Insurance
Choosing an Insurance Deductible Without Guessing
Choosing an Insurance Deductible Without Guessing: what to verify, which costs and risks to compare, and which records to keep before deciding.
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Insurance
Choosing an Insurance Deductible Without Guessing: what to verify, which costs and risks to compare, and which records to keep before deciding.
Insurance Basics
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Health Insurance
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Auto Insurance
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Personal Loans
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Home Loans
Borrower-Paid vs. Lender-Paid Mortgage Insurance: what to verify, which costs and risks to compare, and which records to keep before deciding.
Mortgage Refinancing
No-Closing-Cost Refinancing: what to verify, which costs and risks to compare, and which records to keep before deciding.
Payment Platforms
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Business Banking
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A line-by-line income model for a 500,000-follower X (Twitter) account: sponsorship rate, ad share, affiliate revenue, and the tax you owe on all three.
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A line-by-line income model for a 100,000-follower X (Twitter) account: sponsorship rate, ad share, affiliate revenue, and the tax you owe on all three.
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A line-by-line income model for a 500,000-follower LinkedIn account: sponsorship rate, ad share, affiliate revenue, and the tax you owe on all three.
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A line-by-line income model for a 100,000-follower LinkedIn account: sponsorship rate, ad share, affiliate revenue, and the tax you owe on all three.
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A line-by-line income model for a 100,000-follower Facebook account: sponsorship rate, ad share, affiliate revenue, and the tax you owe on all three.
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Insurance Basics
Per-occurrence, aggregate, corridor, franchise and disappearing deductibles defined, with the claim scenario each one changes.
Insurance Basics
Typical premium reductions by deductible band across auto and home policies, and how to test the trade with your own quotes.
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Per-occurrence versus aggregate deductibles, self-insured retentions, and how to size them against working capital.
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Glass waivers, disappearing deductibles and claim-free credits — which of these genuinely reduce your exposure and which are marketing.
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Compare quotes at each deductible level, calculate the claim-free years needed to break even, and set the level against your emergency fund.
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A plain definition of insurance deductibles, how they differ from premiums, copays and coinsurance, and how each type is applied at claim time.
Health Insurance
With a $5,000 deductible, a $2,600 dental insurance claim settles at $-2,400. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $2,500 deductible, a $2,600 dental insurance claim settles at $100. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $2,000 deductible, a $2,600 dental insurance claim settles at $600. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $1,000 deductible, a $2,600 dental insurance claim settles at $1,600. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $500 deductible, a $2,600 dental insurance claim settles at $2,100. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $250 deductible, a $2,600 dental insurance claim settles at $2,350. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $5,000 deductible, a $28,000 flood insurance claim settles at $23,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $2,500 deductible, a $28,000 flood insurance claim settles at $25,500. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $2,000 deductible, a $28,000 flood insurance claim settles at $26,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $1,000 deductible, a $28,000 flood insurance claim settles at $27,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $500 deductible, a $28,000 flood insurance claim settles at $27,500. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $250 deductible, a $28,000 flood insurance claim settles at $27,750. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Business Insurance
With a $5,000 deductible, a $21,000 business insurance claim settles at $16,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Business Insurance
With a $2,500 deductible, a $21,000 business insurance claim settles at $18,500. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Business Insurance
With a $2,000 deductible, a $21,000 business insurance claim settles at $19,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Business Insurance
With a $1,000 deductible, a $21,000 business insurance claim settles at $20,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Business Insurance
With a $500 deductible, a $21,000 business insurance claim settles at $20,500. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Business Insurance
With a $250 deductible, a $21,000 business insurance claim settles at $20,750. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Travel Insurance
With a $5,000 deductible, a $3,100 travel insurance claim settles at $-1,900. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Travel Insurance
With a $2,500 deductible, a $3,100 travel insurance claim settles at $600. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Travel Insurance
With a $2,000 deductible, a $3,100 travel insurance claim settles at $1,100. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Travel Insurance
With a $1,000 deductible, a $3,100 travel insurance claim settles at $2,100. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Travel Insurance
With a $500 deductible, a $3,100 travel insurance claim settles at $2,600. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Travel Insurance
With a $250 deductible, a $3,100 travel insurance claim settles at $2,850. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Insurance Basics
With a $5,000 deductible, a $4,800 renters insurance claim settles at $-200. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
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With a $2,500 deductible, a $4,800 renters insurance claim settles at $2,300. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
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With a $2,000 deductible, a $4,800 renters insurance claim settles at $2,800. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
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With a $1,000 deductible, a $4,800 renters insurance claim settles at $3,800. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
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With a $500 deductible, a $4,800 renters insurance claim settles at $4,300. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
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With a $250 deductible, a $4,800 renters insurance claim settles at $4,550. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $5,000 deductible, a $9,200 health insurance claim settles at $4,200. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $2,500 deductible, a $9,200 health insurance claim settles at $6,700. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $2,000 deductible, a $9,200 health insurance claim settles at $7,200. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $1,000 deductible, a $9,200 health insurance claim settles at $8,200. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $500 deductible, a $9,200 health insurance claim settles at $8,700. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Health Insurance
With a $250 deductible, a $9,200 health insurance claim settles at $8,950. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $5,000 deductible, a $14,500 homeowners insurance claim settles at $9,500. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $2,500 deductible, a $14,500 homeowners insurance claim settles at $12,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $2,000 deductible, a $14,500 homeowners insurance claim settles at $12,500. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $1,000 deductible, a $14,500 homeowners insurance claim settles at $13,500. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $500 deductible, a $14,500 homeowners insurance claim settles at $14,000. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Home Insurance
With a $250 deductible, a $14,500 homeowners insurance claim settles at $14,250. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Auto Insurance
With a $5,000 deductible, a $6,400 auto insurance claim settles at $1,400. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Auto Insurance
With a $2,500 deductible, a $6,400 auto insurance claim settles at $3,900. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Auto Insurance
With a $2,000 deductible, a $6,400 auto insurance claim settles at $4,400. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Auto Insurance
With a $1,000 deductible, a $6,400 auto insurance claim settles at $5,400. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Auto Insurance
With a $500 deductible, a $6,400 auto insurance claim settles at $5,900. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.
Auto Insurance
With a $250 deductible, a $6,400 auto insurance claim settles at $6,150. How the deductible is applied, when a higher one pays off, and the break-even premium maths.

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