Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

These will include things such as insurance, property taxes, gasoline (to get to the lake and to boat on the lake), maintenance, boat slip fees and storage fees in off season. Since all they like to do is tour, renting a boat for a couple of hours gives most what they want in a boat ride. We rent it out during the hot season.

Buy 100

Buy Buying Rent Recession 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

This would include your monthly mortgage payment or rent payment. Any housing related insurance fees and property taxes are also important to include. Housing costs are a total of the basic necessities that you need to live. You would need to add in the cost of all necessary utilities like gas, electricity, telephone and water.

Money 159

Money Property Taxes DSL Frugal Lives 159

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped. On top of our normal day to day expenses, the new property taxes were due, we had more ownership expenses than we realized, and we had a family to feed.

Goals 100

Goals Debt Renovation Daughter 100

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.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing? You may need to submit additional paperwork as your lender completes the process, such as bank statements, tax returns or additional proof of income, so keep your paperwork organized. “These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.”

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Buy Buying Credit 52

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. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did.

Green And Frugal 180

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. A zero-based budget is planning for every single dollar of after-tax income. This could be your rent/mortgage, utilities, loan payments, anything that has a due date.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

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. Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. Also, the monthly mortgage payment was less than our rent payment.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Know what you are getting into with home ownership – it may not be cheaper than renting! But the makeup of a location can be changed by governments hungry for additional tax dollars. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership. Today, I share a few of those things with you.

Home 100

Home Washer and Dryer Do It Yourself Garage 100