Liz Pulliam Weston

Hi, Becky. I can't provide detailed responses here but you might consider posting on the Your Money message board over at MSN Money: http://tinyurl.com/d9pnoo

Just re-running this for anyone who missed it last week.

Thank you, I did miss it...

Thanks... I did miss it last week -

I'm confused. The link just takes me to a note. No scenarios.

Leisa Rae,

Click on the link "When not to file a claim" then select view original post and it will take you to the article with the scenarios .

Thanks Liz for keeping me abreast of what is happen.

Jim over at JubaksPicks.com might be able to help you with the available online options.

You're most welcome!

I still have $100,00 more than my loan value even with the deduction.

My issue is that contractors are a dime a dozen right now, it would be much cheaper to rebuild my house now that 3 years ago. Building products are also cheaper. Things will not improve for a couple years so we don't need all the coverage we have now. It just makes sense. I have had my policy for 8 years.

Why not sell off your mother's stuff after she is gone??? Something wrong with that? If your house is overly full and there is no place to put anything and your mother left you something of value, why not sell it off. My mother passed away at 91 and I am 63 and have everything I need and then some. I'm giving away a lot of her stuff and we are ... Read Moregoing to rent out her house and also if she left me something really valuable like a diamond ring (she didn't) what would be wrong with me to sell it especially if I needed the money. Mother would want me to do that. What's with the man?

Stuff is material not spiritual.

It's a fine line, isn't it, Pat? We want to protect the good stuff so it's available for our kids, but if we don't use it and create memories around it, our kids won't want it. I'm ready to risk some damage to the china and silver, but the old letters and photos get scanned and then are tucked away in archival boxes. The less handling of those, the better.

Right. I'm not saying don't use it, but some people don't get that you need to handle old china and crystal with a little more care than the everyday stuff. You can replace it, but it's very expensive. You're so right about creating the memories. I think that's why I value the old china and crystal. I remember my grandma then my mom using it. And yes, they were very careful!

Most of the time I called a credit card company, I got connected to India.

I cross-cut shredded my credit cards and actually wrote down a monthly budget. I found I had so much more "spare money" to save. What a revelation. What a relief. It was liberating. I didn't own anything I didn;t really "need." And it was such a relief to know that I wasn;t paying off some debt I incurred 2 yrs ago!!

All of these credit card companies are horrible. They have abused the American people for years. We are all better off without them.

Really? It depends where you are looking. Prospective husbands/wives normally come from churches, univeristies/colleges/bible schools, work places, thru friends and Not-For-Profit Organizations (i.e. sports related associations/clubs/other charities/volunteering activities).

The ones I mentioned above are not that costly. You don't have to buy ... Read Moreexpensive clothes (except for work - but at least you make money on it). Hair & make up, if you have beautiful hair, either curly or straight, just take care of it, keep it heathy. For make-up, you can do this yourself, you don't have to spend a fortune.

Men or women they like simple women or men respectively, with a good character, funny, smart, honest, generous (i.e. volunteering), decent work, and most of all women who are capable in staying in a committed relationships and willing to have children. The last ones are two most important keys, if you can stay with this, you can have an everlasting marriage. 70 - 75 years of marriage anniversary?

Ilda, looks like you already HAVE love--that child or grandchild in your photo is adorable.