I am 17 years old (6 months shy of 18!), and I need money.

My family is filing for bankruptcy and I’m going to need to make some money to pay for college books and other (social and recreational) expenses. However, I get sick a lot and have a weak immune system, there are no jobs available in town, and I have no source of transportation. Working for a company online would be ideal for me. I could do it whenever I want, wouldn’t have to worry about being too sick, and countless other reasons. However, I can’t seem to find anything that suits me. I’ve looked at survey sites, but they all seem to be hours of work for 50 cents. I want decent pay for decent work. I don’t expect to "get rich quick" or anything like that, I just want a job that will pay at least 10 dollars for an hour’s work (as my friends who work at fast food joints get paid at least that much).

So basically: Decent (or well) paying job online available to a 17 year old that isn’t too much work for not enough pay. Is there anything out there for me or am I just dreaming?
I would also like to acknowledge the fact that I’m not looking for snotty remarks and worthless answers. I am aware that there are scams and pyramid schemes and stupid crap like that, I was asking whether or not there are jobs available online. I know for a fact that people work online (my dad’s friend Doug works online for an advertising company, he does graphs and calculations and that is a part time job for him), I was just wondering if any job like this existed for someone under 18 years of age. I’m not sure if "freelance" would be the right term, but I’m looking for something similar. Please refrain from comments that imply that I’m naive or stupid, because I am not and it just makes you come off as a judgmental and inconsiderate member of this community. Thank you.
I worked at a magazine for 7 months on a paid internship. I imput data, called advertisers, did research related to the magazine, formatted certain articles and edited many. I am a published writer as I have both a published poem and published articles. Those are (some of – I can’t list them all)my qualifications/experience. I don’t mind imputting data or doing mundane things like that, I just need a job because my family is desperate.

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I’m trying to not file for bankruptcy. Overdraft protection is the only thing keeping me from making late or no payments at all on my bills and that’s nearly maxed out. I’m in huge cc debt, apppr 35k, and bankruptcy seems like the easiest way out and to feel like a person again. I want to try and fight my way out of this mess if I can. I would like to see if a service can help me but know there’s a lot of scams out there. Is CCCS a debt consolidation service like Debtco or are they two different things? How do I go about finding a fair and reputable service? What types of questions should I ask? I’m near Portland, OR. Anyone have a suggestion of where to find a good service or lawyer (if bnkrp is in the future)?

Also, is a charge off really that much better or different than filing for bankruptcy? What’s the difference when it comes to your credit report and how it is viewed by potential lenders?

TIA

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Im in the military, and despite everything you might of heard about having alot of $$, its not all true. Im just looking for a way to make some extra cash, it doesnt haft to be much, but more than i invest would be a great start! I recently heard a story today that before this guy left for a deployment, he invested ,000 in an unknown stock, (the person who told me didnt know where he put it in) but in 2 weeks he came out on top with ,000!!!! Now thats insane to me, if that was possible thatd be amazing but im guessing thatd be as lucky as winning the lottery right?? hah, well im looking for any tips or anything that i should watch out for or scams or anything you guys have to offer me it would help, and is it like i hear some friends say when there like "o invest in like walmart theyll never go bankrupt!" or "invest in potato chips, those are always good!" and how much money should i start to put in? just to start? or go all out like my friend and put 00 in?

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Maria Cook mislead me for several months into thinking that she would be issuing me a refund for services that she and her fraudulent company Premiere Productions Inc. failed to deliver.

I have pinged her about it every week for the last 5 months and on every occasion she re-assured me that I would be getting a refund from her. That was obviously a big fat lie just like everything else that she told me to bait me into hiring her bogus company which is a front for a major ponzi scheme and SCAM of epic proportions.

Every single time I asked her about my refund she would make up some lame excuse, but I would give her the benefit of the doubt. Recently she told me that she discussed the refund with her attorney and that he would be contacting me. I was never contacted by her attorney and when I informed her of that fact she would make up some other random excuse. When I contacted her attorney directly, he told me that he has never heard of my name or even talked about any refund with Maria Cook.

Aside from Maria Cook, here are some of the other individuals that other clients have confirmed to be prominent participants in this elaborate SCAM and CON.

Maria Cook
Tara Ward
Dawn Pugilese
Angie Shelly aka Michelle Farrell
Bridgett Horton
James Blackley

Now Maria Cook is telling me that the company is in financial trouble and in the process of filing for bankruptcy so she cannot refund me any of the money I have given to her. Makes you wonder what Maria Cook did with the five figure sum of money that I had given her.

Don’t make the mistake of trusting Maria Cook like I did. All of the negative press about Premiere Productions Inc. is completely true and warranted.

Should I file a criminal complaint against Maria Cook. What can I do to get my money back and protect the public from serial scammers such as Maria Cook?
Here’s some of the dirt on Maria Cook and her SCAMS like Premiere Productions Inc

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/vertice-productions.aspx

http://www.ripoffreport.com/wedding-services/premiere-productions/premiere-productions-inc-mari-9942e.htm

http://www.ripoffreport.com/wedding-services/premiere-productions/premiere-productions-inc-mari-9f538.htm

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Wedding-Services/THE-PLANNING-HOUSE-L/the-planning-house-llc-the-le-6dc73.htm

http://www.ripoffreport.com/wedding-services/the-planning-house-t/the-planning-house-the-tosca-bc4m6.htm

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Hey everybody,

I’ll be 23 in a few months. I’ve already been married & we bought a house [but due to a pipe busting in the winter & causing a ton of mold & then five trees falling on the house in a wind storm that the insurance company did not want to fix], the home ended up going into foreclosure. The loan was not in my name, however my name was on the deed. I’m not married anymore & the last time I checked my credit, the house did not show up but, I think that was before it was actually foreclosed on.

He & I have two credit cards [probably 00 of debt total] that I have to pay half off of [so, about 00 right there.]
Then I have a Kohls & Macys card [about 0 total].
Then I have three other items that are not credit cards that come to about ,050.

Total, I have just a little under ,000 worth of debt which I know doesn’t seem like much but, after I deduct all my bills, I don’t have much money left. Things keep popping up left & right like medical expenses & tires for the car, etc & whenever I think I’m starting to get ahead, I end up even further in debt. I already have two jobs, I already save as much money as I can. Every bit of debt that I have has already gone to collection agencies so I can’t go online & pay on anything.

I’m just wondering if [since my credit is already horrible] I should just file for bankruptcy. If I did, would the foreclosure still show up [assuming that has affected my credit]? Would it be easier to rebuild my credit after bankruptcy or repair it by paying everything off? If bankruptcy is my best option, how long will it affect me? Will I be able to rent an apartment? What if a few years from now, I want to buy a house or condo? If bankruptcy is not my best option, is there any programs that aren’t scams that I could use to consolidate or something? Not sure if this makes a difference but, I do have a 2007 car that I bought brand new. I have three years left of payments & I’m current on it. I’m thinking about trading it in for a vehicle with AWD.

Serious answers only please. I’m trying to figure out what steps that will help me further myself faster. Thanks in advance.

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I’m 20 years old, 21 in July.
I currently have about 10k in debt—I know it’s not a lot, but I also know I’ll never be able to pay it back.

I had–NO CHOICE–but to move out on my own at 18. I survived off of 4 credit cards for a while and was paying them when I had a "normal" job.

In the past year I have been laid off, I now work for tips at a hair salon which gives me enough money to live but not pay my debt.

I also have about 2.5k that is due to a college I was going to…and 1.75k to Washing Mutual because I fell for one of those money order scams a few months back–whats even worse is that the person that scammed me was using a stolen idenity so I can’t even go to small claims court. I have reported the scam to the government but they can’t help me.

So my question is…Should I file Bankrupcy? I already can’t use my bank account so not being able to do so won’t be a major shock.
In addition, my bank account which is now closed due to the scam, was joint with my boyfriend..My account, I added him later…if I file, will it clear the bad account from his name?
Thanks to those who answered, but it seems you are not getting the point.

Everyone keeps telling me to pay it off slowly, NOT POSSIBLE. AS I SAID:

I make enough money to pay my rent and my ulilities, nothing more.

I can’t file a FASFA because my father chose to claim me on taxes although he doesn’t support me, I’m not about to sue him though or report it.

Secondly, telling me to sell my 6 year old computer isn’t going to get me jack.
Third, ITS NOT A STUDENT LOAN. I would have said it was a loan.
AND…..

AS for the scam, I was between jobs and was told I was working for a charity, being that it was around the holidays I was caught up in the whole holiday spirit and thought I was helping children. I am not one to sit on the internet all day and had no idea that this was such a common thing, I thought I was working.

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My husband and I are desperate to file bankruptcy. We have a levy on our bank account. We don’t have the money to pay a lawyer 00 for the service. I have heard of document preparation services online, but know that many of them are scams. Does anyone honestly know of one that is legit? Please be honest. We have two young children and are desperate to file and do things right

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