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Losing Everything

What do you do when you've lost everything? What are the first steps you can take to rebuilding your finances? Tess Vigeland finds out where and when to ask for help from a survivor of a natural disaster.

Homes flooded in New Orleans. (Photo: Vincent LaForet / (c) Getty Images)

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