Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Buying a home means you also need to buy something else: homeowners insurance. And while it may not be your biggest expense, how much you pay for insurance will affect your home ownership costs. The national average cost of home insurance is $1,820 a year, according to NerdWallet’s most recent rate analysis.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

While you can’t cash out all of your home’s equity, the process gives you access to a larger sum of money without needing to sell your home. Paying down your mortgage helps build equity in your home, but you don’t have to wait until you completely repay it, or sell the property, to access that equity.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

You may want to settle down by the beach or in the mountains. With all these possibilities in front of you, you may not know where to start. If you own a paid-off home in a high-cost area like Boston or Los Angeles, maybe affordability isn’t your priority. Homeowners insurance in Iowa is also below the national average.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 9, 2015

However, it’s important to be aware of some of the realities of insurance as an entrepreneur. Here are 5 insurance issues to watch out for: 1. Business Use of Your Home. We know that homeowners insurance is necessary if you want to protect what is likely your biggest asset.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

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. While we adhere to strict editorial integrity , this post may contain references to products from our partners.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

What You Need to Make a Garden Stepping Stone When I got home, I searched the internet to see what I could find out about how to make one and found out that the main requirements are cement and a mold to put it in. Of course, you can add all kinds of stuff to it to decorate it. Clothes dryers were around, but expensive. Driving across.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

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. While we adhere to strict editorial integrity , this post may contain references to products from our partners.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

This is a decision with many moving parts, and things change: Your down payment savings grow, you consider moving to a cheaper or more expensive area, you’re curious what happens if you spend less on a home, or more. We included ongoing payments for rent and renter’s insurance and a one-time security deposit. Location counts.

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For the Mommas

JULY 10, 2016

Step #1: Calculate how much money you bring home. When doing this, you need to look at how much money you actually bring home – not how much money you earn. You want to include all expenditures including, but not limited to: Housing- rent, mortgage, homeowner fees, homeowner insurance, lawn care services, housekeeping services, etc.

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