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Personal Financial Responsibility Counseling
A class intended to teach budgeting and debt management skills to those who have filed for bankruptcy. Under the 2005 bankruptcy law, someone who files for bankruptcy must get personal financial responsibility counseling before he or she can receive a bankruptcy discharge.


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