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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). I got some really good (and thought provoking) comments on that blog post.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In fact, she did pretty good making it last that long. She stopped paying income tax on the rare occasions when she did have income and did not pay county real estate taxes. Only plan to take what you can carry in a suitcase and make that suitcase as large as you can manage. Have a way to make phone calls.

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Four Promising Solar Stocks For The New Year

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Despite the enduring post-2008 market quagmire, the latter half of 2012 was an especially strong year for the market. SolarCity Corporation: Making its IPO at the very close of last year, SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY) is a new player among alternative energy stocks.