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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We planned our purchase in the heady days just prior to the recession of 2008/2009. Gather the family. We paid around $200,000 in 2007 for the property with an extra amount for furnishings and a slip in a yet-to-be-built boat dock. My Grandkids have grown up visiting the lake condo and love it.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hubby retired in July 2007. Then the Great Recession hit so I postponed for a few years. In 2010, my company was just preparing to do their first round of recession related layoffs. So far, I have been so busy with my web sites ( Family Money Values and Bellyfat ) that I haven’t had time to explore any of the other ideas.