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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

Motherhood Moments

Image via Unsplash It is true that the idea of buying a home continues to be the American dream, but one look at the real estate market will tell you that purchasing a property is getting more expensive all of the time. Remember to be smart along the way. If you have any questions, feel free to email support@aggregage.com.

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7 Reasons to Lease Your Vacation Condo

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ours did and they were twice as high as the residential real estate taxes! On top of that, there are cleaning fees after each renter leaves and special fees for any maintenance needed while in your condo. The county also may consider your rental a ‘business’ and charge commercial tax rates. Money Tips'

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Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

I was questioning whether, with the sad state of the real estate market, throwing money at my second mortgage was really the intelligent thing to do, since I don't know whether I'll ever get that money back (I'm thinking not). Subscribe to Finally Frugal. None of which has amounted to a hill of beans, apparently.

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Eight Things Millionaires Have In Common With Each Other

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Investing in real estate – most millionaires own their own homes, nearly half have a second home and many invest in rental or commercial real estate as well. In contrast, only seventy-six percent of the non-millionaires thought it was. The millionaires included alternative investments as well.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Another retired teacher, Jensen has lived frugally, investing steadily in blue-chip stocks for some 40 years. Ballenger was another teacher who lived frugally but well (often traveling around the world). He never earned more than $46,000 per year, but he turned that into several million dollars, most of which he’s giving away.

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Friday Links – Fridays Are Just Another Day

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Read about how Amanda at Frugal Confessions just kicked her 9-5 to the curb (a guest post on You Only Do This Once). If you’re graduating soon or know someone who is, make sure to share Jason’s financial advice for new grads from Frugal Habits. Paying off debt is hard to do. And it’s even harder when mishaps occur.

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Join Me for the New Year New You Financial Summit

Family Balance Sheet

Learn strategies that helped them get rid off $51,000 of combined credit card debt, find fun and frugal activities, and become more money conscious. 3 pm EST: Investing in Real Estate with Mindy Jensen. She’ll share her secrets on building a million dollar net worth and how you can succeed with investing in real estate.