article thumbnail

How To Meet New Friends In A New City

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Planning, hunting for rentals or real estate, packing, cleaning, hauling, taping, painting – all on top of your day job? I moved to Vancouver in 2010, and worried about making friends and professional contacts a lot prior to my move. This is especially helpful if you can take a course that requires you to work in a group.

Wedding 188
article thumbnail

Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I have been since April 7, 2010. Hubby continued to work hard around the estate (ok, I’m being a bit grandiose – but you could call 6 acres an estate – right?) Our alternate income streams include an inherited IRA, real estate rental income and dividends/interest from investments. I’m retired!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you have money to invest, should you put it to work when stock prices are rising every day, or should you wait until the market goes down? I retired in 2010 (yeah!). In 2010 and 2011 I did get a lot of it re-invested, even though it was rising the whole time. annually — and that’s quite ordinary.”. My Predicament.

Economy 187
article thumbnail

Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

Last week, I was dithering about whether to pay down my second mortgage early, or start working on my student loan. 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).

Frugal 45
article thumbnail

Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to the July 15, 2010 Back to School Survey from the National Retail Federation, the average family spent around $600 per child for back to school needs, split between clothing (37%); electronics (30%); shoes (17%) and school supplies (16%). Partake in federal work-study programs. Buy don’t rent.

College 192
article thumbnail

Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The original Yakezie Carnival was first hosted on February 28, 2010 and was called the Yakezie Challenge Carnival. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming. Why Do You Need One and How Does it Work? Welcome to this week’s Yakezie Carnival.

October 200
article thumbnail

Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Perhaps the city wants to use your land for some public work and invokes eminent domain laws to take an easement. Save Money with an Organized Approach to Home Maintenance During the spring of 2010, I realized my dream of becoming a homeowner before the age of 30. you own real estate, you have been, or someday will be, confronted with.