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Thankful Thursday | heating issues

The Frugal Girl

This week, I am thankful: for kind people who let us borrow space heaters I already had one from my Buy Nothing group, but I also got to borrow one from my landlord and two from neighbors. that I am not responsible for home repair bills While I was in Hawaii a branch fell onto my roof and poked a hole.

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Why You Should Be Collecting Rainwater

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since water and snow falls from the sky for free, my landlord made it so that after it lands on the roof it then runs down some pipes into the ground, providing more than enough to water the trees and plants without using any municipal water. My water bill was pretty much nada. Why should we pay for what comes down to earth for free?

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With interest rates at all time lows, more foreclosures coming on the market and prices at decade low levels, you may be looking to buy a home or investment property. Here is my take on the skills every homeowner or landlord needs to have. To get the best deal when buying your house, you have to negotiate. Know When to Get Help.

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Selling Your Investment Property?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not everyone is cut out to be a landlord or landlady. Closing costs : Per Realtor.com these are typically paid by the buyer, these costs can add between 2 – 7% of the purchase price to the buyers bill – but a motivated seller might grant some $$$ towards them. It is something that may folks forget to add to their basis.

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Eight Things I Learned After Becoming a Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are working at becoming a millionaire, perhaps you dream about the mansion you will buy and the servants you will have, the vacations you will take and the interests you will pursue. When we are young and poor, a million dollars seems an enormous sum – enough to cure all the ills in our lives! My lifestyle didn’t change.

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Best College Student Credit Cards of February 2024

Savings Corner

Having good credit will be important down the road when you want to buy a home or get a car loan, but there are even more immediate benefits. When you submit an application to rent an apartment, the landlord may look at your credit score to gauge how likely you are to pay your rent on time. Renting an apartment. Setting up utilities.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My Journey to Millions: No Research Reasons Why I Like Mature Dividend Paying Stocks – While most people don’t talk about it in this manner anymore, when you buy a share of a company you are buying into the business. If I am to buy into any business I want to know revenue, profit, and how I am going to share in those amounts.

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