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The Cost of Doing Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There is also a cost of doing nothing in our personal financial lives. Do nothing to maintain your stuff. If you neglect routine maintenance on your assets (real estate, belongings, etc) they may end up damaged, worth less or gone. Do it yourself, or fork out the $15 – $25 it takes every 6 months or so.

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Types of Investors

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

He and his family currently live in a home in a suburban subdivision. His idea was to buy some land, a bit outside his own area and develop it into an estate type community – homes with acreage. Once you reach that financial plateau, all you have to do is open a broker account somewhere and send in a check.

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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

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We only own one home, no land, no rentals. It seemed reasonable to devote a greater portion to real estate, in order to further diversify our portfolio. Our accountant charges a lot to do our taxes. It is not a do-it-yourself type of tax return. Why we bought. Diversify our investment holdings.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Linsey presents How Do I Work from Home with No Skills? posted at 1099 Mom , saying, “Many women want to work from home — need to work from home — but they hold no official schooling or don’t feel qualified to have a professional career from their domicile. Real Estate.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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1 Bill-Paying Priority posted at One Money Design , saying, “In the past, Americans would pay their home loans first, then their credit card and finally their car loans. ” Sam Puri presents Optimistic Stats Hide Deeper Debt Problems posted at Credit Card Help Topics Real Estate Miss T. Not so today.

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