60 and over during the Pandemic – tips to stay financially healthy.
WARNINGS FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

March 30, 2020 – a reprint from article by Jennifer Leach, Association Director, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC.

If you have lost your job due to the coronavirus crisis, you are likely in survival mode. Your immediate goal should be to “shelter in place” to protect your health and that of your family. Beyond that, whatever funds you have need to be allocated to food and shelter.But what about transportation? Is your vehicle at risk of repossession even in a time of national emergency? What steps can you take to protect your car or truck?Your first course of action should be to find out how your vehicle lender intends to handle what is likely to be an increase in delinquencies.

If you have lost your job due to the coronavirus crisis, you are likely in survival mode. Your immediate goal should be to “shelter in place” to protect your health and that of your family. Beyond that, whatever funds you have need to be allocated to food and shelter.But what about transportation? Is your vehicle at risk of repossession even in a time of national emergency? What steps can you take to protect your car or truck?Your first course of action should be to find out how your vehicle lender intends to handle what is likely to be an increase in delinquencies.

$2 Trillion Ear-marked to Help Americans Effected by the Virus, but the Cost Will Far Exceed the Benefit
Coronavirus Stimulus Package F.A.Q.: Checks, Unemployment and More
(summary from New York Times, March 27, 2020, plus other resources).

COVID-19 and Changing Eviction Policies Around the Nation
How federal and local agencies are trying to help tenants affected by the COVID-19 virus.

There are so few travelers left at Kennedy International Airport, one of the world’s busiest airfields, that taxis wait six hours or more for a single passenger.

Taxi companies can no longer find enough drivers for their fleets because there is so little business.

And some cabdrivers are so fearful of being exposed to the coronavirus they are staying home with no way to pay mounting bills.

I’m required to give you three legal disclosures Now that most consultations are by phone and zoom, I’m posting these on my webpage.  The first disclosure This first disclosure tell you that you have four choices under the bankruptcy law. Chapter 12 is only for farmers, and fisherman. I’ve never done a farmer Chapter 11 […]

I’m required to give you three legal disclosures Now that most consultations are by phone and zoom, I’m posting these on my webpage.  The first disclosure This first disclosure tell you that you have four choices under the bankruptcy law. Chapter 12 is only for farmers, and fisherman. I’ve never done a farmer Chapter 11 […]