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investing in home solar power

Investing In Home Solar Power

For the last several years the cost of solar power has been decreasing substantially, while the cost of electricity supplied through the grid has been increasing.  The cost to install solar panels has now fallen to a point where payoffs can occur in under 10 years; coupled with a design …

How To Save Money On Dental Bills

How To Save Money on Dental Bills

Let’s face it, dental bills are expensive.  It’s not uncommon for fillings to run $300, root canals to cost $1,000, crowns to cost $1,500 and braces to cost over $5,000.  Of course for those of us who do suffer from tooth pain the cost is almost always worth it, the …

rent to own

How Bad of a Deal Is Rent To Own?

I’ve always known that the rent to own stores are a complete ripoff and charge high interest rates.  Because of this when I receive ads in the paper from them, they go straight in the trash without a second glance.  I was just about to toss this weeks ad when …