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Extended Warranties: Friend or Foe

Okay...so Maytag let's you try a washer out in the store. You get a free load of clean laundry...but then this happens: the store clerk offers an extended warranty. Do you say yes or no? What's the financially smart answer? Kai finds out the answer from Kristen Van Ogtrop, the Managing Editor of Real Simple Magazine.

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