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How to Budget (and Pay) for Yearly Bills + a FREE Speadsheet

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Not sure how to budget for your once-a-year bills? They can cause a panic, especially when just one bill is into the four figures, like our property taxes or auto insurance! But let me show you how to budget (and pay) for yearly bills with a strategy I’ve used for years. Action Steps to Budget and Pay for Yearly Bills: 1.

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Create a Personal Escrow Account for Your Quarterly & Yearly Bills

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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. auto insurance – due yearly.

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Pros and Cons of Paying Off Your Mortgage Early

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If you are in the speculative real estate market, your situation is different again. How to Save Money on Your Home’s Mortgage The biggest expense in most people’s budget is their mortgage payment. Most mortgages cover the family home and so the investment is held until they want to move or down-size. Here’s what you.