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Re:40% of the American middle class face poverty in retireme... by paulgrant999 on Monday October 15, 2018 @02:41AM (#18217844)
now picture tomorrow her condo floods and the car gets t-boned.

Whats that do to her budget?

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Re:40% of the American middle class face poverty in retireme... by WhiteSource1 on Monday October 15, 2018 @03:12AM (#18217942)
That's what insurance is for.
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Re:40% of the American middle class face poverty in retireme... by paulgrant999 on Monday October 15, 2018 @11:04PM (#18226066)
You didn't mention it in your budget; presumably therefore, she has none.

You did mention health insurance, however.

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Re:40% of the American middle class face poverty in retireme... by refurb on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @11:03AM (#18229943)
Most condos won’t let you go without renter’s insurance, so it wasn’t mentioned directly but should have been assumed.
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