http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com: thavgross : tax problems : bankruptcy : short sales : loan mods : MichiganenSat, 25 Feb 2012 14:46:53 PSTno: thavgross : tax problems : bankruptcy : short sales : loan mods : MichiganFinancialcrisistalkcentercomhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2012/02/25/listen-to-the-podcast-of-the-21211-show-word-of-the-day-power-2/CLICK HERE FOR PODCASTShttp://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2012/02/12/sadness-profound-and-complete/Life is so complicated. Why can’t it be simple? We want simplicity. We want to go to work, do good things and we want good thing to come. Many days  — that is precisely the outcome. Then out of the blue …the hammer hits. Lost job, death of a family member, death of a friend, [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2012/02/11/your-credit-score-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-sweat-the-small-stuff/I know you’ve heard it before – “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” This truism applies to every facet of our lives. We often make the mistake of over dramatizing issues in our personal relationships – between spouses, between partners and between parents and children. Most of the time – it’s a situation where for one [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2012/02/11/ken-gross-and-thav-gross-announce-free-seminar-on-capturing-your-financial-future-december-7th-2011/The Goal – Preserve Future Income for You and Your Family – So that you cash goes in the Bank and NOT to the Bank. Learn the latest new in the Housing Market – Short Sale? Loan Modification? Principal Reduction? What to do…. What do you do if your house is under water? If you [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2012/02/09/treat-yourself-like-a-business-in-2012-take-control-of-your-financial-affairs/Well another year is behind us – but more importantly (and thankfully) another year is ahead of us. Assuming the Mayan’s are wrong and we don’t otherwise self destruct on a global scale, it is time to appraise where we are from a financial standpoint. The Great Recession has changed the landscape of personal finance. [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2011/12/24/living-by-default/Fantastic Article in the New Yorker – identifies the hypocrisy the lending industry is attempting to pull off on the homeowner. If you’re wondering whether it makes sense to short sell your underwater home or find an exit strategy – EVEN IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS – you need to read James [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2011/12/19/q-a-about-the-independent-foreclosure-review-announced-the-week-of-11111-from-the-wall-street-journal/Commentary from Ken Gross at The Financial Crisis Talk Center: Below is the text of Questions and Answers that appeared in the Wall Street Journal about the “Independent Foreclosure Review” process announce by the Administration this week. The Financial Crisis Talk Center’s take on this program is that it is an “INSULTING” waste of financial [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2011/12/09/sundaymonday-and-have-a-little-faith-by-ken-gross-december-8-2011/Appearing in the December 8, 2011 edition of the JNews – Metro Detroit Sunday/Monday And Have A Little Faith Another Sunday night – time to try and salvage some relaxation, maybe watch a movie, and gear up for Monday morning. So clicking my way to an espionage movie, I ran across Have a Little Faith [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2011/12/01/fannie-freddie-spend-640000-on-conference/Comment from Ken Gross -This is so far beyond pathetic – Frannie and Freddie spend $640,000 on a conference for 100 people ($6400/per) to entertain the mortgage companies — This is an insult to the very foundation of democracy. Ed DeMarco – the prince of NO PRINCIPAL REDUCTION on mortgages – you need to join [...]http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/2011/11/26/fctc-announces-annual-turkey-awards/FCTC – 2011 TURKEY AWARDS   These are “turkey awards” – not loser awards. Jerry Sundusky, Penn State Administration – those are all losers so they don’t rate turkey awards…. 10.     Banks – for making sure they don’t take any of that money and actually loan it to small business to spur economic growth 9.       [...]nonadult