article thumbnail

5 Books with Insights that Changed the Way I Think About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Save money in a bank account (or perhaps a company retirement plan). Even though we bought a house in 2007, I never once expected it to be a money-maker. We have to pay for maintenance and property taxes and the interest on the loan. When I was growing up, my ideas about money were limited. Get a good job.

Money 237
article thumbnail

Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went. In 2007, when the kids were 8 and 13, we recreated that trip – with a travel trailer and bunks instead of a miniscule tent. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes.