As the rate of home foreclosures in the U.S. continues to rise, more and more homeowners aren't bothering to fight and keep the home. Instead, there's a trend toward turning the keys over to the bank and walking away. Though more and more people are doing it, does that make it the right move? It depends. A report [...]
Penyanyi / Artist : Craig DavidWalking AwayCraig DavidI'm walking awayFrom the troubles in my lifeI'm walking awayOh to find a better dayI'm walking awaySometimes some people get me wrongWhen it's something i've said or doneSometimes you feel there is no funThat's why you turn and runBut now i truly realizeSome people don't wanna compromiseWell i saw them with my own ey
Time for the roundup of global walking news. I like to report the best of the world's walking stories as a transition between walks. Last week I walked around Central Park, enjoying the flora and fauna and the park's free Wifi. I also walked 28.7 miles, according to my pedometer, but subtracting dog walks and going to the grocery store, I may have only walked 10 miles inside the park.It's raining
AP - Sure, things look rough for Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. now that they couldn't agree on a deal. Yahoo's stock has cratered, and Microsoft has to figure out another way to catch up in the online ad market, a flaw so big it was willing to pay $47.5 billion to fix it.
A light shines off in the distance
A pale flickering glow
How many times do I have to dream that I could be there
The time is here and she won’t be waiting for me to find the easy way out
I’ve lost count of the days that were wasted
There’s an answer in the sound of a train
There is [...]
There is a great article over at Calculated Risk that deals with the notion that some borrowers are just "walking away" and letting their property go into foreclosure rather than trying to sort things out and work with the bank. It's a long article, but definitely a good read.
Leaving her is very hard in the abstract. It must and will happen, but I'm not sure I know how to walk away from her when there is no little body there to walk away from.My belly is empty, my breasts are full. Both ache for contact with soft, new skin. My whole being expects a little baby to be next to me, and she is not. She is gone.We opted for letting her remains go to the lab. I know it was logical. I know it would not have been good to see what was left of her. But my rational brain has nothing to do with the reality of my body and soul. It seems so cold and callous. She became medical waste with hospital garbage.I know it couldn't have been good to see her after. I know the sonogram is more than most people have. I know I couldn't birth her because there wasn't enough fluid, and her
Dr House: "I Am Walking Away"
I'm walking away from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away oh to find a better day
I'm walking away from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away oh to find a better day
I'm walking away
sometimes some people get me wrong
when it's something I've said or done
sometimes you feel there is no fun
that's why you turn and run
but now I truly realise
some people
With foreclosures and short sales on the rise, it's clear that many homeowners are opting to walk away from their homes (and mortgages) instead of negotiating work-outs with their lenders. What many of these people are not considering is the potential income tax bite that they may face as the IRS attempts to take its cut of the "forgiveness of debt", or the difference between the fair market value of the home and what was owed on the home at the time of the sale.
For those who have not refinanced and are still in their intial mortgage(s), there may be some relief in sight with H.R. 3648, or the "Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007". H.R. 3648 attempts to give some relief to those who purchased their homes with "toxic" mortgages, or those that had a low initial intro rate that later escalated to the point where the homeowners could no longer afford the payments. What is currently excluded from the H.R. 3648 wording is debt acquired after the initial purchase of the home, as w
When I was dealing with and fighting back against race-based retaliation at work, and was starting to be hit with some scary health consequences (high blood pressure, etc.), I had to finally ask myself a tough question: Why am I staying at a job that’s killing me? When I thought about it, I realized there were many answers:· I didn’t do anything wrong, so why should I be forced out?· I don’t want to quit! I want to leave on my own terms!· I don’t want them to win!· I don’t want them to do this to someone else!· I don’t want to be weak/break! That’s what they want—the ultimate prize!· Why should I be the one to resign? Why don’t they fire the racists, the harassers, and the instigators?!And, then I thought of a mega- reason not to leave my job. Damn it! I just don’t feel like going on interviews. What’s the point?! White people everywhere are all the same. It’s just going to be more of the same old bullsh*t. Or, it
Today, I did something I’ve never done before—I abruptly walked away from a friendship, broke promises, and severed ties without looking back. And honestly, it felt good. The responsibility of maintaining this connection was more difficult than it should have been, and more strenuous than beneficial. I simply couldn’t take anymore.So to that person…I’m sorry it had to come to this, but we’re both better off. I don’t feel bad for breaking those last promises to you, because everything else was already broken. I will never accept you trying to make me feel guilty for loving my Hunny. Friendships don’t come with stipulations like that. I don’t know how you could have ever expected us to be in a relationship when in your eyes I wasn’t a person, but a smartfunnybeautifultalented robot woman. Maintaining a friendship with you became damn near impossible because when I got involved with someone romantically, you acted like I was cheating on you. I couldn’t cheat if we we
I'm walking awayFrom the troubles in my lifeI'm walking awayOh, to find a better dayI'm walking awayFrom the troubles in my lifeI'm walking awayOh, to find a better dayI'm walking awaySometimes, some people get me wrongWhen it's something I've said or doneSometimes, you feel there is no funThat's why you turn and runBut now I truly realizeSome people don't wanna compromiseWell I saw them with my own eyesSpreading those lies, yeah...Well I don't wanna live a lieToo many sleepless nightsNot mentioning the fightsI'm sorry to say ladyI'm walking awayFrom the troubles in my lifeI'm walking awayOh, to find a better dayI'm walking awayFrom the troubles in my lifeI'm walking awayOh, to find a better dayI'm walking awayWell I'm so tired babyOf things you sayYou're driving me awayWhispers in the powder room babyDon't listen to the games they playGirl I thought you'd realizedI'm not like them other guysCuz I saw them with my own eyesYou should've been more wise babeWell I do
I came home from Germany like Santa Claus, only with slightly more… distinctive presents. Jewellery, dream catchers, fluffy sheep, and photos of lederhosen I really would have bought had I been able to afford them.Texted David, “when do you want your present? x”In my defence, and this is a very bad defence- it wouldn’t get me anywhere in a decent court of law, I was feeling lonely and pathetic at the time. He replied “anytime” and he came over.I asked him over because I missed him. I can’t lie and pretend that missing him was the only reason I asked him over, and it definitely wasn’t the reason that he came. And it’s stupid. We’ve not been together… four months now.But he came over. We sat on the bed. Stupid place to start off a conversation I know, but while there wasn’t anyone else in the house, it still feels strange trying to sit with him downstairs on the sofa. So we went to my bedroom like kids, closed the door, and talked on the bed.It should have been aw
The housing market has been a wild exhilarating and joyful ride up these past several years only to nose dive down with increasing speed and equal frustration. The stomach turns within the belly of t
