types of bankruptcy. Bankruptcy. . .we've all heard about it but what is it really and how does one learn about the process? This book does a wonderful job of explaining the two types of bankruptcy - Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 and the differences between the two. Also, it explores such interesting topics as whether you can declare bankruptcy and keep your property.

Foreclosures are another financial disaster that is highlighted in the book. Ms. Love urges her readers to avoid rushing into a definitive decision that may cause an avalanche of other financial grief to rain down on them. Stressing that setting objectives is paramount and planning does not require cash, Ms. Love clearly sheds light on an otherwise dark situation.

For anyone who has fallen down on their luck and is seeking some common sense and guidance, then you may want to consider SURVIVING FINANCIAL DISASTERS for your financial repertoire. Some sections of the book such as bankruptcy, foreclosures and auto repossessions are fairly extensive. Whereas some areas of the book, such as eviction is well-presented but not as broadly covered.

Reviewed by Nedine
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

After reading another customer review of this book I was so impressed that I ordered it with next day delivery. It sounded like exactly the kind of book I've been looking for. But I made the mistake of not reading an excerpt first and wound up wasting almost forty dollars.

This book is published by the author herself, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing except for the fact that the text is riddled with elliptical and grammatical errors. Nearly every paragraph has at least one error in it. The printing quality is poor and fuzzy, looking as though it were taken from a bubble jet master copy. The listing of Federal court addresses goes for several pages and is broken into two columns. But apparently the page breaks were set up incorrectly because the listings go down column one all the way to the end of the section and then go to column two at the beginning of the same section.

I could have lived with even these errors since they're just copy editing mistakes, but then I noticed other errors that made me wonder why this woman ever thought she could write any kind of book at all, let alone a technical book on a subject concerning the reader's personal finances. For example, when writing about filing for bankruptcy without a lawyer, the author uses the term Gorilla Law. I think she may have meant Guerilla Law...

Would you take legal advice from a person who wrote like this? I hope not. The lesson I took is that I should never buy a book based solely on customer reviews. If I had taken the time to read an excerpt, I would have avoided a lot of frustration and wasted money.

THIS BOOK IS OUTSTANDING. You would have to be a board angry lawyer not to like this book. There are plenty of errors in every book you read - if you truly read. What she does is provide the raw facts on what happens during a bankruptcy proceeding. If you read closely the forms she filed in bankruptcy court you see the name of her previous attorney (luckily she lives in the state of California). IT'S THE RAW FACTS. I took control of my bankruptcy case after my lawyer kept charging, charging, charging, and charging. He had a lot of errors too, one that I had the money in bankruptcy to pay him over $4,000 above his base fee. I also purchased this book after reading reviews and meeting this author, who told me exactly what I needed to do and she was absolutely right. She told me how they charge people in bankruptcy, how creditors will try to take your property and how to stop it. This book is a great deal for anyone who has dealt with lawyers who rip people off in order to keep a job. Anyone looking to seriously represent themselves MUST HAVE THIS BOOK.

My story is interesting as to how I came about this book. First, this book has more information inside than what the title suggests. You will get your moneies worth and more out of this book. From buying/selling property to reducing mortgage payments to how to stop credit card companies and lenders in their tracks. I saw the author on election day in New York. Although I attended another lecture, I had the opportunity to meet her during the break. She is absolutely lovely and charming. What a perfect name Love. A young woman with no money and in financial straits begged the organizers to for Surviving Financial Disasters. Once they made financial arrangements Ms. Love walked over to the young woman, handed her a copy of the book and signed it. The young lady jumped up and down. She literally cried. I was so impressed that I purchased a copy of this book and WOW! This young woman is certainly taking over our hearts and the world.

Meeting Ms. Love will have you sold on anything she could write. She is a beautiful, smart, and funny; not to mention a classy woman. Her book is factually correct - it's relevant and plays a valuable role in financial planning. Many books are written from the stand point of expert to desperate reader. This book take is from a person facing financial challenges to finding the answers to relieve their stress. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THIS BOOK. It's original, accurate, and significant. Ms. Love has appeared as the guest of attorneys and lectured alongside a US Federal Bankruptcy Court Judge. They all praised her book (as anyone who has followed her career knows).

When you're looking to find something wrong you will. Clearly you didn't read your review because it's redundant "she self-published herself" and grammatically incorrect, so who are you to criticize. I think this has more to do with gorilla behavior that speaks about on her web site than with the book. Further proving her point about low lives.

You can trust that this author is genuine and the book is great! Well done Tiffany and don't allow these gorilla's to deter you from helping readers who need this information. Fight them back!

This book is GREAT!! It has the forms and samples I need for my counseling business. The author did an outstanding job editing the book and it's easy to read. Everything you need to know is in here. The CD ROM alone is worth the purchase. No, I don't know the author. I did meet her a signing and let's say she's all that and ... (too bad they didn't take a piture of her body).