Communism is hard! Let's go shopping!
Mar. 24th, 2005 01:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I went to see the lawyer about filing my Chapter 7 yesterday. As I expected, he gave me a sheaf of paper several inches thick, which I am to fill out before Monday. Most of this paper is an inventory of personal property, which is where it all goes weird. I haven't any idea who owns a lot of the stuff in the house. And I'm not sure how to list some of the things I'm pretty sure are mine. I mean, bed, sofa, that's pretty self-explanatory. Viking defense pans, large glass heads, reproduction edged weapons, disreputable santa suit, that stuff's a little harder to deal with. And that's not even getting into items like "handcrafted leather collar and restraints set" and other related items.
The next fun bit is that you have to assign a value to everything. Here again, no clue. Most of everything that I am sure is mine was given to me, bought at a thrift store, or somehow similarly acquired in a manner that has little to do with retail value. So I am just sort of roundly making it up. "Sofa, $50. Shoe rack, $2. 4 pairs Dr. Martens boots, $40. Craft supplies, $50. Costumery, $150.", etc.
Also, there's a line on the papers for "Animals, please specify if animal is pet or breeding stock". So I mark down "mixed-breed dog (pet)". They want a value for this, too. My paperwork says (seriously) "I'd have to pay someone to take him."
I think I'm going to need some help with this process.
The next fun bit is that you have to assign a value to everything. Here again, no clue. Most of everything that I am sure is mine was given to me, bought at a thrift store, or somehow similarly acquired in a manner that has little to do with retail value. So I am just sort of roundly making it up. "Sofa, $50. Shoe rack, $2. 4 pairs Dr. Martens boots, $40. Craft supplies, $50. Costumery, $150.", etc.
Also, there's a line on the papers for "Animals, please specify if animal is pet or breeding stock". So I mark down "mixed-breed dog (pet)". They want a value for this, too. My paperwork says (seriously) "I'd have to pay someone to take him."
I think I'm going to need some help with this process.