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How To Recover From A Home Fire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Start Replacing Important Documents That Were Destroyed. You may need to haggle with them over what was covered or not. Track your fire related expenses. Forward your mail if need be. Social security cards, birth certificates, income tax records, safety deposit box keys, drivers licenses and etc.

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Go Slowly Towards Financial Security

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Don’t think of your budget as a finished document; it is a work in progress and it will constantly need updating and adjusting as things in your life change. Take the time to compare prices between retailers and learn to haggle on prices. Draw up a draft budget first and then go back and double check you haven’t missed something.

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Fun with your clothes on: 5 ways to get more out of your vacation

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They may even broadcast the whole planning session on Youtube and use social media to document all the steps. One of my cousins planned the whole trip, which was fine when it came down to buying tickets, hotel reservations and document translation services (for emergencies). This sucks. Taste every beer on tap in the local pub.

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