Rags to Riches — Tony Bennett
I know I’d go from rags to richesIf you would only say you careAnd though my pocket may be emptyI’d be a millionaire My clothes may still be torn and tatteredBut in my heart, I’d be a kingYour love is [ . . . ]
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Detroit Moan — Victoria Spivey
Detroit’s a cold, cold placeAnd I ain’t got a dime to my nameDetroit’s a cold, hard placeAnd I ain’t got a dime to my nameI would go the poorhouseBut Lord, you know I’m ashamed I been walkin’ Hastings StreetNobody seems [ . . . ]
Summertime — George Gershwin
SummertimeAnd the living is easyFish are jumpingAnd the cotton is high Your daddy’s richAnd your mamma’s good-lookingSo hush, little babyDon’t you cry One of these morningsYou’re going to rise up singingThen you’ll spread your wingsAnd you’ll take to the sky [ . . . ]
Bankruptcy is the Least Expensive Way to Get Rid of Debt
Americans differ in many ways, but debt is something so many of us have in common. What we use to compensate is another thing so many of us also have in common: credit. If you feel caught up in an inescapable [ . . . ]
When You’re Poor — Loretta Lynn
Hungry little baby on a cold hard floorCryin’ for milk but there ain’t no moreWe can’t get credit at the grocery storeThat’s how it is when you’re poor Cry tears, little baby, for the future in storeI got trouble for [ . . . ]
Love Don’t Cost A Thing — Jennifer Lopez
You think you gotta keep me iced (you don’t)You think I’m gonna spend your cash (I won’t)Even if you were brokeMy love don’t cost a thingThink I wanna drive your Benz (I don’t)If I wanna floss, I got my ownEven [ . . . ]
Debt Doesn’t Just Disappear
Debt collector phone calls and collection letters in the mail are never welcome yet must be dealt with all the same. For some, ignoring their debt is a direct result of not having the money to pay the debt. But know [ . . . ]
Live It Up — John Legend
You know, we’ve been struggling for such a long timeWorking here and there just to get byIt’s finally time for me to get mine No more robbing Peter so we can pay PaulOr going to Mama’s house to make a [ . . . ]
Gold Coins — Charli XCX
My grills are so neat, drip icy coldGot offshore bank accountAnd diamond blue palm treesMy platinum troublesI’ll drown them in pink champagneEscape into the sky in my own private jetThat’s what I dream of in my head Gold coins everywhereDollars [ . . . ]
Telltale Signs It’s Time to File for Bankruptcy
Living in a state of debt has become the accepted way of life for many. Although bankruptcy has become far more common than it was decades ago, it still intimidates many Americans who are in a situation where filing may [ . . . ]