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How to Void a Freezer Warranty

“Live and Learn” Dept. For about a decade, my family has been paying for a deluxe home warranty covering our HVAC, all appliances, and even our main sewer connection. Also included:  our backup, standalone freezer. Or so we thought all these years. “Location, Location, Location” We found out otherwise when the freezer’s compressor failed the...
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(The Virtue of) "Down-Selling" in an "Up-Selling" World

“Would you like fries — and a cherry pie, and a latte, and a DVD, and a ??? — with that?” I think it’s fair to say that we live in an “up-selling” world. There’s never just one membership category anymore; there’s “standard,” “deluxe,” and “premiere” (that applies to everything from credit cards to health...
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