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How to Budget (and Pay) for Yearly Bills + a FREE Speadsheet

Family Balance Sheet

They can cause a panic, especially when just one bill is into the four figures, like our property taxes or auto insurance! Our home owner’s insurance, auto insurance, and local real-estate taxes (for our home and our business property) are due, and on top of that, there have been years where we also owed the Federal government.

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Create a Personal Escrow Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Do you go into panic mode when your car insurance bill arrives? Does your property tax bill give you anxiety? Our homeowners insurance and property taxes are not tied in with our mortgage so we receive those bills and are responsible for paying them instead of the bank that owns the mortgage. That used to be me.

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How New Parents Can Save: The $241,080 Question

Saving Cents With Sense

Take out a life insurance policy. Options like Suncorp, in Australia, allow you to compare insurance options to provide the best for your child. Your child will receive this when they turn eighteen, giving them a great start at an independent life. Don’t spend your money on something you could get from your employer.

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Citizens Insurance Review 2024 | Bankrate

Savings Corner

To help readers understand how insurance affects their finances, we have licensed insurance professionals on staff who have spent a combined 47 years in the auto, home and life insurance industries. If you’re already getting the building code compliance discount, you likely won’t qualify for a separate roof discount.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

PFP presents Investment Tax Management posted at Pasadena Financial Planner , saying, ” As you move your cash, bond, and stock financial assets into lower cost, more broadly diversified investment mutual funds and/or ETFs, you should also consider how to “locate” your investment asset allocation with respect to more optimal taxation.”

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Good question. What have you done?

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Tax Debt Help presents Savers Tax Credit: Get Rewarded for Retirement. Jim presents How to Calculate Your Full Effective Tax Rate. Your tax bracket only tells part of the tax story, here’s how you can calculate your real tax burden. Tom presents What Is Term Life Insurance?