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15 July 2015 | 15 replies
Therefore, pad your expense numbers a bit in case it comes up.
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14 November 2012 | 2 replies
If your lease does not state this is there a way to pad your bill to compensate for the money owed?
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14 February 2012 | 9 replies
A few walk thrus at HomeDepot with a note pad will be very good education aswell.
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10 April 2021 | 82 replies
If we are all busy hating each other, we won't notice that the politicians are exploiting us and padding their own pockets.
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18 October 2021 | 107 replies
Though I’d rather not generalize, I am qualified to say that many property managers pad contractor estimates in order to make extra income when managing investor properties.
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27 May 2020 | 11 replies
I could paint my house, put down my own flooring, install my own brakes, trim my own trees or watch my own kids.
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17 September 2021 | 9 replies
@Cindy HughesYes, it's usually a good idea to pad and carpet the second floor.
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6 March 2011 | 1 reply
Send them a handwritten letter on yellow pad paper that says the following: Dear ,My name is .
14 March 2016 | 36 replies
Put a student in a padded room with nothing but a bowling ball and in 15 minutes they'll have broken it.