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MELS Workshop on Managing Credit and Budgets

  • How can I use credit wisely?
  • How can I manage my money better?
  • What are the telltale signs of a budget and debt problem?
  • How does bankruptcy work?
  • What effect could sweeping changes in the bankruptcy laws have on me and my family?
  • How can my family and I handle the stress caused by financial pressure?
  • How can I put a program in place to get out of debt and improve the quality of life for me and my family?

To learn more about credit, debt and bankruptcy, you are invited to come to a workshop at the union on Wednesday, June 6, 2001, where experts in the field will discuss these and related issues.

DC 37’s Municipal Employees Legal Services (MELS) will present the Credit and Budget Management Workshop on Wed., June 6, 2001, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at DC 37, 125 Barclay St., in Room 4 on the main floor.

Leading the workshop will be a lawyer and a social worker from MELS, who will present information and answer your questions on credit, the new bankruptcy law, money management and related personal and job stress factors.

An expert financial planner will also be present to provide information and answers to your questions.