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The Worst Financial Decisions I’ve Seen

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A hoarder I once visited left uncashed mutual fund dividend checks laying around on the already littered living room floor. Not paying your real estate taxes. Eventually he could not pay the real estate taxes and the home was put on the county’s tax lien sale auction. Not being ready to make changes.

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How Anyone Can Create Passive Income

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This statement says it all – we may not have the money to invest in real estate or a big business, but we most likely can invest our time. Then you can most likely lay back and just watch your bank account fill up with earnings. Passive Income With Real Estate. Network Marketing. What is Passive Income?

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How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A Charitable Lead Trus t lets you give away the income from your assets for a certain number of years but keep the principal and pass it to your heirs without any (or with at least reduced) estate or gift taxes. That same Times article explains it this way: “Michael O. Giving: Does It Always Have To Be About The Money? Give Back Money Tips'

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