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Sell Your Home or Stay?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Are the taxes too high for the services you get? Will the taxes be higher? Are you up to getting all new service providers, banks, favorite gasoline stations, finding local entertainment venues and etc. Are you financially able to carry two homes or are you willing to become a landlord to a renter for awhile?

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Is Now The Time to Buy a Home?

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While you may not want to delay the first purchase of your home, you have to realize that a low credit score, even if the bank does approve you, will not allow you to get the best interest rate. Just think – when the pipe breaks, you just call your landlord and you don’t have to deal with (or pay for it) yourself.

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Eight Things I Learned After Becoming a Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Gone were the days of having one bank account and only having to keep very simple records. You don’t have to contend with deciding which bill to pay or how to avoid a debt collector’s call or trying to keep the landlord off your back. How can you best protect it from evaporating into the tax systems?

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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This will make a difference in how you are taxed on your capital gains. Novel Investor: The Benefits Of Tax Free Bonds – Covers the potential benefits of tax free bonds especially municipal bonds, treasury bonds, and the alternative tax free bond funds. Budgeting in the Fun Stuff: The Dollar Challenge – 20?s

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