Finally Frugal

JANUARY 12, 2011

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 got some really good (and thought provoking) comments on that blog post.

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Frugal Real Estate 2008 Portland 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2013

In hindsight, we all would have sold out of the market at the end of 2006! When Buy & Hold Works and When It Doesn’t Things to Consider Before Investing in Real Estate The 4 Biggest Myths about the Stock Market Investing with the Santa Claus Rally A Major Problem with the Modern Day Stock Market. Money Tips'

Economy 187

Economy Money Recession Real Estate 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 11, 2015

We purchased a vacation condo in a local resort area in 2006 (yep, right before the crash). I also wanted a bit more diversification in our portfolio and figured an additional piece of real estate could help that. My sister-in-law and her husband had one that they used and rented out and indicated that it was doing well.

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Vacation Rent Taxes Grandchildren 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 17, 2011

Our personal bank has statements online all the way back to 2006. Some Ideas For Keeping Your Financial Records Organized: For our personal taxes, we keep a present year file for tax deduction documents, such as receipts for charitable contributions, mortgage tax payments, receipts for school and real estate taxes, Goodwill donations, etc.

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Home Improvement Taxes Credit Cards Bills 153