this is what the credit industry intends to happen<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\nInstead, treat a credit card like a debit card and only use the card to spend the money that you currently have on hand (or better yet, cut up the credit card and just use a debit card!). This helps avoid incurring those extra fees by allowing you to pay off every bill on time and in full.<\/p>\n
Use the card responsibly<\/h2>\n Treat your card responsibly, too. This means no giving it out to other people to borrow, no taking cash advances, and no signing up for multiple cards in an attempt to get around the spending limit (or to do the old “credit card balance shuffle” … transferring high balances between cards to take advantage of lower interest rates).<\/p>\n
Contact Allan Dunaway To Discuss Your Estate Plan<\/h3>\n A thorough estate plan can protect your family\u2019s assets and record your decisions in the event of incapacitation or death. If you are considering a plan, or require assistance with probate and estate administration, call the Law Office of Allan E. Dunaway PLC, at to schedule a free initial consultation or contact our firm online. You may meet with Allan at our offices in either Louisville, Kentucky, or Jeffersonville, Indiana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Many estate planning clients I meet with express the legitimate concern that upon their death creditors may take their heirs’ inheritance. This is because the probate process in Kentucky (as well as other states) gives creditors the right to receive payment from the assets of the decedent’s estate. When property passes through probate the heirs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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