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Many of the great High School coaches I visit with at the coaching clinics I do tell me about what they are looking for from youth football players entering their High School programs. The most successful coaches tell me that all they are looking for are kids that have a love and appreciation for the game of football and that the player is “coachable”.

What does being “coachable” mean?

It means the player is attentive and able to follow direction from coaches.
The player does not respond negatively to constructive criticism.
The player understands the coaches standing on the team and understands the coaches, not the players have the better knowledge base on technique and strategy than the player.
The player efforts.
The player is able to “shake off” bad experiences and learn from them.
The player does not “cop an attitude” when demoted or turn “Hollywood” when promoted.

Unfortunately many youth football players go into their High School experience with bad habits fostered by their youth football coaches. Obviously many of these young men don’t change overnight into the selfish crybaby monsters many of the High School coaches complain about. It is a long process of enablement for many of them by both their parents and coaches.

How do kids get to this point ?

Youth Coaches enabling the player by cowering to the players (or their parents) every demand for fear of losing the player to a rival team or losing games because the player quits.
Lack of good fundamental coaching. If something works in spite of the use of solid technique, that poor technique is allowed and thereby encouraged.
Parents enabling the player by cowering to their every whim.
Parents living their lives through their children.
Parents coveting the “full ride” or NFL dream for their child.
Parent coaches “staring” their sons on youth football teams.
Poor practice methods.
Inconsistent disciplining methods employed by parents and parents.
Lack of sportsmanship standards by youth football teams, coaches and parents.
Promoting a player to “star status” getting away from team play and humility.

This may sound a bit grim, but fortunately we are talking about a small minority of youth football players. Unfortunately many of these “uncoachable” players are very good athletes who know they can play. These players have been held to such low standards they have little chance of making the typical High School team, let alone move on to College Football. Some of them even hold weak youth football coaches “hostage” by threatening to quit or move to another team. Most High School and College coaches just refuse to put up with this type of attitude.

How do you make sure that when a player leaves your program he is “coachable”?

Let all the players AND PARENTS know the standards required for him to have the privilege of playing for your team well before the first day of practice.
Let all the players AND PARENTS know the consequences of not meeting set standard
(attendance, effort, listening ability, attitude, etc).
We let our players AND PARENTS know we want all the kids to finish the season and that we will coach everyone up the best we can, but we don’t care if their sons are great or poor athletes, we are going to be successful with whoever we have, it doesn’t matter.
Let all players AND PARENTS know that football is a team game and all players will play in the position and technique that best suits the players ability and the needs of the team.
Let all players AND PARENTS know that players will be corrected when they do something incorrectly, The reason this is done is out of concern that the player play safely and properly. It is MUCH easier to say nothing.
When you do have to offer “constructive criticism” do it using the “sandwich” method. Sandwich the criticism between 2 positives, then encourage the player in a positive fashion.
Hold the player accountable to a perfect standard on things they can easily control like stance, first step, alignment, effort and being a good teammate.
Hold the player accountable to having a positive learning spirit. If he drops his lip or gives you the evil eye, deal with it immediately. Let him know again why it’s important he correctly does whatever you are trying to teach him. If he is insolent you will have to figure out the best method to reach him which could mean a lap, sitting out or a reduction in playing time.
Foster humility and a true team attitude in word and deed, making no one player more important than another.

Fortunately due to us being very explicit about our expectations and early on holding kids accountable to very high standards, this has not been an issue for me, but we have a few minor issues. One very talented player I had in 2003 was Richard W, my fullback. Richard was very small but powerful and quick, he was also very smart. Richard had been coached by me to stay in our wedge play, he was to break out of the wedge only between the tackles and only when an opening appeared there 5 yards or more past the line of scrimmage as the wedge naturally comes apart on its own. We had talked about it, diagrammed it, walked it, jogged it, ran it, fit and freezed it and even scrimmaged it A TON. Up to that point Richard had been very obedient and done a great job with the play. However in our first game of the season against a perennially tough team, he had different ideas. We had a packed house that day there were hundreds in the seats, lots of grandmas, grandpas, uncles, aunts, moms dads and friends, it was loud. On our very first offensive snap Richard got into a very nicely formed wedge play, but inexplicably broke the ball around the end for about a 40 yard gain, The stands went nuts as we had the ball on the 10 yard line and were ready to draw the first blood of that game and our young season.

The problem was he had not run that play properly, against most teams he would have been tackled for a modest gain or loss, but against this team he lucked out and got a long gainer. I immediately took him out of the game, my very best player in a hotly contested game. I calmly let him know that he did not have permission to run the ball outside the tackles on a fullback wedge play, that he knew this and that he wouldn’t be playing again until the 2nd quarter. Fortunately his parents had been at our first practice where we laid out exactly how we were going to handle situations just like this one. In addition both his parents had seen the coaching expertise and crispness demonstrated in our practices that gave them the confidence we knew what we were doing. I had met them both previously and during a break in the action I let them know what was up, they supported me 100%. This was in a very inner-city environment where Jerry Springer incidents are very common. Trust me, we have similar discipline issues in the rural bedroom community we live in now with “helicopter” parents.

When Richard came back to play in the 2nd quarter, he played very well and did exactly what we had asked him to do in a game we went on to win 36-6. Richard ended up being one of the best fullbacks I ever coached with over 2,000 yards rushing in that 11-0 Season. Had I not taken this drastic step I doubt Richard would have had the same success that season. This action also demonstrated to all our players and parents, it didn’t matter who the player was or what the game circumstances were, the standard was going to be enforced and the standard in the end was the players friend, not his enemy.

The Bible says that if we hate our children we will not discipline them. I care enough about my players to discipline them in an effective way and my hope is that you do too.
Some Words from that book in modern language:
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid
A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who regards reproof is prudent
Does this mean we are cruel to the kids, screaming and yelling like some kind of maniacal drill sergeant all the time? No, I’m a big advocate of making football fun for kids but if you do not teach a player to be coachable using some reasonable discipline, you aren’t doing him any long term favors.
Sometimes disciplining is difficult and in the short term may be painful. But in the best interests of that child and your team, you have to do it. Just think of all the great athletes out there that could have had different lives had they had a youth football coach that would have held them accountable at an early age BEFORE that players world view had been formed ?
They call these the formative years for a reason. Help your players be teaching them to be coachable so they will stay in the game and benefit from the life lessons the game teaches us all.

Dave Cisar-

With over 15 years of hands-on experience as a youth coach, Dave has developed a detailed systematic approach to developing youth players and teams. His personal teams to using this system to date have won 97% of their games in 5 Different Leagues. For free video clips of Dave’s team in action: Football Plays

Annoyer, n. – One who, or that which, annoys. (Webster’s Revised Dictionary).

Note: It will help if you read the following paragraph in the voice of a Hollywood ‘voice-over’ man. Preferably one of those deep James Earl Jones type voices. Slowly.

They’re everywhere

They are present at every function, they exist in the classrooms and corridors of our schools, they live next door, they lurk in the corporate world, they inhabit virtually every realm of society, they are a blight on our social landscape and they are an unwelcome moth chewing it’s way through the fabric of our society. They are inappropriate, they are exhausting, they are irritating and they are tireless. To the untrained eye they look like you and me, but the moment they open their mouth, they identify themselves for what they really are (build the climactic music); the A-n-n-o-y-e-r.

Who’s your Annoyer?

Okay, be honest. When I ask you to think of an annoying person, someone springs to mind straight away don’t they? Sure they do. Think of someone in your world (family, friend, colleague, acquaintance, neighbour, boss). Now, unless you’re incredibly fortunate (or too nice for your own good), you probably thought of at least one person almost straight away. Maybe three. Now, think about that thing (okay, things) they do which really annoys you. You know the thing (things). And when I say “annoys you”, I’m not talking about those trivial, minor things; I’m talking about those (anti) social habits and behaviours which are completely inappropriate, highly undesirable, embarrassing and at times, offensive.

Okay… now you’ve got it.

We all wanna be (do, achieve) a lot of things, but if there’s one thing we definitely don’t wanna be, it’s annoying. Engaging, hilarious, desirable, interesting, successful, mysterious and sexy yes, but annoying? Definitely not. Yet for a quality or skill (is the ability to annoy a skill?) which is so obviously undesirable, there seems to be soooo many who have mastered it.

Creepy Annoying Guy

Like the creepy, unattractive, socially inept, smelly, forty-something guy who constantly feels the need to express his alpha-male-ness (aka insecurity) and to offer himself (I feel queasy just writing that!) to every woman within a ten mile radius – no matter how disinterested, or even repulsed they are.

Hey Creepy Annoying Guy! Which part of “go away, I don’t want anything to do with you” are you struggling to comprehend? Stop telling embarrassing lies, stop standing inappropriately close to every female in the room, reel your tongue back in, stop leering, start addressing your personal hygiene, stop talking about your fictitious conquests and achievements, stop laughing at your own stupid, very un-funny jokes and stop trying to cover your bald spot with those six remaining hairs – it’s not working. Oh yeah, while I’m on a roll, get some dignity and lose the whole desperation thing; it’s ugly.

Career Annoyers

Sure, we all have that propensity to be periodically annoying, but what I’m talking about today are those career Annoyers – you know them. The guy I’ve described above is someone I’ve met (at social functions) quite a few times over the years. In fact, I’ve met a few of him (so to speak). You’ve met him too. So today I’ve decided to compile a brief overview of the most common Annoyers (the ones I have met anyway) so that (1) you can identify and avoid said Annoyers and (2) in the extremely unlikely event that you may see a little of yourself in one of the following descriptions (oh yeah, as if!) you might feel compelled to take some kind of evasive action before it’s too late and you become one of the those moths.

How can they not know?

Without doubt, one of the most annoying things about annoying people is that they don’t actually know they’re annoying. Tall people know they’re tall, clever people know they’re clever, funny people know they’re funny and geeks even know they’re geeks… but annoying people – they don’t know! Perhaps we should tell them? So, with the help of this post and your ability to forward an email or hit the print button, we may collectively start to make a dent into the global issue that is (no, not global warming)… the serial Annoyer.

Okay, let’s see if you recognize anyone:

1. The Close Talker. Brought to our attention in a very public and humorous way all those years ago on Seinfeld and covered by me once before on this site, the Close Talker is indeed a social scourge. He or she has seemingly zero spatial awareness and typically stands inappropriately close to people – especially strangers. If three feet is the appropriate distance, they typically inhabit the one to two foot zone. If you step back, they follow and the awkward dance begins. Stay away from walls and corners or you’re a gonner.

2. The Lip Kisser. Contrary to popular belief, the Lip Kisser is not only male. I personally have been kissed by women I hardly know with cold fishy lips and smelly breath. Gross. However, 84.7% of all inappropriate and unwanted lip kissing is perpetrated by the males of the species (I totally made that stat up). The worst members of this socially repugnant group have actually perfected the hand around the back (so the victim can’t retreat) and kiss-hold manoeuvre. It all happens within a split second, in one slick (slimey) action and allows the perpetrator prolonged lip action; disgusting. Avoid the Lip Kisser at all costs.

3. The Circumnavigator. The Circumnavigator has an astounding ability to always bring any conversation back to him or herself. No matter what people are chatting about or where they are up to in the conversation, he/she will, very skillfully and subtly, find a way to steer the conversation back to themselves.

4. The Interrupter. The Interrupter is actually incapable of actively listening to another person. They are invariably arrogant, egotistical, insecure and self-indulgent, and spend most of their lives chopping people off mid-sentence. They are constantly waiting for micro-gaps in the conversation so they can be heard and as a rule, they don’t talk with people, they talk at them.

5. The Funny Guy. The Funny Guy is a frustrated stand up comic. With the only real hurdle being that he isn’t funny. Or likeable. At all. Other than that, he’s a natural! And yes, he’s usually a bloke. He laughs (too) enthusiastically at his own material while simultaneously encouraging others to do the same, via an annoying combination of head nodding and hand gesticulating. The Funny Guy is as funny as George W. is intelligent, witty and articulate.

6. The Socially Illiterate. This person can’t read social situations at all. They have zero social awareness. A consequence of this is that they are constantly inappropriate. Fart jokes, distasteful subject matter and unsavoury language are regular features in their repertoire.

7. The Desperado. While annoying, I actually have a soft-spot for the Desperado. All they really want is some love, recognition and acceptance; to be part of a group. Any group. They just go about it the wrong way. And while many Desperadoes are inherently nice people, their intense need to be liked and accepted often results in behaviours and habits which fall more into the annoying category, than the desirable category.

8. The Genius. The Genius knows everything. And what he doesn’t know, he’ll fabricate. He is typically a male between forty and sixty five with low self-esteem. I have met many Genii with no qualifications, and very little knowledge who have felt obligated to educate and enlighten me about all things training and nutrition. The Genius doesn’t have conversations, he gives lectures. Every family has a least one of them.

9. The Tough Guy. The Tough Guy is constantly compelled to demonstrate his alpha-male qualities in a pathetic attempt to off-set and camouflage his numerous short-comings and fears. With the irony being that underneath all the huff-and-puff beats the heart of a sissy. The Tough Guy usually has a vocabulary somewhere in the three to five hundred word range, hasn’t been to a doctor in twenty years and often drives a pick-up truck with stupidly large tyres and gigantic lights on the roof. He always wants to know how much I bench press and of course, he always lifts more.

10. The Rock Star. The Rock Star typically models him or herself on their idols and wears stupidly inappropriate clothing. They love to lip sync songs into invisible microphones and sadly, the males of the group seem to delight in playing air guitar and air drums. Sometimes at the same time.

11. Fibber. Fibbers live in their own little fictitious world. They never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Sure, we all tell the odd fib (yes Sweetie, Santa left those crumbs and those footprints were left by Prancer) but career Fibbers live in their own manufactured altered reality. They lie incessantly and without thinking. They will defend their fibs to the death. Eventually they are incapable of discerning their ‘creations’ from the real world.

12. The Spitter. You’ll need to wear a raincoat and goggles when conversing with the Spitter. They often have a nice little stash of that white crap slowly accumulating in the corner of their mouth and seem to spray more than they say. If only someone would tell them! Whatever you do, don’t get them too excited or you’ll be backstroking out of the room.

13. The Victim. The Victim usually has poor posture and lower back problems from carrying the world around on their shoulders for so long. Whatever you do, don’t ask them how their day is going. Unless of course you have three spare hours.

14. The Chatterbox. The Chatterbox talks too much and too often. For some, it’s because they like to be the centre of attention, for others it’s a need to impress, and for a few, it’s because they are uncomfortable with silence in social situations. Either way, it’s bloody annoying. A Chatterbox will soldier on with the conversation no matter how disinterested you are.

15. The Control Freak. The Control Freak loves to be in charge. Of anything and anyone. They see themselves as natural born leaders, when in reality, they are annoying, self-righteous, pains in the ass. They are compelled to impose their thinking, values and ideas on anyone unfortunate enough to be in their proximity.

16. The Criticizer. As the name would suggest, the Criticizer takes great pleasure in finding fault in others, yet amazingly, has no flaws of his own. He is indeed unique to mankind, sees himself as the high watermark for intelligence and is the poster boy for success. In his mind, anyway.

17. The Loud Talker. The Loud Talker has a propensity to talk very loudly and inappropriately in places and situations which really don’t warrant such volume. Restaurants, elevators, public transport and movie theatres are among her favourite loud-talking venues. Invariably, the Loud Talker’s inappropriately loud conversation will involve a mobile (cell) phone.

18. The Historian. For some unknown and annoying reason, the Historian seems to be compelled to constantly share parts of his life with anyone stupid enough to listen. While a little history is interesting, the same six stories repeated by the same person for twenty five years can become somewhat annoying. Especially when the ‘historical accuracy’ of those stories is in significant doubt. While the Historian loves a new audience, he’s happy to repeat the same story to the same audience time and time again.

19. The Hypochondriac. The Hypochondriac is always at death’s door. She is a close cousin to the Victim, loves attention and has almost died seven times this year alone. Nobody understands the severity of her sickness, nobody has endured the pain that she has and all her doctors are on speed dial in her phone. If she ever really gets sick everyone will ignore her.

20. The Brat. The Brat is usually under ten years old, has no volume switch, no manners, regularly throws herself on the floor, screams a lot in public places and is the apple of her parent’s eye. Apparently, she’s gorgeous. And misunderstood. Mum (mom) and dad are delusional and have zero parenting skills. The Brat has a Nanny, sometimes a Therapist, hits other children and will often grow up to be either (1) a Victim (2) a Control Freak or (3) a Criticizer. Unless of course, you can get this post to her parents.

Well, there it was; a brief overview of some of the Annoyers I’ve met on my journey. Hopefully you didn’t recognize too much of yourself in there, but if you did… now you know! I’m sure you have an annoying lesson or anecdote to share, you may even have an ‘Annoyer’ to add to our list.

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Cancer, which was supposed to be an incurable disease, can now be cured if detected at the right time. The rapid advancement in Science and Medicine has opened wide vistas before us for the treatment of life threatening diseases including AIDS, Neurotic diseases and Genetic disorders. In many cases your doctor might suggest a Stem Cell transplant or a Bone marrow transplant as the possible solution for your disease. In this case a cord blood transplant may be a good option.

These stem cells are the blood forming cells of human body and are widely being used in transplants. These cells help in the production of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Earlier there were only 2 reliable sources of Stem Cells: Bone Marrow and peripheral Blood. But recently it has been found that Umbilical Cord Blood is also good and rich source of stem cells. The waste cord and the blood contained in it were usually discarded after the birth of the baby but now it has been discovered that this cord blood is an extremely rich source of stem cells which can be readily used in transplants.

During last ten years, over 4000 umbilical cord blood transplants (UCBT) have been performed worldwide. The interest in this mode of transplant has grown drastically, as this provides easy access to an alternative for treating cancer and serious diseases. The first cord blood transplant was done in 1988 on a young cancer patient. Seeing the tremendous success of this experiment, it became a regular practice with many doctors to recommend UCBT as the solution for the treatment of a disease.

On the other hand there are some critics of UCBT who think that many complications can arise after a transplant. One of the common problems that can crop up after an Allogenic Transplant (Stem cells retrieved from cord blood of an outside donor ) is Graft Versus Host Disease or commonly known as (GVHD). The consequences of GVHD can range from mild to severe and sometimes terminating. That is why there are chances that the doctor might not approve of Cord Blood transplant.

The Reasons for Disapproval are: Many times there may not be enough blood-forming cells in the cord blood as one needs a required number of Stem Cells for a successful transplant. Secondly cord blood cells take longer to grow and produce new blood cells and till the cells engraft, the patient is at a high risk for infection. Thirdly there is no scope of getting backup cells from the same cord blood unit. However, doctors may be able to use a different cord blood unit or a backup adult donor instead.

A Cord blood transplants is as dicey as a Bone marrow or peripheral blood transplant. The risk of infection may be higher after a cord blood transplant because of the longer time to engraft. The chances of developing GVHD is however low, but the risk is still there. As every patient’s Case History is different from others, if you are considering UCBT for the cure of some problem do consult the experts in this field before taking a decision.

Monica Is a veteran in the field of Writing. She loves to share her views with her readers through her articles. Please feel free to contact her at monika@emailatmobile.com

Have home prices become so low that consumers have lost their minds? My recent experiences have led me to believe that there may be a lot less logic out there in the real estate market than I once believed.

A new home buyer recently explained to me how he had moved at just the right time to escape the upcoming Michigan freeze and take advantage of our 70 degree winter months in Nevada. He also explained to me that he had taken advantage of a very big home price discount given by a lady who needed to move back to Chicago. He had enough money from his IRA to not need a mortgage, but he did take a small seller carry-back loan. What a deal I thought, it must be nice to have such great timing to be able to benefit from the depressed market and low housing prices.

The conversation with the new home buyer became much more interesting when he told me how he did it. Without hesitation he told me that he abandoned his home, after the printing company that he worked for closed its doors, then he packed up the moving van and pointed his car southwest. That was it, and there was not a tinge of regret or concern in his voice when he said it.

I was stunned by the simplicity of the act, but I couldn’t help but ask, why wasn’t he concerned about the consequences of leaving his home in Michigan for bank foreclosure? “Why worry” he explained, they won’t make the effort to chase me across the country. In his mind, it was just one more foreclose in a sea of foreclosures, and there was nothing to be concerned about.

While I’m not an “establishment” kind of guy, there seems to me to be a serious flaw in the belief that you can dump your current home and its mortgage because now is the right time to buy, or because you simply don’t have the patience to wait for the economy to change. While I’m not in touch with the long-term consequences of abandonment, foreclosure and deficiency judgments, it’s hard to believe that you can continue your life without consequences after making a decision of this type.

Take a suggestion from a person who has dealt with bill collectors in the past, you don’t want to live with someone chasing you on a daily basis for tens of thousands of dollars, especially if you have purchased a “new” home in another state and have wages that can be attached. It is likely that they will come after your assets. While a lot of people would like to move, for various reasons, most have bitten the proverbial bullet and are waiting for times to change.

Copyright 2008, Glenn J. Rigdon http://www.horizonvillageappraisal.com

The author, Glenn J. Rigdon, BS, BSCS, MA, ASA is a Realtor, a commercial broker and a commercial appraiser with 30 years of experience working in the real estate industry. Mr. Rigdon has held the position of Economist with the Arizona State Land Department and Staff Specialist – Legal with the Nevada Department of Transportation. His office is located in Henderson, Nevada.

Minor needs come up every now and then and sometimes, you just do not know when that will happen. It is probably even truer today than at any other time. After all, everyone is experiencing financial difficulties. So what should you do when faced with a minor need?

One very sensible route to take is to approach a cash advance loan lender. In case you do not know what cash advance loan is, let me explain it a little bit. A cash advance loan is basically similar to any other kind of loan. You approach a lender and they determine whether or not you are qualified to avail of their service or product. If you are qualified, then you will be lent money and you have to pay this back within a certain period of time. Naturally, you also have to pay charges on top of the principal sum that you borrowed.

A big difference between conventional loans and cash advance loans, however, is that the former charges interest. And you know very well that when it comes to interest, the amounts to be charged can vary. Interest rates can go up or down depending on the status of the economy. And as you also know, the economy – all over the world – is not doing very well right now. It is a natural consequence that interest rates are going up and nowhere but up. With cash advance loan, however, you will not be charged interest that fluctuates. Instead, cash advance loan lenders actually charge you a fixed rate. So, for example, if you borrow $100, you will be charged a fix amount – anywhere from $10 to $30. If you borrow $200, you will be charged double – $20 to $60.

Now some people think that the charges that cash advance loan lenders apply are too high. But if you think about it, at least you know exactly how much you are going to have to pay back. More than that, the convenience that cash advance loan lenders offer is well worth the charges.

Just how convenient is a cash advance loan? Well, you just have to go online and choose from the plethora of cash advance loan lenders that are currently operating in Australia. Once you pick one, you do not have to leave your seat to get the cash advance loan. All you need to do is fill up their application form online. You can even remain in your seat till the e-mail notification arrives. And once your cash advance loan has been approved, you can stay seated – or in your bed – as the money will be deposited in your bank account. All this can be done with you having to get dressed and going out!

Here’s one more thing – you can get that money to fix your tiny glitch really fast. Cash advance loans usually take about 24 hours to be completed. That’s why they are well worth every penny you pay.

Amenda, has been associated with Payday Loans Australia. You can get the money you need until you receive your next salary by applying for a fast cash advance for short-term financial assistance. Find out some useful information regarding cash payday loans here.

Considering the far-reaching effects of bankruptcy – social stigma, lowering of Fico scores, ruinous notations upon credit reports for up to a decade – too many borrowers don’t even bother investigating the bankruptcy option until it’s too late. Important as it is to avoid bankruptcy while another alternative like debt settlement exists, anyone with credit-card bills or mortgage payments – or anyone facing potential medical bills or sudden unemployment; anyone, really – should know exactly what bankruptcy means and what the different options entail.

For our purposes, Chapter 9 (a form of municipal reorganization; it’s generally for governmental utilities though, in the best known example, Orange County, California was forced to declare Chapter 9 in 1994 to adjust debt-load), Chapter 11 (a corporate plan that lets business owners maintain control of their company while re-structuring debts and promising to re-pay some bills through future earnings), Chapter 12 (similar to Chapter 11 but solely concerning the re-organization of the business debts of so-called family debts and family fishermen) and Chapter 15 (a plan for corporate re-structuring for foreign companies doing business within the United States) will be avoided in this article. Consumer debts, though a tiny fraction of individuals do file Chapter 11, are overwhelmingly drawn to just two aspects of bankruptcy protection.

Chapter 7, what most people simply think of as bankruptcy, eliminates all unsecured debts (leaving aside mortgages and car loans presuming the assets aren’t above a certain value minus the debt balance; this varies state to state) with a few notable exceptions. Income taxes owed for more than three years, child and spousal support, virtually any type of student loans, and any court-mandated restitution for criminal proceedings – all of these are considered un-dischargable by the government and, if they take up a decent percentage of the consumer’s debtload, they likely won’t qualify for Chapter 7 protection. Even in the best possible situation, though, the court trustee is authorized to sell most of the filer’s personal property to repay creditors, and the bankruptcy will be recorded upon the debtor’s credit for up to ten years with often disastrous consequences. Many employers ask if the potential job applicant has ever filed for bankruptcy.

Bad as Chapter 7 bankruptcies may be (with the debtor facing the loss of a lifetime’s possessions and future credit troubles from the bankruptcy designation), they’re still, by far, the option of choice by those forced to declare. Despite the ruinous long-term effects, at least most unsecured debts would be eliminated. Unfortunately, after the changes in legislation with 2005’s Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention & Consumer Protection Act, it’s far more difficult for borrowers to even quality for Chapter 7 protection. With the new ‘means test’ forcing filers to earn less than arbitrarily-determined living expenses after the repayment of debts (and potential sanctions, including fees to reimburse court costs, for attempting to file for Chapter 7), many debtors avoid the option entirely if they’re not sure their income’s low enough or don’t want to risk losing their property.

Chapter 13 bankruptcies, though, aren’t nearly the same as Chapter 7’s. They’re intended to be less of a debt liquidation than a court-arbitrated structuring of debt-loads that more closely resembles corporate re-organizations. Debt balances aren’t eliminated; instead, the trustee presents a three to five year payment plan to creditors wherein at least half of the debts are still repaid. Depending upon the specific finances of each debtor, it’s possible the courts could determine that the borrower’s responsible for the entirety of his debts while still facing the effects upon credit report and FICO score of filing for bankruptcy!

It’s never been as easy to declare bankruptcy as the media has made it seem, but, these days, many borrowers try anything possible to avoid Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. Considering the lingering negative credit repercussions and potential loss of property, the Chapter 7 can have traumatic effects to even those ‘lucky’ enough to qualify while, though they’ll still be forced to live under the court-decided budget, a Chapter 13’s no longer any guarantee of debt liquidation. For these reasons, more and more Americans are investigating debt settlement as an increasingly-popular technique to avoid the pitfalls of bankruptcy. Up to half of consumer debts are still liquidated but without the same stigma as bankruptcy nor risk of possession’s being attached by the government. Certainly, it’s something that everyone facing spiraling debt-load should consider as an ever-more-realistic alternative – another chapter, really – of the fight against debt.

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Debt consolidation and consumer credit counseling are both ways of eliminating your debt. Consumer credit counseling is actually a form of debt consolidation, but it does not involve a loan. Sometimes the term debt consolidation can also refer to a home equity loan that is used to pay off debt. Debt consolidation refers to a solution that consolidates your debts and allows you to make one monthly payment to cover all your debts.

A debt consolidation loan is a viable means of paying off your debt, but I do not recommend it. If you have credit card debt or are enrolled in credit counseling and do nothing, your creditors can report you to the credit bureau and make numerous collection calls, but that is about it. However, if you have a debt consolidation loan and cannot make the payments, the consequences are much more severe. Your creditor can start foreclosure proceedings on your home. Many people have debt consolidation loans, but there are better ways.

Consumer credit counseling is a form of debt consolidation, but it does not require a loan. Debt counseling is a way for people to get out of debt without incurring additional debt. A debt management agency can help you get on a plan that will help you have your unsecured debts paid off in five years or less. If it takes longer than five years, you may want to consider other debt relief options.

Your credit counselor will interact with you lenders and they will no longer be allowed to make collections calls to you as long as you follow the terms of the plan. There are many benefits to debt consolidation with a debt service. Here are just a few of the benefits you will see by consolidating with a credit counseling agency:

*Reduced and possibly eliminated interest rates
*One convenient payment each month
*No more collection calls
*No more fees
*Budgeting and financial education resources

The biggest part of being successful with a debt management plan is not getting into something that you don’t think you can manage. If you are given a quote that you don’t think you can handle, you are setting yourself up for failure if you accept the proposal.

Debt relief is something you need to go into with an open mind and the attitude that you are going to do what it takes to become debt free. The most difficult part of getting out of debt is recognizing that there is a problem and asking for the necessary debt help.

If you are struggling with your monthly credit card payments debt consolidation and consumer credit counseling are debt relief options that can help you eliminate your debt. Find out more about debt consolidation and consumer credit counseling.

Some of the IRA rollover rules are changing in 2010. Some of us feel the change is for the better. Here’s a little info about IRA tax today and in the future.

IRA rollover rules are relatively simple. Transfers and IRA rollovers are two ways of moving sheltered assets between financial institutions.

If you have an account with one company and you decide to move the funds to another, because you changed jobs, want to try self-directing or for any taxes reason, the new institution will send a transfer request to tax current custodian. Your current custodian sends a check directly to the new account provider.

The check is made payable to the new custodian “for the benefit of your retirement account”. It is unnecessary to report a transfer to the IRS.

IRA rollovers are sometimes referred to as 60 day roll-overs. In this situation, the funds are disbursed directly to you, the account holder. You have 60 days to deposit the funds into another qualified account in order to prevent the loss of the fund’s tax-sheltered status.

IRA rollovers can only occur once every 12 months, so when you make a decision to change institutions or custodians, be sure to choose wisely. The fees charged and the services offered vary greatly. If you are dissatisfied with the new account provider, you’ll be stuck with them for a year.

Following the IRA rollover rules, moving funds in this way is reported to the IRS by the distributing (your current) institution. Once the funds are deposited into another qualified account, you will be sent http://ftp.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f5498.pdf (Form 5498) to attach to your tax forms for the year. This form nullifies any tax consequence that would otherwise be incurred.

There are some different IRA rollover rules for converting from a traditional to a Roth account. If the traditional account was funded with pre-tax dollars and had a tax deferred status, non-deductible assets will be taxed as regular income for that year.

The advantage is that disbursements are not taxed. People choose traditional accounts because they assume that their tax bracket will be lower when they retire. And, it very well could be, but if you want to avoid paying taxes after you retire, then a Roth may be the right choice.

Currently, taxpayers can only make IRA rollovers from a traditional to a Roth if their income is less than $100,000.00 per year. But, that limitation will be temporarily suspended in 2010 and 2011.

Some of us are happy, because once your income exceeds a certain level, you can no longer contribute to a Roth and you can’t convert traditional accounts to the Roth type. But, at least for a couple of years, we can convert and shelter some of our returns from additional taxes.

If you’re interested in some less traditional investment types, like real estate, the best time to make them is right after completing IRA rollovers or transfers. That’s when you typically have the largest “cash” balance.

There are some other IRA rollover rules that may apply to accounts with money market funds or CDs. Additional fees may be charged by your financial institution for converting these funds early. Check with you account provider for specific information.

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