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UT Arlington Design Practice Academy moved to Monday, March 1
The February Design Practice Academy session has been moved to Monday, March 1. Please join us for a panel discussion as local leaders in the design and construction industries discuss the challenges of leadership in their fields.
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Flood insurance: Dollars and sense
The figures are remarkable. Since 1978, Texans with flood insurance have received more than $5,013,776,416 in loss payments. "The numbers speak for themselves," said Brad Harris, federal coordinating officer helping oversee disaster recovery efforts. "But the most convincing case anyone can make for purchasing NFIP insurance is the increased peace of mind of knowing that you've protected your most valuable asset or personal property."
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Giving your home a face-lift to sell
One of the great challenges to selling a home can be showing all of its space, decor and natural light potential. For example, every home has crowded closets and dead space. Sellers should be aware that areas such as these are easy to spruce-up with a little elbow grease and old-fashioned innovation.
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Buy now, pay later - generation Y’s budget deficit
Americans’ pre-teens, teens and young adults are being inducted into the Buy Now, Pay Later culture of their parents. With current economic conditions keeping American salaries down and debt at record highs, Generation Y is facing even bigger budget deficits.
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Consumers understand credit scores better, but...
Consumers understand credit scores better than ever, but that still isn’t good enough, according to a survey commissioned by the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Providian Financial.
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Forty years of fondue, formica and fiberglass
Has it been 40 years already? Four decades since I graduated from Texas A&M? I remember leaving college with dreams of someday making $10,000 a year (that’s what happens when you major in journalism). While that seems amazingly inadequate today, remember that the minimum wage in 1964 was $1 an hour, and the average annual salary less than $5,000. A gallon of milk was 95 cents, and regular gasoline was 30 cents a gallon.
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