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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

Motherhood Moments

Image via Unsplash It is true that the idea of buying a home continues to be the American dream, but one look at the real estate market will tell you that purchasing a property is getting more expensive all of the time. Instead of just forking over the money you have, it is important to have a strategy so you can save the most money possible.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

If you think you’re going to come up short on cash, check out my 25 Ideas to Find Money. Budget-Friendly Summer Fun Ideas: Summer activities can be found all around you. We have had fun with most of these ideas locally, but a quick Google search will help you find locations and destinations near you. Go camping in the backyard.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We used my husband’s gifts for architecture, design, and carpentry to our advantage. We found our strengths and came up with a way to use those in getting out of debt. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Creativity.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Life has a tendency to make drastic changes quickly, and if you do not have a plan or idea of how these changes might change your life, you are going to be in very deep trouble. Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. A plan B is a must in any home.

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What Is A Personal Loan?

Savings Corner

Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms. Common reasons include paying off debt, financing a large purchase such as a vehicle or a boat, or covering the cost of a major expense like a wedding or a home renovation.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are so many different ideas out there about how to do a budget and very little guidance on how to make them work in your life. Fat Guy, Skinny Wallet: That Pizza Was Tempting, But We’d Rather Pay Off Debt His wife and him were tempted to be undisciplined and order pizza for dinner the other day.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

Family Balance Sheet

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt.

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