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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

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Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. So, I started listening to podcasts and videos about filing flood insurance and homeowners insurance claims. I would then subsequently file a claim with my homeowners and flood insurance.

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

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Housing Aside from educational debt, housing is commonly the largest expense we will make in our lives. If you wreck your only car, take the money you receive from insurance payout, supplement it with your emergency fund, and purchase an affordable car outright. The decision to purchase a home or upgrade is not to be made lightly.

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Choosing to Rent or Buy a Home in 2025

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For example, any repairs that come up are your responsibility if your homeowner insurance doesn’t cover them. Get renters insurance Do not look at rent as ‘wasted money.’ Standard Disclaimer: None of the information on this website is meant as individualized financial or medical advice.

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