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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Also to top it off, I had a huge property tax due that month for our office building that was going to be difficult to pay for in light of the circumstances. I was an avid reader of Dave Ramsey’s books for years and we even took his home study course, but we still ended up in this position. It kept me up at night.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

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And, of course, not everyone likes the sweltering summers of the Sun Belt states. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No. 22 for state and local sales tax. A Census Bureau report last year found that from 2015 to 2019, only about 6.2 The state ranks No.

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