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Are You Paying Too Much? | 31 Days to Find $1000

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Bills to review: home owners insurance. auto insurance. life insurance. My homework: Several years ago we saved a couple of hundred dollars on home owner’s & auto insurance for the same coverage by switching to a new insurance company. mortgage interest rates. phone service. internet service.

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The High Cost of Speeding

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In addition to the actual cost of the ticket, the time and extra charges for auto insurance, a ticket can also impact life insurance costs, and your credit score (if you don’t resolve your tickets). Increased auto insurance costs. Possible increased life insurance costs. Your time costs.

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Buying a Home With the Help of Mortgage Insurance

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But more significantly, it’s also prevalent in the big things; buying an enormous five-bedroom house for a family of three, for example, that takes up vital resources (gas, electricity) in addition to costing a fortune. The Definition of Mortgage Insurance. Most of the world doesn’t live like that.

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Staycations Are For Suckers!

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While gas prices aren’t faring any better, you can at least hit the road and travel the same distance you would fly for half the cost. If a ticket from Albany to Austin costs $650 for one person, the cost to drive the 1,845 miles (with current gas prices and a vehicle that gets 25 mpg) would be a much cheaper at $265.

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How to Save Money on Car Insurance

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Many insurance companies are offering discounts for multi-car policies as well as some multi-line discounts for people who have different policies for different things like a car, a home, or life insurance etc. under the same insurance company. Pay your insurance bill using a cash back credit card.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. A Reverse mortgages has both advantages & disadvantages.&#. I wish we had some of these in Canada.

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5 Things You Should Know When Planning Your Financial Future

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A life insurance policy is probably the first thing most people buy. In the past, single people did not make getting a life insurance policy a priority. Seven Ways to Save Money on Life Insurance Life insurance is not cheap. Make Sure Your List Of Beneficiaries Is Up To Date.