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Let It Snow! 5 Expensive Winter Problems to Avoid

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Winter landscapes laden with snow are beautiful to view from the cozy warmth of your home, but snowy conditions can be the cause of expensive damage to your residence and property. Homeowners should always keep in mind that the water content in snow and ice is very heavy and can put additional stress on structures and trees. A few simple actions can help to minimize the risk of damage. Here are a few measures you can take to prevent damage from snow and ice that will help you avoid expensive repairs.

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Renting an Older Home? 4 Utility Cost-Saving Updates

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If you’re renting an older home, you may discover that utility costs are more than you might expect. There are several reasons that you may be paying more than in a newer home. Often, they are little issues that can easily be fixed for just a few dollars. Consider making a few updates to your rental to save money in the long run. Just be sure to get landlord’s approval before beginning any project.

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Looking To Invest? Bonds To Consider

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When you decide to invest money, it’s important to commit to doing the appropriate research that will protect your financial investment. When you think of saving you generally think of a bank. And when you think of investing generally you think of either stocks or bonds. Stocks are a form of ownership while bonds are a form of debt. So if you buy a stock you participate in the good fortune of a company but you also can participate in its losses. Bonds on the other hand are you loaning money to a company. You don’t participate in any appreciation you are simply paid interest for using your money. You also don’t have the risk of the company value decreasing. Even if a company goes bankrupt bondholders are ahead of stockholders in getting their money back. For this reason bonds normally have a lower yield than stocks, but also a lower risk.  There are several different types of bonds and bond funds. Typically the difference is based on the type of issuer but differences also come from how the bond is structured.

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Parent Problems: 4 Thrifty Ways to Prepare Yourself for Teenagers

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It might seem like just yesterday you brought your newborn babies home from the hospital, but now, they’re teenagers. This is an exciting time to be a parent, but it’s also one that comes with its own share of anxieties and uncertainties, one of the biggest of which is, money. Parenting teenagers can be expensive and you need to know how best to deal with it. Here are four thrifty ways to prepare yourself for teenagers.

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