Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2011

The biggest expense in most people’s budget is their mortgage payment. If you find ways to reduce your mortgage payments, you could wind up saving a lot of money each month. This extra money can be used to fund your retirement account or pay down some bills. Let’s take a look at 5 ways to save money on your mortgage.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2015

Our home-owner’s insurance, auto insurance, and local real-estate taxes (for our home and our business property) are due, and on top of that, we also owed the Federal government this year. I started our personal escrow account years ago, when we refinanced our mortgage. My list includes: home owners insurance – due yearly.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

These areas range from the basics such as budgeting to more complex areas such as saving and investing for retirement as well as estate planning for the distribution of your assets. A financial plan can help you get your financial life in order in areas such as: Budgets – How much can you spend this week or month and still stay on track?

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

I could talk all day about personal finance and money-saving strategies, but my husband, while very responsible with money, just doesn’t feel the same way. He felt like we were living a life of “lack” with my constant chatter about money. Value of your home – outstanding debt on your home = Equity).

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 19, 2013

If you’re tired of being broke, it can be tempting to blow some money you don’t have on lobster, steak or a bottle of wine. Once you have a bit of money together, you can make a well-deserved and stress-free splurge. Many of these can even be programmed via a smartphone app when you can’t make it home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Many are seeking loans to help give them short term respite from current money worries. Unsecured loans for smaller amounts of money can help in the short term, but you must make sure you can keep up with the repayments, as penalty fees will only deepen your debt. Related posts: No Cost Refinancing – Pros and Cons.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post Best Way to Consolidate Debt Without Hurting Credit – Smart Money Moves For Moms appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. This means taking all or most of your loans and then refinancing them into a single loan held by one lender, making it easier and often cheaper to pay off. A budget is a great place to start.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Coming up with enough cash for a down payment to buy a house can be the single biggest roadblock for prospective home buyers. NerdWallet’s Best-Of Award Winner Best Mortgage Lender For Cash-Out Refinancing NBKC: NMLS#409631 5.0 It offers a significant volume of cash-out refinancing with unusually low origination fees.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Remember the excitement of signing the contract for your first home? Unfortunately, many home-buyers over-extend themselves financially when taking out a mortgage; these days they seem to be encouraged by lenders. Are we going to lose our home? Only then did you realize the enormity of what you had taken on.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Key takeaways Determine how much you need before you apply to avoid requesting more money after you’re approved or borrowing more than you need. The steps may vary depending on whether you’re looking for debt consolidation loans , home improvement loans, medical loans or wedding loans.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

It wasn’t that we had friction over money in our marriage, but as the business & Family Office Manager , I had taken on the stress of that cash flow crisis and tried to work it all out by myself. At that time, I couldn’t cash flow the office budget, home budget, our loans, and retirement savings.

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