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Sofa-Surfing to Save Money? Tell Your Insurer

If you're a nomad with no fixed roof over your head, you're an oddity in a society built on the assumption that everyone's got a permanent home.

These days we're living in RVs, travel trailers and boats. Some of us live in our cars. We live with friends and relatives, either doubled up more or less permanently or as couch surfers, crashing here and there for a time. Nearly one-third of Americans share a roof with people other than family, a spouse or a partner. The Census Bureau calls it "doubling up."But despite their technologically sophisticated industry, auto insurance companies make an old-fashioned demand: You need a fixed address to get coverage."Insurance companies still have the idea that people have a permanent address, and a lot of people don't anymore," says Penny Gusner, CarInsurance.com's consumer analyst.Where you sleep mattersThere's logic behind the fixed-address requirement. Insurers base the prices for their auto insurance on how much risk they think they're taking to...

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  1. Rep. Ryan Budget Plan's Impact on Health-Care Law

    Opthamologist Dr. Sreedhar Potarazu on how Rep. Paul Ryan’s 2012 budget proposal looks to defund the health-care law.

  2. A Government Shutdown's Impact on U.S. Military

    Rep. Todd Akin, (R-Mo.), on efforts to ensure the military still gets paid even in the event of a government shutdown.

  3. DISH Wins Bid for Troubled Blockbuster

    FBN's Adam Shapiro on DISH network winning the bid for Blockbuster and Toyota selling its one-millionth Prius Hybrid.

  4. Fed: Economic Recovery Continues at Moderate Pace

    FBN's Adam Shapiro on the Federal Reserve releasing FOMC minutes, and Congressional leaders and President Obama being unable to reach a deal on the budget today.

  5. $1 Down on Homes

    The Daily reporter and producer Sarah Ryley explains how homebuyers are only putting $1 down payments on $100K homes.

  6. Chopper Company Making Comeback

    Robinson Helicopter Company President Kurt Robinson explains how the company is making a comeback after creating a new helicopter.

  7. Keeping It 'Real' at Madame Tussauds

    FBN's Brian Sullivan goes inside Madame Tussauds to see how the famous museum keeps its wax figures in top shape.

  8. Obama Announces Goal to Reduce U.S. Oil Imports

    FBN's Adam Shapiro on Thomas Hoenig advising the Fed to adjust its policy to avoid further inflation and Obama setting a goal to reduce U.S. oil imports over next three years.

  9. Tech Companies Spar Over Intellectual Property

    James Gatto, IP attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, on the recent frenzy of lawsuits among tech giants over intellectual property and what is driving the companies to sue.

  10. Amazon's New Music Service is in the Cloud

    FBN's Adam Shapiro on FOX updating its FOX 50 and Amazon announcing its new cloud-based music service today.

  11. eBay to Buy GSI Commerce in $2.4B Deal

    FBN's Adam Shapiro on February home sales and consumer spending, and the news that eBay is buying GSI Commerce for $2.4B in cash and debt.

  12. An Inside Look Into the Life of Harbor Pilots

    Jacobsen Pilot Service's Captain John Strong on the role of a harbor pilot in ports across the country.

  1. Sky Deutschland To Raise EUR300 Million; Aims For 2013 Profit

    Loss-making German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland (SKYD.XE) said Thursday it plans to raise fresh funds of EUR300 million this year and aims to finally turn a pr...

  2. Don't be Fooled by These Five Mortgage Scams

    The sagging economy and sluggish housing market create the perfect environment for mortgage scams, with desperate homeowners as easy prey for scammers.The crooks say...

  3. Simple Letter Can Solve Mortgage Woes

    At a time when misplaced mortgage paperwork , robosigning and short sales are the norm, homeowners don't always have to feel like they're lost in the shuffle.Instead...

  4. After 50 Years in Space, Vacation to the Moon

    Tom Shelley, president at Space Adventures, on the growth of the private space travel sector and the development of new rockets to take citizens to the moon.

  5. Investors React to Alcoa Disappointment

    FBN's Ashley Webster with a daily market update and Japan raising its crisis rating due to radiation leaks.

  6. Zuckerberg Wins in Appeals Court

    FBN's Ashley Webster on the appeals ruling against two of Mark Zuckerberg's former Harvard classmates who attempted to overturn their settlement and Wal-Mart's plans to bring more 'clutter' to its store aisles.

  7. Budget Negotiations Go Down to the Wire

    Rep. Jack Kingston, (R-Ga.), on efforts to negotiate a last-minute budget agreement.

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