12.06.23 The Pros & Cons of Bin Stores / Home Insurance In Coastal States

Bin stores, aka discount, surplus or salvage outlets - go by many names, but collectively serve an oversupplied retail market these days. Such stores specialize in selling returns and other troubled goods, offering a shortcut to lower prices. Also today, home insurance is a broken market in coastal areas, but one coastal state is adapting so well, premiums have decreased. 

• Bin Store Savings: Segment 1
• Ask Clark: Segment 2
• New Coastal Building Standards: Segment 3
• Ask Clark: Segment 4

Mentioned on the show:

• What’s a bin store, and why should you check one out?
• Should I Tip on a Cruise? 
• Booking a Cruise? Here Are 5 Ways To Do It for Less
• Clark does not purchase extended warranties!
• Retailers Offer Me Warranties on Everything I Buy Now. Are Any of Them Worth It?
• The Coastal State Where Home Insurance Is Relatively Affordable - WSJ
• Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
• NYTimes.com: A Climate Change Success Story? Look at Hoboken.
• Home Insurers To Be Scrutinized In Climate-Risk Study
• The Best Places To Sell Your Cell Phone

Clark.com resources

• Episode transcripts
• Community.Clark.com
• Clark.com daily money newsletter
• Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275

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