Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 22, 2013
There are two schools of thought when hiring someone else to do a task that you are capable of: (1) you’re saving yourself time and therefore you can be productive in other areas or (2) you can do the task yourself and keep the money to yourself. Today’s challenge: Do-It-Yourself & Save.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 1, 2021
But the truth is, we have the money. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover (affiliate link) , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. It is NOT a spending account.
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Saving Cents With Sense
JUNE 18, 2014
However, there are many home maintenance and repair tasks that most people can handle, and doing it yourself can save lots of money while improving the appearance and comfort of your home. Some home maintenance and repairs save you money because they are proactive. How Much Can You Save? Proactive Home Maintenance.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 10, 2012
We clean up the front yard every April and the project always seems so overwhelming when the mulch is delivered. Do It Yourself Landscaping: Take 2. Front Yard Landscaping: 15 Tips to Help You Design Your Landscape and Save Money. and more WEEDS. In place of wood chips, we buy leaf compost from our township.
Saving Cents With Sense
MAY 2, 2013
There are other alternatives to getting your carpet, tile and hardwood floors clean without using irritating chemicals. Here are a few DIY cleaners that work out great if you are cleaning up a dirt spot on the carpet or your entire wood floor. Use on both wood and tile surfaces either as a spot treatment or to clean the entire floor.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 31, 2014
He was happy saving a small amount of his money and spending the rest, and he felt that budgets were restrictive and for people with a lot less money than he had. His money seemed to flush down the drain, though, and he never seemed to understand how it got away so quickly. When I first met him, my husband was not a budgeter.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
If we hadn’t sold stocks and mutual funds to come up with the money to close the sale (cash on the table), we wouldn’t have generated a huge capital gain in 2007. Our accountant charges a lot to do our taxes. It is not a do-it-yourself type of tax return. That’s $80,000 folks.
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