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Posted By: warshawlaw

But odds are one of us will see the inside of an insurer's checkbook. What if your cards were "liquidated" by a peril (fire, earthquake, etc.) and you were insured and your insurer actually paid off at full market value? Would you start again? How would you do it? What would you focus on--would you rebuild your collection or try a new area of collecting? Could you overcome the pressure of your spouse to spend the money on meaningless crap like food, clothing, shelter, your kid's college fund or retirement accounts?