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How to Save on Rental Cars

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The sales tax, plus the ongoing higher property tax and insurance are really turning him off – and the van does fine if we drive it locally or just for a few hours to the lake. Budget, for example, has the following options that can be added: GPS ($5.49 Kid seats ($13.00 Roadside assist ($6.49

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I track expenses, monitor our budget and handle all of our investments. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did. Because I understand finances, money doesn’t scare me.