Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Instead, they use a mortgage, which is a loan to buy a home. Each payment includes a combination of principal and interest, as well as property taxes, and, if needed, mortgage insurance. Principal is the original amount of money you borrowed while interest is what you’re being charged to borrow the money. Your loan type.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 29, 2014

She asked for a well paying job, and was able to step right back into a management position at a major accounting firm – even after 10 years as a stay at home Mom. She didn’t have to re-qualify or re-certify or get additional education to do so, and she stepped back in at a salary in the 70′s! Get Healthy'

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We live in metro Phoenix, in a 70s tract house that we’ve been gradually re-doing. No, although we inadvertently used the debt snowball method without having heard of it. We used my app to track our progress while we were paying off our house, and of course I ran a zillion different scenarios. Get creative. Ask for help.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

After 10 years raising kids, I decided to re-enter the workforce. Summer jobs become permanent ones; family or friends pressure young people toward options that avoid temporary unemployment. I didn’t even realize that most jobs required a doctorate in Psychology to really use the knowledge in a career. It didn’t.

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