Bankruptcy has become a real problem because more people are choosing it since they have a lot of debt. These people make a big mistake since bankruptcy is not at all the debt relief option they should use. Bankruptcy comes with a great deal of disadvantages, all these disadvantages make it the wrong solution for short term and long term plans. Some of these bad aspects of bankruptcy are: having a bad credit score, not being able to get another loan, having to deal with a court in stressful conditions, paying a large sum of money for a lawyer, a great risk of having your assets sold etc. As you can see these are many and the reason people choose bankruptcy is that they don't know what kind of risks they expose themselves too. This is a terrible thing, that makes people reach a great financial difficulty, much more than they expect. Another thing related to bankruptcy is that the disadvantages are not only for you but also for the economy and even for your creditor. This is why many creditors try to keep their clients from filing for bankruptcy because they don't get any money back if their clients choose that debt relief method. The economy also suffers because of bankruptcy and it seems that it had a bad influence when bankruptcy was used abusive. Your creditors would never let you file for bankruptcy if there is a way you can choose instead of it.