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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). I'm hoping that's the case for Portland, though I'm still not convinced. What does this all mean?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Well, this time I have done it again and put together some good laughs for you to enjoy on your Monday morning. Kathleen from Frugal Portland shares More thoughts on buying a house. and says, “While the real estate market continues on the road to recovery, there has been quite a buzz recently regarding reverse mortgages.