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Save Money on Rent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Years ago, we rented a unit in one of two quadruplex buildings owned by our landlord. To save some money, we asked the landlord if we could start a vegetable garden in the area outside our unit. The landlord also let me pick some of the seeded concord grapes growing up the hill. Here’s how we saved money on rent.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Money Cactus: Wealth Creation Online: Invest It Wisely Interview – There are a stack of really great personal finance blogs online and keeping up with them can be tough, this series introduces you to those who I think are well worth knowing about. However, as a landlord, you are required to make basic repairs.

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Live Green and Get More Green in Your Wallet

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: The following is a guest post by Lisa at Car Insurance Comparison, an Australian blog created to help its readers compare car insurance in and around their areas. From becoming a landlord to renting out tools, vehicles and high-fashion attireā€¦ opportunities exist for people to make money off items they already own.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas ā€“ NerdWallet

Savings Corner

Write their blogs, firm up their SEO strategy, generate ad campaigns, deploy inbound marketing tactics and do whatever it takes to get their name in (proverbial) lights. Executing that plan, on the other hand, can be a whole other ballgame ā€” especially for new business owners with little, or zero, marketing experience.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

That did teach us a lesson about home ownership: that it was something we were taught was a mark of being an adult, but really, when you “own” a home, unless you’ve paid off the mortgage, the bank is your landlord and you’re just renting. Thank you, Kristen, for all you do with your blog!

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