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What Features Are Most Important When Buying (and Selling) a House?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Low Maintenance Is Important. We wanted a four bedroom house because both my husband and I work from home part-time. We wanted a one story house because my mom will be visiting and has trouble with her knees. Since Tucson is so hot, we contemplated buying a house with a pool. Number of Bedrooms and Bedroom Size Matters.

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Expect More from Your Daughters

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

“ Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent?” the American Association of University Women asked in article The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap. The gender pay gap is alive and well – but why?

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

With the demand for video, this is another business idea that you can start at a very low cost, in your own home. You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start. It might take some time to build up the funding to open up your own pet-grooming facility.

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Are You Financially Ready For Kids?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to an article that was published on Investment News last June, it costs approximately $235,000 to raise a child and that’s not even counting their college tuition ! They are miracles, they are blessings and something else that they are is very expensive. Do I Have Health Care Insurance? .

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Jester presents The Importance of Vacations For Kids posted at The Ultimate Juggle , saying, “This article explains the reasons that we prefer to take destination oriented vacations for the kid’s sake. Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. I loved the article, so I started hitting up your archives. Here’s MB: 1.

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Cutting the Gender Wage Gap

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many reasons are given for this fact, including things like taking time off for children; picking low paying jobs; only working part time and yes, discrimination. They worked long, hard and smart to get to the top spot (and they didn’t choose a low paying field either!). Pick the right field of study.