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5 Economic Assumptions We (still) Make That Won’t Always Be True

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hmmmm, in 2008 one of the biggest fears was that credit markets would dry up causing massive restrictions in banks lending to one another and therefore massive refusals to lend money to us. Real Estate Will Always Have Value. Real Estate Will Always Have Value. Are you snapping up property at low interest rates?

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Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

I was questioning whether, with the sad state of the real estate market, throwing money at my second mortgage was really the intelligent thing to do, since I don't know whether I'll ever get that money back (I'm thinking not). It seems that those of us in the trenches (like my commenter) may have more insight than the experts!

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She stopped paying income tax on the rare occasions when she did have income and did not pay county real estate taxes. Many people have lost homes since the 2008 downturn, however, a new government program has helped to prevent an enormous increase in homelessness so far. Don’t Pay Your Taxes. billion federal effort.