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How Much Money Can You Live Off Of?

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Any housing related insurance fees and property taxes are also important to include. This includes meals, beverages, snacks, desserts, and all essential items needed for food preparation. This includes meals, beverages, snacks, desserts, and all essential items needed for food preparation. Clothes are a necessity.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I’ve shared before that April is the most expensive month of the year for us because our homeowners/auto insurance and property taxes are all due, along with any federal or state taxes that we might owe. I have asked everyone in my family to prepare a meal each week. Fortunately, we won’t be driving much.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

While we were still renting an apartment, I researched areas with lower property taxes, scouted out my ideal neighborhoods, and waited for a smaller, less expensive house to come on the market. I think you should just pat yourself on the back for getting any meals on the table, regardless of how much they cost. ? Childhood joy.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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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. But in August 2013 , our business softened, renovations to our new building were more costly than planned, and we were now the owners of two mortgages: our home and our business.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids. The hardest part of being frugal for me is resisting the appeal of a good restaurant meal. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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We have thought about moving to a larger home with more space, but a smaller home means lower utility bills, homeowners’ insurance premiums, maintenance, and property taxes. ” By planning our meals and grocery list, I am able to maintain our grocery budget and still eat very well. Health Sharing Ministry.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Necessary expenses could be: – Home: Mortgage/rent, utilities, insurance, taxes, necessary repairs. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. Personal Escrow – Use this spreadsheet to plan for your high yearly expenses, such as property taxes, association fees, home/auto insurance, etc.

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