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• Manage your financial assistance and insurance payouts wisely while waiting to rebuild.
  If you receive emergency government assistance, assistance from charitable sources and/or insurance claim payouts it's important to manage the money wisely during the process of repairing and rebuilding. Sometimes the assistance and benefits can add up to thousands of dollars and it may be tempting
• Rebuilding & Going Forward
  Recovering from your spouse's death is a process. In addition to the emotional toll, you're also facing issues that will have a big impact on you and your family, like a sudden change in your financial picture.. Recovering from your spouse's death is a process. In addition to the emotio
• Apply for Disaster Assistance
  If your property was damaged or destroyed due to a federally-declared disaster you may be able to receive assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individuals and Household Program (IHP) the Small Business Administration (SBA) or another federal government agency. FEMA’s I
• Find a reputable contractor.
  One of the most difficult parts of rebuilding after a disaster is finding reputable, experienced contractors who can meet your budget. Necessary supplies (like lumber, concrete, etc.. One of the most difficult parts of rebuilding after a disaster is finding reputable, experienced con
• Managing Financial Assistance and Insurance Payouts While Waiting to Rebuild
  If you receive emergency government assistance, assistance from charitable sources and/or insurance claim payouts it’s important to manage the money wisely during the process of repairing and rebuilding. Sometimes the assistance and benefits can add up to thousands of dollars and it may be tempting
• Find local recovery support systems.
  Often local recovery support groups that allow for coordinated centralized efforts to get help will be established to assist residents in all facets of the rebuilding process - from applying to assistance to navigating the insurance claim process to re-establishing a residence and rebuilding. Contac
• Consider if rebuilding is the best option.
  You may have loved your home and your neighborhood, but you are now looking at having to go through the long and often difficult process of rebuilding a home in an area that itself needs to be rebuilt. You may be looking at an entire neighborhood or community that has lost all homes, trees, and infr
• Rebuilding After a Widespread Disaster
  If you have been affected by a widespread disaster it can be difficult to determine how, exactly, you could begin taking steps to recover and move forward. If it's not just your home, but your entire neighborhood that has been flooded or burnt to the ground, where are the resources to access and how
• Rebuilding and Moving Forward
  While the divorce process can be long and difficult at some point it will conclude. You and your spouse will have a finalized divorce and will no longer be married.. While the divorce process can be long and difficult at some point it will conclude. You and your spouse will have a finalized
• Rebuilding & Going Forward
  After the sudden damage or loss of your home, the natural reaction is to want to begin the repair and rebuilding process as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, depending on the scale of the event and the extent of the damage, it may take longer than you want or anticipate.. After the sudden damage o
• Rebuilding & Going Forward from a Long-Term or Chronic Disability
  Being diagnosed with, or suffering, a long-term or chronic disability is a life-altering event – for you and for your loved ones who want to help you navigate the challenges you are facing and help you build a new, adapted life. The journey to build a new life with your disability is a process…a pro
• Help for Those Affected by Hurricane Ike
  If you or a loved one is affected by Hurricane Ike there are sources of assistance available. Following are some tips for how to begin the process of recovering from this disaster: If You Need Safe Shelter. If you or a loved one is affected by Hurricane Ike
• Coping with Unwanted Change...
  Sudden, unwanted change can bring normal life to an unexpected stop. It can be disorienting and create real emotional, physical and financial distress for you and your loved ones.. Sudden, unwanted change can bring normal life to an unexpected stop. It can be disorienting and crea
• After You Have Found a New Job
  Once you've found a new job, this is over, right? Not exactly. Your best bet is to realize that over the course of your lifetime you'll need to manage your career.. Once you've found a new job, this is over, right? Not exactly. Your best bet is to realize that over the course of your lifet
• Red River Flooding and Potential Assistance
  Residents living along the Red River in Minnesota and North Dakota and points south are assessing the damage from the recent historic flooding. President Obama has already issued emergency and disaster declarations for both states.. Residents living along the Red River in Minnesota
• Finding a Contractor
  If you choose to get professional help in repairing or rebuilding your home you will want to choose a competent, trustworthy worker. Following are some tips to ensure that you find the right repair person(s) Ideally you should obtain three written estimates from qualified contractors before choosing
• Revisit Your Financial Plan
  An unexpected disability can significantly affect your personal finances. You may have had to tap into personal emergency funds, liquidate personal assets, tap into your home’s equity or go into credit card debt to cover initial emergency and ongoing rehabilitation costs..
• What to Do If Relief Assistance and Insurance Payouts Aren’t Enough
  Depending on the scope of the disaster and loss suffered you may find that assistance and insurance payouts don’t cover the entire cost of repairing and/or rebuilding your home. There are a few things you can do to begin figuring out how to manage the shortfall.. Depending on the scope of
• Notify Your Insurance Company
  If you have homeowners’ or renters’ insurance notify your agent as soon as possible to let him or her know what has happened and begin the process to file a claim. Filing a claim is important not only to receive funds to begin rebuilding but also because if you don’t it may affect your eligibility f
• Divorce
  Every year more than 1 million Americans file for divorce. Whether you are in the process of filing for, have recently finalized, or are surprised to find that your spouse is pursuing, a divorce you are in the middle of a significant life change.. Every year more than 1 million Americans file for
• When You May Not Have Enough Money: Turning to Friends, Families and Others
  If you don’t have adequate savings to cover your expenses and you don’t have assets that you could tap into (such as a home, property, or investments) consider: setting up a meeting with a bank representative where you bank to talk about a personal loan, asking trusted family and friends to loan you
• Your Medical Care Team
  If you or a loved one is beginning the process of rebuilding a new life from a long-term disability you want to assemble a medical team that is competent, with whom you connect and communicate well. Your, or your loved ones’ primary care physician will most likely be the main point person that can h
• Errands and Daily Life Needs
  While adapting to a newly diagnosed or sustained long-term disability it may be difficult, or even impossible, for you to carry on with your normal, daily routines. This is one area that you can feel good about taking people up on their offers to help.. While adapting to a newly
• Your Medical Care Team
  While you, or your loved one, are ultimately responsible for your healthcare and rebuilding process it is important to try and assemble a medical team that is competent, and with whom you connect and communicate well. Your or your loved ones’ primary care physician will most likely be the main point
• Emotional and Mental Health Counseling Therapy
  Suffering or being diagnosed with a disability can be emotionally difficult. It can create feelings of loss, anger, fear, anxiety, grief, isolation, worthlessness and depression.. Suffering or being diagnosed with a disability can be emotionally difficult. It can create feelings
• Bill-Paying Help
  You, or the loved one you are helping care for, may want to look into processes that can take some of the burden out of bill-paying and help you continue saving and investing money for your future. Online bill-paying.. You, or the loved one you are helping care for, ma
• Assistance for Midwest Flood Victims
  If you or a loved one is affected by the recent flooding in the Midwest there are sources of assistance available. Following are some tips for how to begin the process of recovering from this disaster: If You Need Safe Shelter.. If you or a loved one is affected by the recent fl
• Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorney
  Part of rebuilding your life means making provision for things you probably don’t want to think about right now. Even if money is tight and you don’t feel like meeting with one more lawyer right now, don’t put off things like living wills and durable power of attorney that are really important down
• Immediate Concerns
  Grieving the unexpected death of a spouse is hard and painful. For many widows the pain of grief is accompanied by fear - fear of an uncertain future, fear of emotional and physical insecurity, and fear of not knowing how you’ll take care of you and your family financially now that so much has chang
• Specific Next Steps for Southern California Wildfire Victims
  If you, your family or a loved one are victims of the southern California wildfires, there are some specific next steps to take-after you have gotten your immediate emergency needs for shelter, food, water and medical attention met-to recover and re-establish some of your financial security. Followi
• Recovering From Bankruptcy and Re-Establishing Your Credit
  If you have filed for bankruptcy you have been through a very stressful, and probably humiliating, time in your life. It can be traumatizing to realize that you have hit rock bottom financially and you may feel panicked or shaky about what this means for your future.. If you have filed for ban
• An Unexpected Disability
  Nearly one-third of all Americans will suffer a serious disability between the ages of 35 – 65.American Council of Life Insurers According to the U.. Nearly one-third of all Americans will suffer a serious disability between