Reduce your debts, save your property — and start over!
Are you considering Chapter 13 bankruptcy? Use this plain-English guide to decide if Chapter 13 is right for you and to learn how to keep valuable property and discharge your unsecured debts.
Chapter 13 legal concepts, procedures, and monetary calculations can be tricky. Nolo’s Chapter 13 Bankruptcy breaks down the Chapter 13 process and provides clear explanations of the law so you can:
. consider non bankruptcy alternatives
. decide which is better for you — Chapter 7 or Chapter 13
. determine if you qualify for Chapter 13
. understand bankruptcy’s automatic stay
. learn how Chapter 13 can help avoid foreclosure
. find out if you can reduce your car loan balance, or the balance on other secured debts
. determine if you can strip second mortgages or home equity lines from your home
. calculate (with forms and step-by-step instructions) whether you have enough income to propose a repayment plan that will meet legal requirements
. calculate the amount of your monthly plan payment
. find and work effectively with an excellent lawyer, and
. rebuild your credit after bankruptcy
This newest edition includes new information on hiring and working with a lawyer, recent U.S. Supreme Court and other federal court decisions interpreting bankruptcy law, the latest bankruptcy exemption laws in your state, and recent IRS standard expense amounts (which play a role in plan payments).
If you are considering or have decided to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy, Nolo’s Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is the essential guide you need to understand the procedures and law.
Please note: This book does not cover business bankruptcies, farm reorganizations, or Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy. For Chapter 7 bankruptcy, see Nolo’s  How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. If you own your own business and are considering Chapter 7 bankruptcy, see Nolo’s Bankruptcy for Small Business Owners.

Do you ever feel TRAPPED by your DEBT?




If you’re looking for the FASTEST WAY OUT then the Debt Free Bible is your roadmap to freedom and here’s why; unlike other “get out of debt programs”

the Debt Free Bible doesn’t force you to use a single system or strategy. Why?




Because financial experts know there is no ONE SYSTEM to become debt free which will work best for everyone. So the Debt Free Bible gives you over

“19 Get Out of Debt Strategies” in ONE Manual (+4 Audio CD’s). It may be hard to believe, but we spent nearly 2 years and over $25,000

developing the Debt Free Bible.




Here’s just a little of what you’ll discover in the 287 pg Manual (+4 Audio CD’s):




• 43 places you can find UNCLAIMED MONEY to get out of debt fast! (page 253)


• Use the “Method Matrix” to compare 19 get out of debt methods and pick the best one (page 222)


• Discover how to get one bank pay off another bank with the “IR Method” (page 163)


• How to use the “Overflow Method” pay off any debt faster (page 159)


• How to pay off your bills FASTER with no extra money using the “RR Strategy” (page 167)


• Why the “LBF Technique” gives you a psychological advantage to become debt free (page 169)


• Why the “HIF Method” should be used FIRST on debts over 24% interest (page 171)


• How the “Division Method” and a calculator can get you debt free 8 YEARS SOONER (page 173)


• Pay off your mortgage in only 6 YEARS with the “AP Strategy” (page 191)


• A clever way to use your debt like a checking account with the “Deposit Method” (page 193)


• Use the “Float Technique” to loan yourself money to get out of debt FAST (page 197)


• And much more!

Product Features

• 287 Page Manual
• Four Interactive One Hour Audio CD’s
• NOTE: The “Debt Free Bible” is only a small part of the more expensive “Debt Free Bible System” which covers Debt Negotiation Strategies