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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

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We planned our purchase in the heady days just prior to the recession of 2008/2009. Gathering supplies, deep cleaning, locating companies to clean between rentals, posting information on advertisement sites, responding to queries, billing clients, and many more tasks eat time. Property value appreciation. Gather the family.

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Why Use Cash?

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There is no chance for your personal information to be stolen. In 2008-2009 when we had the credit crunch and recession, there was at least one day when stores were not accepting credit. Conversely, if you are shelling out bills to buy something, it seems hard than sliding that plastic. Here are the reasons I use cash.

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Green Investing Tips: How To Place Your Dollar In Conscious Companies

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While we were all plenty burned by the 2008 crash, with a slow turnaround there remain many sectors in which to place your investing dollar. Not only is it similarly internet-centric, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg was vocal in both his participation in, and support of, Bill Gates’ ‘Giving Pledge’.

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