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How to Buy Insurance for a Home Under Construction

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Building your own home? Are you struggling to buy insurance? If you wish to get insurance for a home under construction there are few options available. Choosing the right option will depend on the way you want to construct your home. Have you ... more »

How to Buy Nothing

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Ownership can be a burden. Once you buy something, you have to carry it around, fix it, remember where you put it, and keep it clean. Experiment with the freedom of buying nothing and embrace Henry David Thoreau's sentiment that "he who owns ... more »

How to Buy Real Estate on French Polynesia

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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French Polynesia is a grouping of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. As former French colonies, the islands enjoy status as a French overseas collectivity. The influence of French culture and the four thousand square kilometers of land area make ... more »

How to Buy Renters Insurance Online

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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The myth that a landlord will cover loss or damage to a renters property is a common mistake that could end up costing you all your worldly belongings. Having renters insurance is the only way to fully protect yourself against the unexpected. ... more »

How to Buy Shrimp

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Even people that hate fish seem to love shrimp ... unless they are allergic to it. Shrimp aren't cheap, so follow these guidelines to get the most for your money... more »

How to Buy Silver

By WriterGig

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The year 2008 is a great time to buy silver. Many experts think silver is currently undervalued. If you want to know how to buy silver, you're probably curious as to why many are turning to precious metals, silver particularly. Evaluating ... more »

How to Calculate Employer Payroll Contributions

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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When you start hiring employees for your business, you will be required to prepare and file payroll tax returns. You also must withhold taxes from the your employees' wages. If your employees receive tips as part of their compensation, those ... more »

How to Calculate Property Tax

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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In order to appropriately budget to pay your property taxes each year, it helps to have a good estimate of how much you will be required to pay. The best way to come up with this estimate is to learn how to calculate your property tax as ... more »

How to Calculate Rent Escalations

By spak1439

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Whether you are renting an apartment or leasing commercial space, you may hear the words "$1,000 per month, with 3 percent escalations per year." Use this simple formula to calculate rent escalations. Then apply it to every day life, like ... more »

How to Calculate your National Insurance Payment Rates

By Paul Geraghty, eHow UK

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National Insurance is the money paid by people of working age in Britain to gain entitlement to a number of state benefits such as unemployment benefit and the state pension. Employers normally deduct the National Insurance contributions required ... more »

How to Check a Company's Complaint Record

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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When you're about to make a large purchase, it's wise to check a company's record. You have every right to demand great customer service. This advice is provided in conjunction with Feedback Direct (see Related Sites)... more »

How to Choose a Bank

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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There are more banking options than ever these days. With a little research and legwork, you can find the banking relationship that fits you and your finances... more »

How to Choose a Credit Card

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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A credit card is a card that is issued by banks and other financial institutions, retailers or chain stores and permits a person to make purchases of consumer goods and services on credit. In fact, it has grown to be the trendiest mode of payment ... more »

How to Choose a Financial Advisor

By Al Jacobs

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A visit to either of the search engines Google or Yahoo, in which you enter the words “Financial Advisor, Choosing,” provides you with about a quarter million references, many of them highly prestigious. As you browse through the first hundred or ... more »

How to choose a fraud protection credit card

By MidniteWriter

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Do you want a card that's new, different, unique... and oh, did I mention, anonymous? Try on these cards for size. Anonymity is one of their finer selling points as well as using them certain places and rewards... more »

How to Choose a Legitimate Charity

By cfshives

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Although many charities are reputable, there are plenty of scammers who pose as a charitable organization. These con artists create the illusion of legitimate organizations in an attempt to scam cash donations from unsuspecting people. ... more »

How to Choose a Mutual Fund Family

By jpwhickson

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Mutual funds are part of a family of funds created by one company. It is important to use the same fund family when investing to get break points, smaller fees, on the money invested. Different asset classes and types of funds allow you to tweak ... more »

How to Choose a Prospective Landlord

By AHermitt

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While many landlords take careful steps in choosing tenants, few tenants take similar steps in choosing a prospective landlord. Here are the steps you should take to choose a landlord... more »

How to Choose a Realtor

By RainMaker

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When you're buying or selling a house, how do you choose a realtor? Here are a few tips for success, and pitfalls to avoid... more »

How to Choose a Variable Annuity Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefits

By jpwhickson

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A variable annuity was never a simple product. There are rules and fees that are printed in very small letters in an incredibly boring booklet called a prospectus. Today new riders muck up the waters even more. Their names blend with one another ... more »

How to Choose Annuity Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits

By jpwhickson

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Today many of the old concepts of what a variable annuity should be, have fallen to the wayside. The original annuity needed to be annuitized in order to guarantee an income. Annuitizing a product means that you give up all rights to the ... more »

How to Choose the Best Home Mortgage for You

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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There's no such thing as the single best home mortgage. The best home mortgage for you is the one that fits you and your personal situation. Here are some things to think about before you decide... more »

How to Clean your credit report for free

By expertelement

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You had to file for banckrupcy because of a nasty divorce or you just found yourself in such financial trouble that your credit suffered. Follow these steps and you will be surprised how your credit score will improve... more »

How to Collect Money From a Friend

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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It happens to the best of friends, the well-intentioned money loan that becomes awkward when he misses a payment or fails to pay in full. Aside from wallowing in anger and frustration and letting it come between your friendship, read on for ways ... more »

How to Compare Adjustable Rate Mortgages

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Maybe you know this song—“the loan bone’s connected to the ARM bone, the ARM bone’s connected to the index bone.” Maybe not. An ARM, or adjustable rate mortgage, can be a great opportunity or a costly mistake. If you are confident you will soon ... more »