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tanyev

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74. One piece of advice:

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 08:09 AM

Apr 2014

Take some of that money you're saving on the house and get a storm room. If you're building a new house, get it installed while the house is being built. If you buy a house that's already built, get one that can go underground or one that bolts to your slab. That was the first thing we invested in after we paid off the mortgage. After years of watching bad weather coverage and nervously pulling all the coats out of the coat closet, the peace of mind we now have knowing we can run into the garage and flip the bolts on a door designed to withstand an F5 was worth every penny.

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