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Friday Links – Colder Than Mars Edition

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Christmas and New Years with friends and family went well though. Considering Lending Money to a Family Member? SBB from Simple Budget Blog has a great post for all you renters out there: Renters Insurance: All the Pros, None of Cons. PET Archives : How To Haggle For A Bargain. Said so on the news. How about you guys?

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

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The family and dogs had not been home. I can’t even imagine losing all of my family pictures, collections, family heirlooms, and important paperwork. Loop In Your Insurance Agent. Work With The Insurance Company To Figure Out What To Do Next. You may need to haggle with them over what was covered or not.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

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but if you get it right, you can save yourself from a bad purchase contract, a liability lawsuit or an erroneous insurance judgment. Heck, even to make an offer on your dream home, you have to negotiate with your spouse and family! If you pay full price, you are probably being taken.Americans historically have not haggled for.