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Selling Your Investment Property?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before you start spending your profits, take a breath and then sit down and think through what your net gain or loss might actually be – after taxes and all selling expenses. Some of the costs you may encounter in a real estate transaction can be quite expensive. Real Estate agent commission : Negotiable!

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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Statistics released by the National Association of Home Builders show the average home size in the 1970s was 1400 square feet; in 2004, this had blown out to a whopping 2330 square feet, almost twice the size. How long is it since you cleared out all those spaces where you store the things you don’t use very often, if ever?

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Needs vs. Wants

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We got by back then using open windows, fans and attic fans. According to Credit Cards.com the Diner’s Club Card was the first of the modern style credit cards to be used and it was available starting in 1950. In 1950, according to MSN Real Estate , the average home size was 983 square feet. Air conditioning.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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” CCS presents Savvy Credit Card Use: Track Your Spending posted at Credit Card Smarts , saying, “A big key to using your credit card wisely is tracking your credit card spending. Thanks to NCR, using your smartphone to make withdrawals at an ATM is on the horizon. Se how you can do this any why you need to.

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