What I noticed is that some potential clients have decided that they know best, and that they are smarter than everyone else who have experienced an insurance loss. This very same theme is why Home Depot is a multi-billion dollar company and TurboTax is a household name: there are a lot of things that you can truly do yourself and potentially save money.

But there is a difference between using a CPA vs taxes-in-a-box. This phenomenon is not new. There have always been those who look for a cheaper way to do things, or shortcuts to their goals. Here are 4 myths people are most guilty when in comes to claiming their insurance.

Myth 1. I can handle my own insurance claim, I think it is

easy

The Truth:

If it were easy (and safe) enough for laymen to do, there wouldn’t be specialty trades. Workplace

Safety

We have electricians, plumbers, CPAs and doctors because their trades are sufficiently complicated to be regulated and licensed by cities, states and the Fed. Yes, there are simple things that we can all do for ourselves. Beyond the simple things, we are all better off leaving it to the real professionals.

Myth 2: I can always ask advice without cost. I know some close lawyers friends

The Truth 2:

Advice given freely doesn’t equal a specifically tailored solution.

Myth 3. I thinks I can live with my friend’s advise

TRUTH 3.

Action taken on free advice, which ends poorly, provides the recipient with ZERO recourse on the one who gave the advice.

Myth 4. I’ll cross the bridge when I get there, I think I know how to claim my insurance even without

experience yet.

The Truth 4:

The world is full of smarter, more experienced people

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