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Tips For Keeping Home Plumbing Repair Costs At A Minimum

Saving Cents With Sense

Finally, one excellent way to lower your monthly bills is to be proactive about keeping your home plumbing repair costs at a minimum. Below are some steps that everyone can take to reduce the costs of their plumbing bills. It can end up doing serious damage to your home and your bank account. And they should be fixed right away.

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Why You Need a Home Ownership Binder

Family Balance Sheet

Make a tab or file for each of the following categories: 1 – Mortgage/Bank Information If you are still paying on your mortgage, keep your bank information handy. Plumbing service. I found a 2-3 inch binder to be so easy to manage and organize, but you could also store in a filing cabinet. This is a vital list.

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The Cost of Doing Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you neglect to winterize your home, your bank account will dwindle due to increased heating costs. If you forget to disconnect your hose during freezing weather, or wrap pipes that are subject to freezing, your plumbing may freeze and cause damage that requires a professional plumber to fix. Do nothing to provide proof.

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I Am Rich Because….

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While I do agree with this assessment, there are a few more things that I feel make our now living generations richer than previous ones, no matter what our bank accounts look like. Indoor plumbing. Most folks would say: good health, loving family and friends. What do we enjoy that our ancestors did not? No war inside our boundaries.

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5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 2

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But I have discovered no softer pillow than having money in the bank for emergencies. You may remember the time your dad rescued a toy from the toilet trap , saving us an expensive plumbing repair bill. When you are young and many years from considering retirement (and not earning much), it’s tough to save money.

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