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It’s not always possible to reply to readers’ questions individually, I apologize to them whom I could not respond to. This post revolves around a reader question – Pravin asked, whether he should go for a personal loan or home equity loan, to fund medical expenses for his visiting mother. His mother is not adequately insured through traveler’s insurance she got from her home country.

For immigrants, it’s common practice, parents come from their country on a temporary health insurance. Often these insurance have fine prints and exclusion clauses that no one cares to read. Pravin is unfortunate to face this situation, as 99% of the time, medical attention is not required during parents’ stay in United States, which only lasts a couple of months or so due to visa restrictions.

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The following is a guest post from PB, who is the primary author of Economically Humble, a blog for college students, graduate students and professors who are interested in saving money at home and on campus. Enjoy the article.

My partner, like most college students, graduate students and professors, uses her keyboard throughout the day. It came as no surprise, then, that an old wrist injury from her Semi-pro Volleyball days flared up. A surgery was needed.

As I sat in the waiting-room I ran over the questions to ask the doctor in the planning stages of the surgery. Some of the questions were obvious, but others came to mind only because I have colleagues that are health policy researchers.

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The following is a reader story submitted by Sandy. Who is a stay-at-home mom with a five-year-old kid. I hope you will enjoy this article and get some value out of it. I did edit her submission to fit the objectives of this blog.

Decorate with used furniture

I was generally raised to be a homebody, so the transition was not difficult. What I find kind of hard is the fact I could sometimes get so antsy with my own home!

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