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The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
When the weather is nice, we love to find outdoor spaces to explore. As our family and household income grew, my husband and I made it a goal to put more money aside for emergencies, retirement, college, home improvements, etc. We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. Childhood joy.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 8, 2018
A budget could help you avoid late and insufficient funds fees, find money for an upcoming trip or expense, and ease a disagreement over finances in a marriage. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. You can find that here: [link].
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Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 22, 2020
In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. We had been renting for over 10 years and we were ready to find a property to move our business to and eventually build our net worth. Also, the monthly mortgage payment was less than our rent payment.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Many people don’t have the mentors I had in my parents, and they find themselves in financial trouble as adults simply due to a lack of knowledge. Being frugal is just playing with numbers – and winning.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 6, 2020
Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. Also to top it off, I had a huge property tax due that month for our office building that was going to be difficult to pay for in light of the circumstances. Yep, life was good.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” “These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing? Is location the top priority?
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
To find some objective answers to the where-to-retire question, Bankrate crunched a bevy of statistics on costs of living, public health and other metrics to create a comprehensive ranking of the best and worst states to retire in the U.S. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No.
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